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Thursday, July 24, 2025
TopicLok Sabha Speaker

Topic: Lok Sabha Speaker

Om Birla, Jagdeep Dhankhar are more vocal, visible. And up against an aggressive new Opposition

The conduct of both Speakers in Parliament last week is a vestige of the past decade. The Opposition’s pushback is evidence that politics ended on 4 June 2024.

Congress condemns LS Speaker Om Birla’s remarks on Emergency — ‘travesty of Parliamentary traditions’

On first day of 18th Lok Sabha Wednesday, Birla read out a resolution condemning imposition of Emergency by Indira Gandhi in 1975, riling Oppn. PM Modi lauded Birla for his remarks.

This sengol can mute your microphone & how to leak your way to Australia

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

Om Birla beats Oppn’s K Suresh in rare election for LS Speaker, suspense remains over Dy Speaker post

Oppn did not press for division of votes, but spirit of cordiality melted away by the time proceedings of the day were adjourned as Birla made a speech on Emergency, sparking uproar.

NDA candidate and MP Om Birla elected as Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha by voice vote

Contest between BJP's Om Birla and K Suresh arose after NDA rejected INDIA bloc's demand to reserve the Deputy Speaker's position for the Opposition in exchange for support to Birla.

Nadda’s BJYM deputy, BJP’s man in Kota — rise & rise of Om Birla, NDA nominee for Lok Sabha Speaker

Birla is 1st presiding officer in two decades to be re-elected. If he becomes Speaker again, he could break Balram Jakhar's record, who served as Speaker for two full five-year terms.

Opposition set to force election to Speaker’s post, fields Kodikunnil Suresh against Om Birla

Move comes after Rahul Gandhi says Opposition demanded Deputy Speaker's post, following parliamentary 'convention', in exchange for consensus on Speaker.

INDIA bloc fields 8-time MP K Suresh against BJP’s OM Birla for Lok Sabha speaker post

This will be the first time that elections will be held for the Speaker of the lower house. The elections for the post will be held on 26 June.

Rajnath Singh reaches out to Opposition on behalf of govt to build consensus on Speaker post

If INDIA bloc announces its candidate for the post, it will be the 1st time that elections will be held for Speaker post in the lower house.

President Murmu appoints 7-time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as pro-tem Speaker of Lok Sabha

Newly elected members of 18th Lok Sabha will take oath before pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab, the BJP MP from Cuttack.

On Camera

Mumbai train blast verdict shows an urgent need to reform India’s criminal justice system

The Malimath Committee had recommended that all prosecutors should work in close cooperation with the police department. The present trend, however, is to the contrary.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.