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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicMP suspension

Topic: MP suspension

Treasury-Oppn was never a love zone. MPs suspension just made Parliament a hostile House

From cries about ‘murder of democracy’ to bemoaning ‘opposition-mukt Parliament’ to charges of disruption and unruly behaviour, the week of 146 MPs' suspension put ‘democracy slide’ back in public debate.

TMC’s token presence at INDIA bloc’s protest against suspension of MPs raises eyebrows

Rajya Sabha MP Mausam Noor was lone TMC representative at protest in Delhi that had top leaders from other parties. Mamata Banerjee believed to not be ‘enthused' with INDIA alliance.

Jagdeep Dhankhar must accept mimicry is part of democracy. TMC MP didn’t attack his identity

In a democracy, the tapestry of expression includes mockery, mimicry, and protests against public figures—even if we may not like it.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.