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MCD set to elect Standing Committee members, ward committee chiefs

Municipal Corporation of Delhi Standing Committee elections will occur Wednesday. Voting for ward committee chairpersons and deputy chairpersons also takes place. The Bharatiya Janata Party holds an advantage in the Standing Committee contest. Several ward committee outcomes may depend on Congress councillors' votes. The elections aim to restore the civic…

The Economic Times · Jul 15

Standing Committee recommends ombudsman, harsher penalties for media to curb ‘fake news’

The Information and Broadcast ministry’s Standing Committee has come up with new recommendations on combating fake news. The committee under BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has recommended increased penalties, fines, expedited grievance redressal and an inter-ministerial coordination committee to keep an eye on Big Tech companies and intermediaries like Google, Facebook,…

Newslaundry · Sep 11, 2025

Supreme Court asks Centre to consider enhancing compensation in hit-and-run accidents

Supreme Court directs Centre to consider annual enhancement of compensation in hit-and-run accidents, emphasizes public awareness of scheme.

The Hindu · Jan 14, 2024

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Rajya Sabha chairman Dhankar refers 3 bills to replace IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act to Standing Committee on Home Affairs

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar on Friday referred the three proposed bills, which seek to replace British-era criminal laws, to the Standing Committee on Home Affairs for examination. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 19, 2023

CPI(M) MP writes to RS Chairperson, Lok Sabha Speaker against tabling of IT panel report

Citing rules guiding the two Houses, CPI(M) John Brittas said in his letter to the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Lok Sabha Speaker that parliamentary standing committees are explicitly prohibited from examining any bills that have not been referred to them by either the Rajya Sabha Chairman or the Lok Sabha…

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2023

Publisher-platform imbalances need fixing

News publishers face the danger of being forced to continue accepting unfair, and perhaps unsustainable, terms from platforms

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2023

Government gears up to present strong case on State’s issues at SZC standing committee meeting

State proposes to raise issues from AP Reorganisation Act which have not been fulfilled at the meeting of the Standing Committee scheduled to organised in Chennai

The Hindu · May 2, 2023

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Delhi HC grants two weeks to respondents to file reply on plea challenging order of re-election of MCD'S Standing Committee

The Delhi High court on Wednesday granted two weeks' time to respondents to file their reply on a plea challenging the re-election of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 22, 2023

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