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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
TopicOm Birla

Topic: Om Birla

5 MPs write to LS Speaker seeking privilege motion against Air India over flight diversion row

Group also writes to civil aviation minister seeking a time-bound investigation, covering both technical & procedural aspects, & to ensure that the findings are made public in full.

Parliament Monsoon session: Both houses adjourned amid continued protests from Opposition

Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm & Rajya Sabha has been suspended till 12 noon amid protests by Opposition demanding a Suspension of Business under Rule 267.

As BJP targets Rahul over ‘parliamentary decorum’, INDIA bloc hits back, knocks on LS Speaker’s door

Move comes day after Speaker abruptly adjourned proceedings after reminding members, particularly LoP Rahul Gandhi, of need to uphold dignity of House, without pointing out a violation.

Om Birla Pays Floral Tribute to former LS speaker Rabi Ray on birth anniversary

Rabi Ray served as Lok Sabha Speaker from 1989 to 1991.

Waqf board JPC’s Oppn members seek time to submit report, say many stakeholders yet to give their views

AAP MP Sanjay Singh said Speaker Om Birla assured that the time limit for submitting the report would be extended.

Artisans ‘denied access’ to Parliament to see their own work get invite from Speaker Om Birla

This comes after politician & activist Jaya Jaitly wrote to Speaker. Over 300 artisans from across India contributed to the creation of Shilp Deergha gallery in new Parliament building. 

Middle class ‘stabbed’ in chakravyuh budget, Oppn is Shivji ki baraat, says Rahul in Lok Sabha

Leader of Opposition fends off hostile interjections during his entire speech, which was a mash-up of his usual themes.

Om Birla, Jagdeep Dhankhar are more vocal, visible. And up against an aggressive new Opposition

The conduct of both Speakers in Parliament last week is a vestige of the past decade. The Opposition’s pushback is evidence that politics ended on 4 June 2024.

Our take on US presidential debate, T20 World Cup, and Manipur crisis—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Congress condemns LS Speaker Om Birla’s remarks on Emergency — ‘travesty of Parliamentary traditions’

On first day of 18th Lok Sabha Wednesday, Birla read out a resolution condemning imposition of Emergency by Indira Gandhi in 1975, riling Oppn. PM Modi lauded Birla for his remarks.

On Camera

India will absorb Trump tariff impact due to its Achilles’ heel

Like China, India remains a big domestic market, which will continue to attract investment, but the US tariffs will make India unattractive for future investments.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

‘Peace without power Utopian, lessons from Op Sindoor being implemented’—CDS inaugurates Ran Samvad

India’s 1st tri-service seminar, on the lines of Shangri-La Dialogue, kicks off in Mhow, with top military officers & defence attaches from several countries in attendance.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.