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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicMotion of no confidence

Topic: Motion of no confidence

Why Nayab Singh Saini govt is confident of sailing through Oppn’s floor test demand

Three Independents withdrew their support to the Saini-led BJP govt in Haryana last month, bringing its strength down to 43 in a House with an effective strength of 87.

Nitish-led NDA govt wins floor test in Bihar assembly after Opposition walks out

The JD(U) national president won the support of 129 MLAs in the 243-seat assembly, after the Opposition walked out of the House. The required number was 122.

Modi, SAD & the elusive Sikh vote — why Punjab remains an impregnable fortress for BJP

In his response to Opposition’s ‘Motion of No-Confidence’, PM Modi called Operation Blue Star an attack on Akal Takht. This is being viewed as another attempt to woo the Sikhs.

Our take on no-confidence motion, data protection bill, and Nuh violence — in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

‘Helped restore faith in democracy’ — Urdu press hails Rahul Gandhi’s return to Parliament

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

‘Congress overshadows Manipur’ & ‘flying kiss’ row

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

‘Poverty of imagination’: Modi blasts Congress, INDIA bloc as govt defeats no-confidence motion

In his over 2-hour-long speech, Modi virtually set the tone for BJP's campaign for the 2024 LS polls. Motion was defeated by voice vote soon after opposition MPs exited from Lok Sabha.

‘Nirav Modi is in India’ — Congress’ Adhir likens PM to fugitive businessman in Lok Sabha

In speech on no-confidence motion, Adhir Ranjan Choudhury says Opposition was forced to resort to parliamentary tools to drag PM to the House, calls Modi 'blind king' & 'tyrant'.

Manipur in grip of ‘civil war’, govt drawing false equivalences with Oppn states, says Mahua Moitra

TMC MP says no-confidence motion against Modi govt was aimed at breaking 'code of silence' on Manipur, called violence in state 'biggest failure of double engine government'.

‘10 yrs of UPA a wasted decade’: Sitharaman tears into Opposition on economics & politics

Speaking during no-confidence motion debate in Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lists sectors & areas where Modi govt has significantly increased its expenditure.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

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.