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TopicRajya Sabha chairman

Topic: Rajya Sabha chairman

INDIA bloc’s notice to remove Rajya Sabha chairman Dhankhar a 1st for Parliament. What happens next

In notice to remove Dhankhar as V-P, INDIA bloc accuses him of ‘unfairly using privilege motions to silence Oppn’ & acting as ‘impassioned spokesperson of Modi govt’s policies,’ it is learnt.

‘Disturbance as strategy’ threatens democracy—Dhankhar to Parliament in Constitution Day speech

At joint sitting of Parliament, the Vice President also invoked Ambedkar, who had questioned whether Indians would place the country 'above their creed' or vice versa.

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.

First Parliament session in Modi 3.0 ends on bitter note as Oppn walks out of RS during PM’s address

Mallikarjun Kharge requested Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to allow him to intervene during PM Modi’s speech, but was not allowed. Hence, the Opposition walked out.

Get over the idea that a Speaker is above party politics—Parliament to Maharashtra assembly

The suspension of 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs in 2021 was as unjustified as the suspension of 141 opposition MPs now. The existence of the Speaker's power under the Lok Sabha rules does not guarantee the constitutionality of their exercise.

Make news till you fake it & how to bowl yourself over

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

Harivansh need not quit as Rajya Sabha dy chair, says JD(U) as Bihar switch alters House equations

Speculation about his fate had been rife, especially given that the Rajya Sabha numbers have become a little more evenly stacked ever since Nitish Kumar's exit from the NDA.

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A ship attack has shaken Asia’s faith in the US

Why should the US care? Because in the end, as its wrangle with Britain this week should have reminded them, America still needs bases, friendly ports, & overfly rights.

Amid the new war in Middle East, ‘God’ surfaces in oil and commodities contracts

Multiple companies have invoked the principle of ‘force majeure’, which lets a party off the hook in case of unforeseen ‘acts of God’, to avoid penalties.

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

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.