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Thursday, July 24, 2025
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Topic: Parliament

Parliament’s Monsoon session will be first test of opposition unity ahead of 2019

Opposition parties are meeting today to devise a strategy to corner the ruling BJP over contentious legislations.

Supreme Court’s jurisprudence is often reactionary, suggests Arun K. Thiruvengadam

In ‘The Constitution of India: A Contextual Analysis’, Thiruvengadam captures the progression of law through sociopolitical factors, and development perspectives.

Using parliamentary reports as evidence is not a breach of MPs’ privilege, rules SC

Five-judge Constitution bench answers questions raised by govt & pharma companies. Original case sought probe into vaccine trials conducted on tribal girls.

If quiet internal campaign works, Divya Spandana could be new President of Congress Youth wing

There’s a minister who might need a lesson on deadlines, and another who fears an ‘assassination plot’

Last Laughs: The incomplete electrification of India’s villages and Biplab-nomics

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

The weakening of India’s institutions under Modi was last seen during Indira’s time

A well-ordered society that hopes to do well economically and by its citizens, has to strengthen its foundational institutions.

Remember the Chinese workers who couldn’t go to Pakistan’s brothels? They were deported

Here's what's happening across the border: City courts complex of Karachi caught fire and a local performer from Larkana was shot dead at a wedding by drunk attendees. 

Last Laughs: Salman Khan gets bail, baba ministers & data breaches

The best Indian cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

TalkPoint: Is the act of foregoing 23 days’ salary by NDA MPs politics or sacrifice?

Experts weigh in on the announcement that members of Parliament from the NDA will not be drawing any salaries or allowances for the 23 days on which Parliament did not function.

Data shows Parliament has sunk to a new low as govt and opposition parties slug it out

This is the least productive budget session since 2014, with the Rajya Sabha also witnessing meaningful activity for just 35% of the planned time.

On Camera

Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

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.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

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.