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Thursday, July 24, 2025
TopicParliamentary Committee

Topic: Parliamentary Committee

States queue up with metro proposals, but housing ministry exercising caution before giving go-ahead

House panel last yr flagged that almost all metro networks are in losses. Centre has received 21 proposals & approved 2, is working on guidelines to standardise construction & lower cost.

Timely resolution of cases, NRI cell in each district — House panel pushes for more powers for NCW

Panel has asked National Commission for Women to draft fresh amendments to 1990 Act and recommended giving the body ‘additional powers to ensure accountability of police towards them’.

House panel cautions Modi govt on proposed common voter list — ‘avoid stepping into states’ domain’

Parliamentary committee led by BJP Rajya Sabha member Sushil Modi observed in its report that implementing common electoral roll currently outside scope of Article 325 of Constitution. 

No talks on Manipur, 3 Opposition MPs walk out of parliamentary committee meeting

MPs Digvijaya Singh, Pradeep Bhattacharya and Derek O'Brien wanted the committee to discuss unrest in the northeastern state and not prison reforms as previously scheduled.

At parliamentary panel meeting, Congress & DMK oppose UCC, BRS & Uddhav Sena non-committal

The panel was hearing the views of the Department of Legal Affairs, Legislative Department and the Law Commission of India on UCC. BJP suggests exempting Northeast from the code.

‘Vital as never before’: Parliamentary panel urges govt to set up apex body for glacier management

Standing committee says Himalayan-Karakoram region warming at faster rate compared to global mean average, flags 'meagre' funds for monitoring glacier melt & need for more researc

Central ministries biggest litigants in govt with 2.85 lakh pending cases, finance tops list

Cases of 57 central ministries are pending in various courts excluding top court. Central govt has incurred Rs 511.1 crore as litigation expense in past 10 years.

Facebook didn’t act on fake accounts ‘tied’ to BJP MP, alleges ex-employee, presents ‘proof’

After 6-month wait to testify before House panel, FB 'whistleblower' Sophie Zhang has released ‘evidence’ that company acted fast on fake accounts linked to politicians — except for BJP MP.

History textbooks should include 4 Vedas, look at post-1947 events too — House panel tells govt

The Parliamentary panel report on reforms in school textbooks recommends studying educational methodologies adopted in universities like Nalanda, Vikramshila and Takshashila.

Controversy over name-calling in the IT committee is unfortunate. Ministers should be non-partisan

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Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.