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TopicLok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan

Topic: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan

Rs 48-lakh Jaguar sedan bought for Speaker Sumitra Mahajan lies idle in Parliament garage

Sumitra Mahajan had opted for the luxury sedan in 2016 but then didn't use as she found it 'uncomfortable'.

Dalit BJP MP takes on Lok Sabha Speaker over ‘reservation for limited period’ remarks

BJP MP Udit Raj says no question of ending reservation; row reveals a lack of unanimity on the issue within BJP

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.