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TopicJoint Parliamentary Committee

Topic: Joint Parliamentary Committee

FCRA Bill referred to JPC amid ruckus. Oppn says ‘govt targeting NGOs while RSS gets foreign funding’

Joint Parliamentary Committee would submit a report on FCRA Bill to Lok Sabha by last day of the first week of Winter Session 2026.

Discussed clause-by-clause, now put on ‘backburner’. House panel defers Viksit Bharat Shiksha Bill meet

TMC MP Sagarika Ghose called move ‘unprecedented’ and submitted a dissent note listing 5 objections with Bill that proposes a sweeping overhaul of higher education governance.

Cursed cars and bungalows, a fractured JPC, and the ‘unplanned’ visit that wasn’t

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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.

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.

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'.

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.

The Pawar of Positive Thinking & how milk is udderly churning Karnataka politics

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Tiruppur’s success runs on cheap cotton. India needs to ask who pays for it

Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.

At Tejas trainer handover, Rajnath warns delays can lead to ‘technology obsoletion’

HAL finally closes 2010 Tejas order but work remains on Mk1A and the first delivery is unlikely before IAF chief retires end of October.

Bangladesh isn’t a mirror image of Pakistan. Hyphenating them undermines India’s strategic interests

India is caught in a trap of its own making. While BJP may find it convenient to play on insecurities, it gives Pakistan and Bangladesh leverage.