Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology: News
18 Jun 2021
XIndian laws supreme, not your policies: Parliamentary panel tells Twitter
Twitter officials on Friday deposed before a Parliamentary panel over the prevention of misuse of the microblogging platform.
20 Aug 2020
Shashi TharoorBJP MPs seek Tharoor's removal from parliamentary panel
Two Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentarians have sought the removal of Shashi Tharoor as the chief of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology.
26 Apr 2019
IndiaYou can report election-related fake news on Twitter. Hogwash much?
Twitter is bolstering its reporting tools as part of an effort to keep people from spreading fake news on the platform.
25 Feb 2019
XParliamentary Committee gives Jack Dorsey 10 days to answer questions
On Monday, the Parliamentary Committee on IT met with Twitter's Global Vice President of Public Policy Colin Crowell in lieu of CEO Jack Dorsey.
11 Feb 2019
IndiaTwitter CEO told to appear before Parliamentary Panel
Days after it was reported that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey had refused to appear for a hearing before India's Parliamentary Committee on IT, panel head Anurag Thakur has said that he has again been summoned for a hearing on February 25.
09 Feb 2019
XTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey refuses to appear for Parliamentary hearing
Reportedly, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and other top Twitter officials have refused to appear before a Parliamentary Committee on IT that had earlier summoned them to discuss the issue of safeguarding citizens' rights on social media.
01 Aug 2018
IndiaFRDI Bill withdrawn on apprehensions expressed by public: Piyush Goyal
The government has decided to withdraw Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill following apprehensions expressed by the public with regard to the "bail-in" clause to resolve a failing bank and insurance cover on bank deposits, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal told a Parliamentary Committee.
19 Aug 2017
IndiaHow much would climate change cost India?
As global green house gas emissions continue to grow, India is starting to feel the impact of climate change; be it through bad monsoons or through extreme weather events.
08 Aug 2017
IndiaBank unions to go on strike on Aug 22
Banks will remain shut on August 22 as 10L employees go on strike against privatization of public sector banks.
13 Jul 2017
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Demonetization: Still counting number of returned notes, says Urjit Patel
RBI Governor Urjit Patel appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance to answer queries regarding demonetization.
04 Aug 2016
IndiaParliamentary Panel for External Affairs
The Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs expressed concerns over the deteriorating quality of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) recruits.
