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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicMonsoon Session

Topic: Monsoon Session

‘You are not India, you define corruption’: Smriti Irani slams Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

Responding to Gandhi's comments blaming Modi for silence on Manipur violence, Irani said the government is ready to debate on the issue.

‘Unruly behaviour’: Trinamool’s Derek O’Brien suspended from Rajya Sabha for rest of session

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar asked the Opposition MP to leave the House, having already accused him of ‘theatrics’ during a debate Monday.

Delhi services Bill clears Rajya Sabha, Centre keeps control of capital’s bureaucrats

The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed in the Lok Sabha last Thursday through a voice vote.

Six years in the making, data protection bill gets through Lok Sabha in less than an hour

Of the members who participated, 2 were from BJP and 1 from ally Shiv Sena. The rest were from YSR Congress, BJD, TDP, AIMIM and BSP.

‘No overreach’ — in 1st speech after 3 yrs in RS, ex-CJI Gogoi supports Delhi services bill

Four women MPs walk out as former CJI, who has faced allegations of sexual harassment, speaks. He urges members to vote in accordance with their conscience.

14,763 schoolkids displaced in Manipur, 93.5% readmitted to ‘nearest feasible school’, govt tells RS

Of 12 districts in Manipur, four — Churachandpur (4,099) Kangpokpi (2,822), Bishnupur (2,063) and Imphal East (2,053) — had greatest number of displaced schoolchildren, says Union govt.

Women occupying permanent faculty positions in higher education institutions up by 61%, govt tells LS

Number of female PhD candidates has also increased to 95,088 in 2020-21 from 59,242 in 2016-17, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tells Lok Sabha, credits it to UGC initiatives.

‘Govt to discuss Manipur. Opposition trying to misuse liberty given to members’: Piyush Goyal

Goyal made the remarks amid protests by Opposition members over their demand for discussion under Rule 267 which also entails voting.

‘Our last weapon’: No numbers, but Oppn no-trust motion aimed to make Modi speak on Manipur

Opposition parties have held up Parliament business demanding a detailed discussion on the situation in the northeast state, and a statement by the PM himself on the issue.

Opposition demands immediate discussion over Manipur violence under Rule 267, RS adjourned again

The House has been witnessing adjournments since the beginning of the monsoon session of Parliament on 20 July.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

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.