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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
TopicIndian parliament

Topic: Indian parliament

Haryana seals borders with Punjab, suspends internet in 7 districts ahead of farmers’ march to Delhi

Chandigarh: Elaborate arrangements are being made to seal the Punjab-Haryana borders in Ambala, Jind and Fatehabad districts ahead of farmers' proposed 'Delhi Chalo' march...

Govt ‘stonewalling’ discussion on India-China border situation, says Congress MP Manish Tewari

Tewari Friday moved adjournment motion in Lok Sabha seeking discussion on border situation with China, sought suspension of Zero Hour, Question Hour, other businesses of the day.

‘Dharma ka thekedar nahi, pehredar banna chahiye’ — Full text of NCP MP Amol Kolhe’s viral LS speech 

Amol Ramsing Kolhe, 43, is an actor with roots in Pune, and also holds an MBBS degree. He is a first-time MP, and represents Shirur in Lok Sabha.

Parliament security breach case: 5 accused say ‘tortured to confess, accept links to oppn parties’

They also told the court they were forced to sign 70-odd blank papers. Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur extended judicial custody of all 6 accused till 1 March.

Mahua Moitra served eviction notice to vacate govt bungalow after suspension from Parliament

The Trinamool Congress leader, who was expelled from the Lok Sabha on 8 December last year, was earlier asked to vacate the house by 7 January, after her allotment was cancelled.

Spare Parliament of one-upmanship. BJP needs to be tactful to counter opposition’s theatrics

Opposition MPs sought to politicise the issue of security breach in Parliament. But Modi govt could have handled the sensitive security breach in a more refined manner.

Medical practitioners not exempt, to face reduced jail term of 2 yrs for causing death by ‘negligence’

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, passed by Lok Sabha Wednesday, prescribes 5-yr jail term for causing death by negligence for all but registered medical practitioners.

‘Modi Magic’ in Parliament & ‘accountability under drain’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

New bill drops regulation of OTTs, allows govt to ‘take over’ firms for national security

Bill introduced in Lok Sabha Monday. Decision to keep OTTs outside its ambit comes despite telecom services providers’ push to bring them under the regulatory regime.

On Camera

72% of Indians are in favour of military rule. Complicates ‘deepening of democracy’ theory

The search for a permanent and coherent popular meaning of democracy is futile. The Pew report underlines this ever-evolving tendency of popular democracy in the Indian context.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

India deploys 11 submarines, a first in nearly three decades 

This deployment by the Indian Navy Friday is a stark contrast to the submarine history of the last two decades that has seen the arm hit by dwindling strength, accidents and write-offs.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.