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Saturday, November 8, 2025
TopicIndian parliament

Topic: Indian parliament

‘Born comrade’ with feudal roots, Veerendra Kumar had one last wish — united socialist party

M.P. Veerendra Kumar, Rajya Sabha MP and former junior finance minister, died Thursday at 83. He had also been the managing director of Kerala-based Mathrubhumi group of publications.

In India’s fight against coronavirus, one arm failed miserably — Parliament

MPs were warning about the severity of Covid-19. But Modi govt, whose AYUSH Ministry kept advocating homeopathy, didn’t wake up until Kanika Kapoor incident.

Lok Sabha session ends 12 days before schedule as coronavirus puts India under lockdown

Crucial Finance Bill passed before Lok Sabha adjournment. Move comes amid opposition demands to cut session short as India sees a spike in coronavirus cases.

BJP’s Rajya Sabha tally will marginally drop after March, but real worry will be after 2022

Of the 55 Rajya Sabha seats that go to polls on 26 March, 15 are with BJP but it could lose 3 of them — one each in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh & Bihar.

Imran Khan asks world to ‘step in before it is too late’ after Indian Parliament clears CAB

Pakistan PM Imran Khan said the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill showed that the Modi government was moving systematically with its "Hindu supremacist agenda".

As SPG Bill comes up for debate, BJP MP gets lesson in ‘nationalism’ from Speaker Om Birla

Snippets from beyond the headlines on Day 8 of Parliament’s winter session.

In pictures: When Parliament turned yellow this winter session

The day's business in Parliament included discussions on electoral bonds, air pollution and the surrogacy bill.

In Pictures: Parliament’s Winter session begins. It also marks 250th session of Rajya Sabha

Prime Minister Modi addressed the media outside Parliament premises. The Winter Session which started Monday will continue until 13 December.

At all-party meet, Opposition raises Farooq Abdullah’s detention issue

PM Modi, who was also present at the meeting, said govt is ready to discuss all issues within the framework of rules and procedures of the Houses.

Ahmedabad-based firm wins bid to revamp Parliament, Central Vista

The housing and urban affairs ministry awarded the bid to HCP Design, which was involved in the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project, to rebuild govt buildings in central Delhi.

On Camera

I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

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.