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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicParliamentary Committee

Topic: Parliamentary Committee

There was major failure by rating agencies in IL&FS crisis, Parliamentary panel says

Panel questions highest rating to debt instruments of IL&FS group even when the company was highly leveraged and at the brink of default.

After ‘smashing Brahminical patriarchy’, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey to face Brahmin MPs

Jack Dorsey has been summoned by a Parliamentary panel over Twitter's 'bias' against Right-wing handles. But its powers are limited, given its report has mere "persuasive value".

Why India’s Parliament should avoid standoffs with Twitter on unimportant issues

Jack Dorsey has no stake in upholding the dignity of India’s Parliament. Our parliamentarians, on the other hand, are sworn to it.

RBI’s Urjit Patel says oil prices will boost economy, stays mum on face-off with Modi govt

Urjit Patel, who appeared before a Parliamentary panel, didn't answer questions on several issues including the RBI's autonomy, according to sources.

PM Modi gets a report that backs his pet plan of ‘one nation, one election’

Report is based on a two-day seminar held in January; shows how simultaneous polls can reduce the massive expenditure on elections, and the burden on govt staff.

Parliament panel slams govt for failing to keep up with solar energy targets

PM Modi wants India to have 100 GW installed solar capacity by 2022, but panel says at the current rate, the target seems almost impossible to achieve.

MPs think India’s private airlines are evil and it’s hilarious

Many fascinating comments were made by MPs regarding the state of our modern day Pushpak Vimanas and what happens before & after they take to the skies.

On Camera

Why Bihar migrates has a 500-year old answer — from Mughal taxpayers to peasant warriors

Migration in North India isn’t just due to lack of development today. It was shaped by the evolution of labour markets under Sher Shah, Mughals, and the East India Company.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

From nuclear cooperation to defence, trade to oil, what is expected from Putin’s two-day India visit

New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.