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TopicConstitution (130th Amendment) Bill

Topic: Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill

Sharad Pawar’s NCP to join JPC on bills to sack jailed PM, CMs & ministers in break from Oppn ranks

Manasi Phadke -
This marks the second time the Sharad Pawar-led NCP has broken ranks. Supriya Sule said it was necessary to be a part of the committee to voice their dissent.

‘Rahul tore ordinance, is it not double standard,’ asks Shah; praises Dhankhar for ‘good work’

Neelam Pandey -
Union Home Minister also rejects Opposition's charge that NDA's choice of vice-presidential nominee was done keeping in mind the Tamil Nadu elections in 2026.

Amit Shah defends bill to oust arrested CMs, PM—’Kejriwal was running govt from jail’

Neelam Pandey -
Amit Shah also commented that Oppn V-P nominee Sudarshan Reddy 'promoted Naxalism' when he issued the Salwa Judum order as a Supreme Court judge.

130th Constitution Amendment Bill makes PM, President redundant. It’s a mockery of ministers

Bishwajit Bhattacharyya -
The Bill is a frontal attack on the basic federal structure of the Constitution. It shifts governance from ‘rule of law’ to ‘rule by law’.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Vaibhav Pant -
Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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