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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: opposition

‘First time since 2014 no foreign meddling before Parliament session,’ Modi’s swipe at Oppn

The Modi government will present its third term’s first full-fledged budget on Saturday.

JPC adopts draft report and amended Waqf bill Opposition slams its provisions as ‘unconstitutional’

Opposition members criticised the adopted Bill saying it will destroy the Waqf board by allowing for the government's interference in the religious matters of Muslims

‘Undeclared emergency,’ say Oppn MPs after being suspended from Waqf Bill joint parliamentary panel

MPs accuse ruling NDA of being in a tearing hurry due to upcoming Delhi polls; BJP calls their conduct on Friday unparliamentary.

RS adjourned as Dhankhar declines discussion on judge’s ‘hate speech’, Oppn decries ‘censorship’

Declining notices seeking a discussion on Allahabad HC judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav's remarks on Muslims, Dhankhar says the matter can only be discussed through substantive motions.

Manipur Congress demands Modi visit violence-hit state, says not allowed to protest in Delhi

Manipur has seen unprecedented violence between Meitei and Kuki communities since May; 6 Meteis were killed last month following clashes between security forces & Kuki militants.

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.

Sri Lankan Oppn leader Premadasa calls Wickremesinghe govt corrupt, campaigns on correcting policies

Sajith Premadasa is contesting the polls in Sri Lanka against President Ranil Wickremesinghe & Anura Kumara Dissanayake of National People's Power.

Modi govt makes U-turn on lateral entry, asks UPSC to cancel ad after 2 allies join Oppn in pushback

In letter to UPSC, DoPT says Centre needs to 'review & reform this aspect'. This comes after pushback from Oppn & allies who say lateral entry being used to circumvent reservations.

Sisodia’s 1st day after release from jail: Hanuman temple, Rajghat & a call for Opposition unity

Sisodia warns of dangers of "growing dictatorship" in India, says Kejriwal will be released from jail in 24 hours if opposition forces roar together.

Opposition attack on the counter has BJP playing defence. It has set agenda with caste, revdi, jobs

Third Modi govt has quickly moved away from dismissing all Congress ideas as unimaginative and is now implementing several of them. Think poll-bound Haryana and Maharashtra.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.