UK PM Rishi Sunak faces parliamentary probe over wife Akshata's business interestThe list said the matter under investigation was a "declaration of interest".
17 Apr, 2023, 07.11 PM IST
Parliamentary panel flags large number of outsourced staff in CIC, asks SSC to look into itHighlighting a large number of outsourced employees in the Central Information Commission, a Parliamentary Committee has asked the Staff Se...
02 Apr, 2023, 01.31 PM IST
UK's Boris Johnson faces watchdog probe over luxury holidayKathryn Stone, the current Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, is looking into the controversial trip to the privately owned island o...
10 May, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
House panel to scrutinise CIC, state information commissionsThis is the first such parliamentary scrutiny of the functioning of the transparency watchdogs. So far, CIC has submitted annual reports to...
16 Dec, 2020, 08.40 AM IST
Indian-origin MP Keith Vaz faces 6-month suspension in UKKeith Vaz, who has been MP since 1987, had been due to contest his seat at the next general election, which could now be as soon as Decembe...
28 Oct, 2019, 10.09 PM IST
House panel for integration of CVC, CBI with LokpalA Parliamentary Committee has drawn attention to the likely confusion between CVC, Lokpal and CBI while dealing with corruption cases due t...
08 Dec, 2015, 05.46 AM IST
Lokpal may be single window stop for all corruption probeHowever, the employees have been given time till April 15, next year to file the details for two years -- 2014 and 2015, as per the governm...
06 Dec, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
Parliamentary Committee finalises draft report on LokpalThe amendment bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 18 last year after which it was referred to the Committee on December 22. It...
29 Nov, 2015, 12.06 PM IST
Parliamentary panel on Lokpal gets third extension"We have got extension till November 15. The report is being finalised and it will be submitted in time," Natchiappan told PTI.
04 Oct, 2015, 10.45 AM IST
PAC takes a grim view of irregular expenditure being incurred by India’s foreign missionsPAC has taken a serious view of management of India’s foreign missions and lack of an internal audit system in the ministry of external aff...
21 Aug, 2015, 04.37 AM IST
Fill CIC vacancies without further delay: Parliament panel to governmentThe Parliamentary standing committee on personnel, public grievances, law and justice said it is "not happy with the non-filling up of vaca...
28 Apr, 2015, 08.25 PM IST
Government plans to operationalise Lokpal after Budget sessionThe minister said the bill was a “priority” for the government and was being amended as the erstwhile UPA government had left “many loophol...
16 Feb, 2015, 04.16 AM IST
Parliamentary panel slams government over vague internet lawsIt also pulled up the government for its inability to ensure compliance by companies such as Google, Facebook and Twitter.
28 Mar, 2013, 04.15 AM IST
- Government expedites efforts to fill vacant posts in CVC
Concerned over the shortage of manpower in Central Vigilance Commission, the government has expedited efforts to fill all such vacancies.
07 Jun, 2012, 04.02 PM IST
- TRAI contests CAG claims on comparison between 2G and 3G
Telecom watchdog TRAI has contested the claims of CAG that it was fair to compare the 2G spectrum with 3G.
05 Jun, 2012, 09.11 PM IST
- Two ex-Chief Justices of India favour Constitutional status for Lokpal
Two former Chief Justices of India favoured constitutional status for the proposed Lokpal as they appeared before a Par committee.
14 Oct, 2011, 05.42 PM IST
- IPO probe: Parliamentary panel unhappy with SEBI
A parliamentary panel has pulled up stock market regulator Sebi for not accepting its advice that all IPOs floated since 1999 be probed to ...
05 Dec, 2007, 03.38 AM IST