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Topic17th Lok Sabha

Topic: 17th Lok Sabha

Arnab says abusing PM won’t help Congress, Nidhi Razdan wonders if Opposition has collapsed

Simrin Sirur -
Your daily news capsule.

Viral photo of Amit Shah ‘sleeping’ in Parliament is fake and nearly six months old

Simrin Sirur -
The post on Amit Shah seems to have been circulated in retaliation to the flak Rahul Gandhi drew for using his phone during President Kovind’s address.

When Jai Shri Ram became a political tool to heckle Muslim MPs, it lost something

Prashant Dixit -
The oath-taking ceremony in the Lok Sabha turned into a sloganeering contest between MPs of various political parties.

Congress needs to get a move on, even if Rahul Gandhi can’t, & pick Lok Sabha leader

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Subhash Kashyap on choosing Leader of the Opposition, Ruchir Sharma on recovery after 2008 recession

Aastha Singh -
The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Seven-time BJP MP Virendra Kumar to be pro-tem speaker of Lok Sabha

PTI -
As pro-tem speaker, he will preside over the first sitting of the Lok Sabha and administer the oath of office to newly elected MPs.

First session of 17th Lok Sabha expected to start on 6 June

PTI -
A pro-tem speaker of the Lok Sabha will administer the oath of office to all the newly elected MPs before the Speaker’s election, sources said.

President Kovind dissolves 16th Lok Sabha, receives list of newly-elected MPs

PTI -
President Ram Nath Kovind has asked the Narendra Modi govt to continue as caretakers until the formation of the new government.

This is what changed for voters from 2014 to 2019 Lok Sabha elections: Nothing

Rukmini S -
Issues on voters’ minds, and belief in Modi's abilities, have not changed significantly between 2014 and 2019 elections.

Union cabinet to meet on Friday to dissolve 16th Lok Sabha

PTI -
President Ram Nath Kovind will dissolve the present Lok Sabha after the Cabinet's recommendation is passed in the form of a resolution.
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Opinion

How Nitish Kumar turned all rules of voter behaviour on their head

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
The conventional wisdom is that if a govt fails to improve the lot of the voters, it is punished. Kumar presided over an economic disaster for 20 years and was re-elected by a landslide.

Bihar to finally have the first BJP CM. It’s just a matter of time

Kashmir’s new-generation jihadis want to attack India’s heartland, not just its army

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Economy

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Bloomberg News -
Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Defence

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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