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Saturday, July 19, 2025
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Biennial polls for eight Rajya Sabha seats to be held on 19 June

The term of 8 members of the Upper House—two from Assam and six from Tamil Nadu—will be coming to an end between June and July.

MPs’ salaries, pensions, allowances hiked by Centre. Here’s how much they will get now

Salaries of members of Parliament hiked by 24% with effect from 1 April 2025 on the basis of Cost Inflation Index.

ED lodged 193 cases against politicians in last 10 yrs, with 2 convictions & 0 acquittals—govt data

Presenting data in RS, Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said no information is available on whether ED cases against oppn leaders have increased in recent years.

Delhi BJP is a house divided. It has too many leaders vying for power, not enough consultation

The capital’s elected representatives are miffed with the state unit for ‘ignoring’ them, as many see next year’s polls as the party’s best chance to make a comeback.

AAP RS MPs muted over Kejriwal’s arrest. Among ‘reasons’ are surgery, IPL & distance from politics

As AAP grapples with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest, Raghav Chadha’s absence from political forefront has led to a void in party’s central leadership, causing internal friction.

Six MPs, and counting — why YSRCP sitting MPs are deserting Jagan ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Winning a bulk of Andhra Pradesh’s 25 seats is as important to Jagan as retaining power in state, political observers say, as YSRCP chief alters candidates to ward off anti-incumbency.

Year after sizing down MP Chambers project, govt ‘rethinks’ plans to build it near new Parliament

In January, CWPD invited pre-qualification bids for construction of new office spaces for MPs. Discussions going on about looking for alternate plots and other aspects, it is learnt.

Denied BJP ticket, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat’s son-in-law revolts — ‘Strategy to defame ex-V-P’s legacy’

Seven MPs accommodated in list for Rajasthan election. Vidyadhar Nagar MLA Narpat Singh Rajvi, the son-in-law of Shekhawat, was replaced by Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari.

House panel pushes for 18 yrs as minimum age for contesting polls — ‘can be reliable, responsible’

Currently, candidates must be at least 25 years old. Panel also recommends harsher punishment for making false declarations from six-month jail to a maximum of two years & fine.

Nearly 5,000 criminal cases pending against sitting & former MPs, MLAs, SC told

UP tops list with 1,339 cases still pending for final disposal. Bihar is second. Amicus curiae Vijay Hansaria says Centre didn’t provide suggestions over the monitoring panel.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.