India, Feb. 13 -- Amid the raging controversy over vulgar remarks made by podcaster Ranveer Allahabadia, a parliamentary panel on Thursday asked the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to submit a note by February 17 on the amendments required in existing laws to curb controversial content on the internet.

Ranveer Allahabadia, one of the country's most famous YouTube celebrities, has been booked by the police in Assam and Mumbai for making crass remarks on Samay Raina's popular comedy show, India's Got Latent. Both Raina and Allahabadia have been summoned by the police for questioning.

The members of the Parliament's Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology voiced concern over Allahbadia's comments and called fo...