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Saturday, March 14, 2026
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Topic: Question Hour

India’s green MPs—5 parliamentarians who fired the most environment questions in Lok Sabha

Meet the MPs who have been at the forefront of raising environmental and climate issues in Parliament over the last decade.

Haryana govt limits ministers’ Question Hour replies to 50 words. Skirting accountability, says Oppn

Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal has issued SOPs to all administrative secretaries of state govt for preparing replies to be given by their respective ministers in assembly.

Opposition protests Question Hour suspension, govt says parties had agreed to it earlier

Opposition says govt trying to strangulate democracy by suspending Question Hour. Rajnath Singh says Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had given consent to it earlier.

News debates turn into daily soaps while India’s Covid tally crosses 4 million

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

Opposition was okay with no Question Hour, can’t record calls to prove it, says minister

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi says Congress leaders in both Houses were ‘on board’ with suspending Question Hour, protested as an afterthought.

‘Shrinking’ of Parliament, and Nirmala Sitharaman’s loan fix for every issue

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

Mahua Moitra’s ‘questioning’ rhyme, Tharoor’s poetic jibe & finance ministry as new ‘rasoda’

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

What is Question Hour, and why opposition MPs want it back in Parliament’s monsoon session

Modi government decided there will be no Question Hour this monsoon session as a part of the changes implemented due to Covid. But MPs say this robs them of their inherent right.

Modi govt climbs down on Question Hour, will allow ‘unstarred questions’ in monsoon session

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi also requests Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman to keep duration of Zero Hour to 30 minutes.

Question Hour suspension is undemocratic. Govt must not give impression it’s running scared

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On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.