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Topic17th Lok Sabha

Topic: 17th Lok Sabha

17th Lok Sabha report card: Just 2 MPs logged 100% attendance. Sonia, Akhilesh asked 0 questions

Only a quarter of MPs, Congress’s Manish Tewari and BJP’s Nishikant Dubey among them, registered over 90% attendance, data collected by non-profit PRS Legislative Research shows.

The sooner the govt is out of people’s lives, the better — Modi’s last Parliament speech before polls

The PM said the 17th Lok Sabha has been about 'perform, reform and transform', adding that his govt has made 'game-changing decisions' from women's quota bill to Article 370 abrogation. 

Gurdaspur’s ‘missing MP’ Sunny Deol opts out of 2024 polls — ‘too good for politics’

Gurdaspur MP Sunny Deol, with 18% attendance in Lok Sabha, downplays his absence, saying he was dismayed by the ‘behaviour’ of MPs cutting across party lines.

26 Opposition parties have united to fight BJP. Here’s how they fared in 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Seats won by parties under the 'Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)' span 20 states. Five of the 26 parties have no MPs at all.

59 short discussions under Vajpayee, 6 in Modi 2.0. Crunching the numbers on Parliament debates

Analysis by PRS Legislative Research highlights that debates and parliamentary sittings have been continuously decreasing over the decades, and there is lesser scrutiny of Bills.

Equality before law, no privileges, says LS Speaker Om Birla on ED-Rahul Gandhi affair

Speaker Birla, who completes 3 years in office, wants political parties to make a code of conduct for MPs. He Speaks to ThePrint about his tenure in LS and his political legacy.

‘Continuity, independence’ — why govt has moved bill to increase tenure of CBI & ED chiefs

The bill to amend Delhi Special Police Establishment Act was tabled in Lok Sabha Friday by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and is likely to be taken up for debate next week. 

Opposition parties write to Rajya Sabha chairman over passage of bills without scrutiny

In a letter to Venkaiah Naidu, the parties cited the "hurried" passage of bills and sought his intervention to ensure that the voice of the Opposition is not smothered.

In a rush to pass bills, 17th Lok Sabha is not scrutinising future laws enough

Narendra Modi government intends to get Parliament’s approval on 40 bills before the two houses adjourn on 26 July.

Amit Shah cites Amarnath Yatra, Bakharwal movement to delay J&K assembly polls

Home minister moves a statutory resolution for a six-month extension of President's rule in the state beginning on 3 July.

On Camera

Vijay is winning nickname war in Tamil Nadu. He’s attacking Brand Stalin with ‘uncle’ taunt

If Stalin ignores the taunt, it spreads unchecked. If he responds, he legitimises Vijay. Either way, the Tamil Nadu politics binary bends.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Trump to sign executive order to rebrand Pentagon, reviving historic ‘Department of War’ name

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Friday renaming the Department of Defence the ‘Department of War’, in...

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.