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Om Birla sets up ‘Parliamentary Friendship Groups’ with over 60 nations; Tharoor, Owaisi, Nishikant Dubey among leaders | India News

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker OM Birla has constituted Parliamentary Friendship Groups with over 60 countries, in a move to boost “India’s inter- parliamentary engagement with the world”, according to the Lok Sabha secretariat’s announcement on Monday.“In a significant step to widen India’s inter- parliamentary engagement with the world, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has…

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India to keep buying cheapest, best-quality crude amid geopolitical shifts, govt tells parliamentary panel

India will continue to import crude oil from countries where it is available at the most competitive prices and of suitable quality, while factoring in geopolitical conditions and avoiding sanctioned sources, the government told a parliamentary panel on Tuesday.Senior officials from the ministries of external affairs and commerce conveyed this position to the Parliamentary Standing…

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Days after Ajit Pawar’s death in plane crash, parliamentary panel flags aviation safety concerns | India News

Site where Ajit Pawar’s plane crashed MUMBAI: India’s charter aviation sector has grown steadily, filling a crucial gap left by airlines by connecting smaller towns & airports. But industry insiders say safety compliance across non-scheduled operators is uneven and often weaker than airline standards. Implementation of pilots’ flight duty time limits, maintenance standards & weather-related…

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Can’t use law to scuttle Parliamentary process, says SC, rejects Justice Varma’s plea | India News

NEW DELHI: Holding that the Judges (Inquiry) Act cannot be interpreted in a manner that frustrates its objective, and constitutional safeguards for judges cannot come at the cost of paralysing the removal process itself, Supreme Court rejected Allahabad high court judge Yashwant Varma’s plea against the Lok Sabha Speaker’s decision to appoint a committee on…

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Student suicides: Parliamentary panel to review spread of coaching centres

NEW DELHI: Against the backdrop of growing concern over student suicides linked to academic pressure, a parliamentary standing committee has initiated a comprehensive review of the rapid expansion of coaching centres and the social issues emerging from the highly competitive education environment. The move comes as cities like Kota – known as the “coaching capital…

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Congress demands parliamentary probe into LIC investments in Adani Group | India News

Jairam Ramesh slams PM Modi NEW DELHI: Congress Saturday demanded that Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) probe the LIC after a Washington Post report claimed the state-run insurer made huge investments in Adani Group securities after they took a beating in the markets. Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh termed the report a “disturbing revelation” about the…

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Syria to hold first parliamentary election after over 5 decades of dictatorship- What you need to know

Syria will be holding its first parliamentary election under the new administration on October 5, after over five decades of dictatorship and a decade of brutal civil war, state news agency SANA said on Sunday.On Saturday, the committee extended the deadline for submitting appeals against members of the electoral bodies until the close of business…

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