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Sunday, November 9, 2025
TopicRajya Sabha

Topic: Rajya Sabha

A much-awaited cancer ‘miracle’, and the ‘Johnny Depp link’ to resort politics

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

Media baron Kartikeya Sharma files Rajya Sabha nomination from Haryana

Kartikeya is the owner of media firm NewsX and son of former Congress leader Venod Sharma. He has filed his nomination as an independent candidate.

Congress nominates 10 Gandhi loyalists for Rajya Sabha polls, many G-23 leaders given a miss

Few surprise nominations included Congress minority department chief Imran Pratapgarhi getting picked over Ghulam Nabi Azad and Bihar leader Ranjeet Ranjan, who is the wife of Pappu Yadav.

IAS officer’s transfer is not a punishment for all, and Congress’ leaking lifeboat

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

‘It is his right’ — Azam Khan on buzz about SP Rajya Sabha nomination for Kapil Sibal

Rajya Sabha term of Kapil Sibal, who represents Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in court, ends in July. Sibal is known to be among the Congress voices seeking reform in the party.

With 101 seats, BJP hits triple digits in Rajya Sabha for first time in party’s history

BJP won 4 seats in RS polls, becoming the first party to pass 100-seat mark after 1988-90. NDA now has 117 members in 245-member RS, while Congress hit a new low at 29 seats.

Mirabai verses, Tagore & Kishore songs — Rajya Sabha plans musical adieu for retiring members

Performance by 6 MPs will be part of dinner hosted by Vice President Naidu for 72 RS members. While some of them retired in March, 19 will retire in April & rest in coming months till August.

Rajya Sabha discussion on J&K Budget turns into debate on ‘Kashmir Files’, opposition slams BJP

Opposition MPs accused BJP govt of failing to make way for return of Pandits to Kashmir in 7 years in power. Ruling party's MPs also hit back with numerous barbs.

Ex-cricketer Harbhajan Singh, academicians in AAP list of Rajya Sabha candidates from Punjab

Other than the cricketer, the other four candidates are IIT professor Sandeep Pathak, academician Ashok Kumar Mittal, industrialist Sanjiv Arora and young Delhi MLA Raghav Chaddha.

‘Inadvertent release’ during inspection led to missile landing in Pakistan, Rajnath Singh in RS

ThePrint had reported that an unarmed BrahMos supersonic missile was accidentally fired during an inspection at a secret satellite base of the Indian Air Force Wednesday.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.