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Topic: Parliament special session

‘Shows sick mentality’ — Urdu press slams BJP MP Bidhuri for hurling communal slurs in Parliament

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

‘No science without sanskar’ — Rajnath slams Oppn’s ‘pseudoscience’ jibe in Chandrayaan-3 discussion

Mohana Basu -
Anyone saying culture & science can’t go together understands neither, he says during a debate. Opposition, however, says Chandrayaan-3’s success ‘doesn’t belong to one individual’.

The ‘long road to women empowerment’ & crumbling political alliances

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

‘Space programme not about muscular nationalism’ — Oppn MPs slam BJP in Chandrayaan-3 discussion

Mohana Basu -
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh says India’s space programme didn't start in 2014 when BJP came to power. Opposition leaders supported his speech, said other PMs have contributed too.

Support women’s reservation bill but want OBC sub-quota, says Sonia Gandhi, demands quick rollout

Sourav Roy Barman -
As Congress's lead speaker, Sonia Gandhi has asked the bill not be linked to completion of population census & delimitation process, adding that further delay will be 'grave injustice'.

Women’s reservation in pipeline for 27 yrs, all about new bill & how it compares to 2010 version

Moushumi Das Gupta -
The 2023 bill, called ‘Nari Shakti Vandan’, will remain in force for 15 years and is very similar to the 2010 UPA-era bill in its provisions.

MPs say bye to old Parliament, 96, with photocall; business shifts to new Parliament House of India

ThePrint Team -
Both Houses of Parliament are sitting for a five-day special session from 18-22 September during which Modi has promised some ‘historic decisions’.

‘One nation, one election’ speculations & ‘where’s the media ban’

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

‘Built by foreign rulers, but with hard work, money of Indians:’ Modi on last day at old Parliament House

ThePrint Team -
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced at the five-day special session that proceedings would shift to the new building from 19 September.

‘It will be short but of historic developments,’ says Modi about Parliament’s special session

ThePrint Team -
The rare, five-day sitting will discuss the Parliament’s 75-year journey – starting from the Constituent Assembly – and other legislative businesses.
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Opinion

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

Swasti Rao -
The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

Pig politicisation isn’t unique to Delhi’s Tri Nagar. It’s a worldwide anti-Muslim strategy

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Economy

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

Bloomberg News -
New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Defence

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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