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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicMonsoon Parliament session

Topic: Monsoon Parliament session

L-G’s ‘sole discretion’ — what’s in Bill replacing Delhi services ordinance, set to be tabled in LS

Bill is likely to be tabled Tuesday in Lok Sabha. One of 3 changes is an addition to Section 45D which makes distinction in powers to form statutory bodies & appoint its members.

Deadlock ends in Lok Sabha as 4 Congress MPs’ suspension revoked

Speaker Om Birla gave them a ‘last chance’, warned every one of strict consequences if they brought in placards to the House.

Get your freebies at the nearest resort & why having homemade curd is now tax evasion

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

In Parliament, Congress shifts gears from Pegasus to farmers with eye on Punjab, UP polls

The Congress, which has been targeting Modi govt over the Pegasus 'hacking' controversy, has changed strategy given that farmers are now protesting at Jantar Mantar.

All non-BJP parties must unite against Centre’s farmer bills in Rajya Sabha, says Kejriwal

The Delhi CM tweeted, saying all three bills will allow big firms to exploit farmers and asked non-BJP parties to ensure their members' presence in the house.

Opposed by opposition & BJP ally SAD, bill to replace farm ordinance passed in Lok Sabha

The bill gives the Centre the power to designate certain commodities like food items, fertilisers and petroleum products as essential commmodities and regulate their production, supply, distribution, and trade.

Covid tests, sanitiser sponge beds & masks — Parliament’s monsoon session kicks off

The Parliament session will run for 18 days. MPs are expected to gets tested before attending the session. So far, 24 MPs have tested positive.

Parliament Monsoon session begins, Lok Sabha adjourned for 1 hour after obituary references

As the House assembled for the first time since the pandemic started, Speaker Om Birla paid tributes to departed leaders and security personnel who have died since March.

As Monsoon Session starts, Modi says hope parliament gives message of support to soldiers

Alluding to the ongoing row in Ladakh, PM Modi noted that Indian soldiers are bravely discharging duties from difficult hilly terrains with snowfall expected in the coming days & weeks.

Monsoon session of Parliament, likely to begin early September, will see many firsts

This will be the first Parliament session amid pandemic. Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs likely to meet soon to decide on the schedule.

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.