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Friday, October 31, 2025
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Topic: Legislative Assembly

J&K assembly session interrupted for 3rd consecutive day amid ruckus over Waqf bill

The house was adjourned for three hours Wednesday—last day of the Budget session—amid sloganeering from both the ruling National Conference & Opposition BJP.

SubscriberWrites: How can the new government at the Centre answer the delimitation conundrum

With delimitation issue at a standstill, the new govt must address fair constituency allocation. A proposed 'smoothing' method could balance population shifts and regional concerns.

92% of MLAs elected in past 25 yrs were men — what data shows about women’s representation in politics

New Delhi: When Nagaland got its first ever women MLAs this month — Hekani Jakhalu and Salhoutuonuo Kruse of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party...

HC’s ruling on ‘services’ — how it’s different from pending L-G vs Delhi govt case in SC

Delhi HC, while upholding termination of a former OSD to Delhi assembly Speaker, said latter can't create a post or make appointments to a post in the secretariat. 

Karnataka bill seeks to declare interfaith marriages involving conversion ‘null & void’

The bill defines ‘promise of marriage' as ‘allurement’, makes 30-day notice to magistrate mandatory, spells out quantum of punishment. Opposition leaders tear up copies.

Study shows Indian politicians are spending less and less time in legislative assemblies

Politicians in India are expected to help their voters in practical matters by negotiating with the local administrative bureaucracy, attending local social functions, and networking with influential people.

On Camera

India’s defence acquisition framework is designed to prevent wrongdoing, not deliver outcomes

Vivek Rae committee highlighted the deficiencies that persist even today: Fragmented authority, weak accountability, and the absence of dedicated acquisition cadres.

What the MiG-21 taught me

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

France keen to make Rafale jets in India, boost not just defence but people-to-people ties, says envoy

In a chat with ThePrint newsroom, French Ambassador Thierry Mathou indicated talks are on between French firm Safran & Indian govt for joint design & manufacture of AMCA engine.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.