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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
TopicIndian parliament

Topic: Indian parliament

MEA working on new law to replace Emigration Act of 1983, says Parliamentary report

Laid on table of Rajya Sabha on 18 Dec, the report looks at MEA budget. Existing 1983 law focuses primarily on emigration of labour to Gulf countries, with focus on unskilled jobs.

Modi & BJP top guns slam Sonia for ‘poor lady’ remark on President Murmu. Insulting tribals, says PM

Priyanka Gandhi says it was pretty clear her mother meant no disrespect. On BJP's demand for an apology, she says, 'BJP should first apologise for landing the country in a ditch'.

Watch CutTheClutter: VP Jagdeep Dhankhar is against the whip system. Why we should listen to him

In Episode 1596 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta delves into the vice-president's call to do away with the parliamentary whip system & how it could strengthen democracy.

Modi govt is chasing imagined dragons with one nation, one election. Focus on real reforms

The Kovind Committee claims that the Election Commission’s Model Code of Conduct results in “governance deficit”. This argument is popular with people who haven’t actually read the MCC.

Congress & BJP rejected Ambedkar once, idolise him now. He never wanted blind worship

Amid the ongoing ideological slugfest, I strongly recommend reading Ambedkar in his own words. For his acolytes, it is important to remember Ambedkar’s advice on independent thinking.

Amit Shah should apologise, says Congress as it continues Parliament protest over Ambedkar remarks

In a Rajya Sabha speech during ongoing Winter Session, Shah had said the opposition referred to B.R. Ambedkar only because it was ‘fashionable’.

Delhi police file FIR against Rahul Gandhi over Parliament ‘scuffle’

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who is also Leader of Oppn in Lok Sabha, has been booked on complaint by BJP over 'scuffle' that allegedly resulted in injuries to two BJP MPs.

BJP MPs protest against Congress amid furore over Amit Shah’s ‘Ambedkar’ remark

This comes after Amit Shah held a presser Wednesday evening and accused the Congress of being 'anti-Ambedkar and anti-Constitution'.

BJP MP Pratap Sarangi gets hurt during protests at Parliament, blames Rahul Gandhi

Responding to which the Congress leader says that he was trying to get inside Parliament when he was instead pushed & threatened by the protesting BJP MPs.

‘One party indulged in every trick to obliterate Ambedkar’s legacy,’ Modi defends Amit Shah

During the Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha, Shah had said it had become ‘fashion’ for the Congress to take Ambedkar’s name.

On Camera

India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?