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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicMonsoon Session

Topic: Monsoon Session

Monsoon session could end a week early after several MPs contract Covid-19

Most political parties have favoured cutting short the 18-day monsoon session after MPs, including Nitin Gadkari and Prahlad Patel, tested positive for Covid.

Polymer sheets, MPs in masks, no Gandhis and Amit Shah — Monsoon session has a new look

The last five days saw Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu frequently ticking off MPs for speaking with their mask pushed to the chin.

Parliamentary staff, reporters to get mandatory Covid tests daily as cases spike among MPs

Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Prahlad Patel tested positive for Covid-19 recently. Both had attended the ongoing Monsoon session of the parliament.

Aiming to bring down Covid mortality rate to less than 1%, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Replying to a debate in the Rajya Sabha, the Union Health Minister said India's mortality rate at 1.64 per cent is lowest in the world, and recovery rate among one of the highest.

Lockdown, migrants’ woes, ‘Trump link’ — 5 questions MPs want govt to answer on Covid crisis

Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu had set aside two hours for a discussion on coronavirus, but extended it to four hours Wednesday at the instance of the Opposition.

Lok Sabha passes bill to reduce MPs salaries by 30% for a year

The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020 seeks to replace the Salary, Allowances And Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.

Economy is an issue, but the venom against Nirmala Sitharaman is because she is a woman

As Parliament opened this week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman became the latest target of Indian men’s ingrained misogyny.

Rajasthan BJP MP who advised conch blowing, mud baths to build immunity tests Covid positive

New Delhi: Rajasthan BJP MP Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria, who had trotted out prescriptions to build immunity against Covid-19, tested positive for the virus Monday. Jaunapuria...

Positive in Delhi, negative in Jaipur — Nagaur MP’s curious Covid reports 

Lok Sabha MP Hanuman Beniwal was tested at the Lok Sabha ahead of the monsoon session and diagnosed as Covid positive. A test in Jaipur subsequently came back negative. 

24 MPs test positive, including Rajasthan BJP leader who advised mud baths to boost immunity

As many as 17 Lok Sabha and seven Rajya Sabha MPs tested positive on the first day of the Parliament’s monsoon session.

On Camera

The politics of air pollution—how they are fooling the citizens

Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.

India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen

The purchases confirm a cautious return to Russian oil, though overall spot purchases remain limited. Trade talks between US and India are ongoing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.