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Thursday, August 14, 2025
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Topic: Member of Parliament

Chanakyapuri ka chor: How chain-snatcher’s jail-bail-repeat career came to an end when he targeted an MP

New Delhi: It was business as usual for Sohan Rawat on the morning of 4 August. The business of chain-snatching, that is. Only, the victim...

Parliamentary panel questions no FIR in Justice Varma cash recovery case, asks for a detailed report

The members also sought a comprehensive bill addressing various issues and concerns on ethics and code of conduct of judges raised by them during the meeting.

Kenyan lawmaker shot dead in capital Nairobi, local media reports

Charles Were, MP from Kasipul constituency, was shot dead by one of the two gunmen trailing him on a motorbike at 7.30 pm Wednesday.

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.

1st Parliament session of 18th Lok Sabha from 24 June to 3 July

The first three days of the session will see the newly-elected leaders taking oath or making affirmation of their membership and electing the Speaker of the House.

Average age of MPs elected to 18th Lok Sabha is 56 years, says think tank analysis

11% of the MPs are aged 40 or below, and 38% are between the age of 41 and 55.

Don’t vote for Lok Sabha candidates who talk about civic issues. They are duping you

We simply do not know anyone who will not be corrupt. The purpose of a democracy is to build a system that is less prone to corruption by design because it is decentralised.

‘It is about representation of people’: SC says AAP MP Raghav Chadha’s suspension ’cause for concern’

Bench asked Attorney General R. Venkataramani whether AAP leader’s action 'really reduced the dignity of the House', and whether it was 'worse than disruption of proceedings'.

Rahul Gandhi changes X bio, formerly Twitter, back to ‘Member of Parliament’ after reinstatement

Following his disqualification from the Lok Sabha in March, the Congress leader updated his bio on Twitter to 'Disqualified MP'.

‘Inhumane, undemocratic’: Rajya Sabha MP slams South Asian University undertaking for students

In his letter to SAU acting president, Binoy Viswam of CPI has called out two declarations in mandatory ‘general undertaking’ for students and asked for their removal.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.