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Topic: Joint Parliamentary Committee

Sharad Pawar’s NCP to join JPC on bills to sack jailed PM, CMs & ministers in break from Oppn ranks

This marks the second time the Sharad Pawar-led NCP has broken ranks. Supriya Sule said it was necessary to be a part of the committee to voice their dissent.

‘Rejected all suggestions by Opposition,’ Cong MP Pramod Tiwari criticises JPC report in Waqf bill

Tiwari further said that the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) document had become a government report and sought reconsideration before proceeding further.

As Waqf JPC draft report builds on BJP’s proposals, Oppn decries ‘hit at Muslims’ faith’

31-member JPC adopted 655-page report Tuesday. It is to be submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker Thursday, but there is no clarity on if it will be tabled in Parliament in budget session.

JPC adopts draft report and amended Waqf bill Opposition slams its provisions as ‘unconstitutional’

Opposition members criticised the adopted Bill saying it will destroy the Waqf board by allowing for the government's interference in the religious matters of Muslims

Waqf JPC accepts all changes proposed by BJP-led NDA, Oppn’s amendments ‘rejected without discussion’

The Joint Parliamentary Committee is likely to submit its report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on 29 January, first day of Budget Session. Oppn members has questioned the 'hurry'.

Joint Parliamentary Committee clears Waqf (Amendment) Bill, BJP-led NDA’s all 14 amendments accepted

The committee chairman Jagdambika Pal told reporters after the meeting that amendments adopted by the committee will make the law better and more effective.

Waqf board JPC’s Oppn members seek time to submit report, say many stakeholders yet to give their views

AAP MP Sanjay Singh said Speaker Om Birla assured that the time limit for submitting the report would be extended.

Drama mars Waqf JPC meet as TMC’s Kalyan Banerjee smashes glass bottle during argument with BJP MP

Reacting to allegations of bias, BJP’s Jagdambika Pal said he would resign as chairperson of JPC on Waqf (Amendment) Bill if panel members felt he was treating them unfairly.

How Modi govt is proposing to amend Waqf Act & why critics call it harbinger of ‘Collector Raj’

Bill proposes to protect govt properties from being declared waqf, empowers DMs to survey waqf land & play arbiter in disputes, while also limiting powers of waqf tribunals.

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Uncertified dating gurus are teaching women to be suggestive, mysterious, and never loud. For some of us, this level of performance is simply unachievable. We might as well give up and become Brahma Kumaris.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.