Why perpetual toll? Parliamentary panel questions collection of highway tolls even after project costs are recoveredA parliamentary panel has voiced concerns over the ongoing toll collection on national highways even after project costs are recovered, adv...
Fearing China's hypersonic weapons, US Navy seeks to arm ships with Patriot missilesThe US Navy plans to equip ships with Patriot interceptor missiles to counter China's advanced hypersonic weapons. The Patriot PAC-3 MSE, k...
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana emerge toppers in governance performance: PAC studyThe study is an annual assessment of the adequacy and quality of governance in states, and it has also assessed the states on the basis of ...
PAC will examine lockdown's economic impact; may call RBI governor: Adhir ChowdhuryUnderlining that the PAC should widely examine the Centre's actions and approach in handling the COVID-19 crisis, Chowdhury said, "The pane...
Parliamentary panel asks Defence Mininstry for classified report of CVC on arms purchased during Kargil warA sub-panel of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), headed by BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, in its draft report has asked the ministry to plac...
How Bengaluru’s 28 MLAs spent their local area development fundsFirst introduced in 2001-02, the LAD fund permits MLAs to spend the money in their respective constituencies on selected activities such as...
Buzz around DMK as team Prashant Kishor hits Tamil Nadu streetsAfter Congress’ embarrassing loss in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand assembly elections, the poll strategist has lost much of his aura.
KV Thomas insists PAC can call PM; cites precedentsThe PAC, which functions on the principle of consensus, has decided to take up the issue of demonetisation and we are only in the process o...
Public Accounts Committee mulling whether hearings can be opened to media: KV ThomasIn this context, a sub-committee of the panel headed by BJP member Nishikant Dubey is studying whether committee hearings should be opened ...
Relax, coffee-lovers! Caffeine consumption doesn't increase heartbeatsContrary to current belief, having coffee regularly does not lead to extra heartbeats, which can causes heart or stroke related morbidity.
Public Accounts Committee to submit its report on 2G scamKV Thomas (Cong) said today that he strives to submit the report in the Winter session of Parliament by looking into all the issues "impart...
Twitter survey: Garbage overtakes traffic as the most pressing problems in BengaluruThe survey being conducted on Twitter hopes to supplement a larger study that will capture the pulse of the city ahead of the civic electio...
Parliament panel raps government for not creating buffer stock of pulsesBesides, the government should also keep a watch on pulses prices and its shortage and accordingly plan in advance for imports, it said.
Co-operatives oppose plan to turn PACS into banking correspondentsA plan to rehabilitate Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) by making them banking correspondents has run into flak.
Quality of governance results in southern states surging aheadQuality of governance and better leadership has led to southern states surging ahead of their northern counterparts.
- 2G scam: Cong, DMK slam PAC chief, demand resignation
Slamming PAC chairman, Cong & DMK members of panel accused him of having "malafide intention" of destabilising govt.
- Appropriate decision at appropriate time on PM's offer: PAC
"The PAC has received the Prime Minister's letter in which he has repeated the offer made at a public function to appear before the PAC if ...