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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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Topic: Rajya Sabha

SC to hear impeachment plea against CJI Tuesday, Misra himself picks five-judge bench

The petition was made in the court of Justice Chelameswar, but as master of the roster, CJI has picked justices Bobde, Sikri, Ramana, Mishra and Goel to hear it.

Plugged-In: Impeachment motion rejected, Manu Sharma’s fate, and AFSPA curtailed

The only thing that got impeached was the motion itself, as Rajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu rejected the petition submitted by seven opposition parties seeking CJI Dipak Misra's impeachment

Law empowers Naidu to reject impeachment motion, says former law secretary who advised him

His statement came as the Vice-President’s order was criticised for being partisan on account of its strong language.

What happens next: Seven things that may follow Congress’ move to impeach CJI Dipak Misra

ThePrint analyses the various scenarios in the aftermath of the historic move to initiate an impeachment motion against the Chief Justice of India.

Opposition may submit impeachment motion against CJI Misra to Rajya Sabha Chairman today

While the motion is unlikely to be passed in either house, if Chairman Venkaiah Naidu accepts it, many feel the CJI’s position will become untenable.

Opposition is seeking CJI Dipak Misra’s impeachment, but no one really knows how it’s done

A judge of the Supreme Court or the high court can only be removed from the post through impeachment in Parliament.

PM Modi’s model village scheme gets big thumbs down from most MPs

416 Lok Sabha MPs and 214 Rajya Sabha MPs haven’t adopted a village under the third phase of the scheme, which was to be implemented by 2019.

Last Laughs: ‘Jugaad’ quotient, BJP’s premature celebrations, and criminal politicians

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

The reclusive pharma billionaire & globetrotter who has never lost a Rajya Sabha poll

'King' Mahendra, 78, is worth Rs 4,000 cr & has been Rajya Sabha member since 1985. It's his wealth & not legislative abilities that draws all parties to him.

Last Laughs: Some not so ‘Achhe Din’, Rajya Sabha polls & Facebook’s leak button

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

On Camera

No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.