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Saturday, February 14, 2026
TopicLok Sabha Speaker

Topic: Lok Sabha Speaker

Ready smile & mild manner to ‘bowing before ruling party’—Om Birla’s evolution as Speaker

The extraordinary step by the Opposition to seek Birla’s removal has been a long time in the making—one bitter confrontation after another.

In a first since 1987, Oppn seeks to remove Speaker, accuses Om Birla of being ‘blatantly partisan’   

Oppn notice says Birla’s remark that he told Modi not to attend LS last Wednesday based on ‘concrete information’ that Congress MPs planned ‘some unexpected act’ was ‘false’, ‘derogatory’.

‘No illegality’: SC rejects Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea, clears way for Lok Sabha inquiry panel

Justice Varma 'is not entitled to any relief' and 'no interference' by the court 'is called for,' a bench of Justices Dipankar Dutta and SC Sharma says.

Justice Yashwant Varma challenges impeachment proceedings over cash row. SC issues notice to LS, RS

Half-burnt currency notes were purportedly found at official residence of Justice Varma in Delhi after a fire broke out there on 14 March, while he served as sitting judge at Delhi HC.

Lok Sabha speaker sets ball rolling for Justice Yashwant Verma’s impeachment with 3-member probe panel

Birla informed the House that any further course of action on the proposal of removal will remain pending till the committee submits its report.

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.

On Camera

How the RSS dialogue on caste changed over 100 years. Sangh and its ‘samajik samrasta’

Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.

7 lakh jobs created, Rs 50 lakh-cr investments bagged, says UP CM. Oppn flags MoU-reality gap

CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.