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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicMonsoon Session

Topic: Monsoon Session

TMC mudslinging hits boiling point: Kalyan Banerjee steps down as party whip in LS, slams Mahua Moitra

His decision came after meeting of party’s Lok Sabha MPs virtually chaired by Mamata, where she announced nephew Abhishek would replace Sudip Bandopadhyay as party’s leader in LS.

Over six-fold spike in digital transactions since 2019-20, govt informs Parliament

Govt says digital payments also uplift under-served communities by providing them financial footprint that can be used to assess credit worthiness in absence of traditional documents.

31 July, 2025: Trump calls India & Russia’s economies ‘dead’ & other news of the day

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from India.

Root of all terrorism is Pakistan & Pakistan is a Congress mistake—Amit Shah during Op Sindoor debate

Speaking in Lok Sabha, home minister also said that 'this is not Manmohan Singh's government, we will not sit quietly and send dossiers'.

3 terrorists who carried out Pahalgam attack killed in Op Mahadev: Home Minister Amit Shah to Lok Sabha

Joint team of CRPF, J&K Police, led by jawans from 4 Para, encircled the terrorists & carried out the operation, Shah adds.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

Nearly 50% posts lying vacant in pollution control bodies across India, Parliament told

Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh says reasons behind staff shortage include pending recruitment approvals, delays in sanctioning staffing patterns, restructuring of posts among others.

‘Maun vrat’: Congress’s Op Sindoor delegation members will not be speaking in Parliament debate

Those picked by Congress to speak during debate on Op Sindoor include Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Gaurav Gogoi, Deepender Singh Hooda and Praniti Shinde.

28 July, 2025: 3 terrorists likely linked to Pahalgam attack gunned down & other news of the day

Forces gun down 3 terrorists likely involved in Pahalgam attack Three terrorists believed to be involved in the Pahalgam attack were killed by security forces...

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.