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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicWinter Session

Topic: Winter Session

Haryana govt gave BPL ration cards to 12 lakh families before 2024 polls, only to cancel 11 lakh after

Congress's Bhupinder Singh Hooda says the BJP distributed free ration like election bribes before snatching away the cards from families post its Haryana victory.

Lok Sabha passes VB G RAM G Bill to replace MGNREGS; to guarantee 125 days of employment

Speaking in the House, Agri Minister Shivraj Chouhan defended renaming the bill and accused the opposition of deviating from Gandhi's ideals.

‘PM Modi hacks hearts, not votes,’ Kangana calls Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ allegations baseless

In her Lok Sabha address, Kangana apologised to the Russian model whose picture Rahul Gandhi alleged was used in place of another voter in Haryana during state assembly elections.

‘PM, home minister follow RSS ideology’: Amit Shah hits back at Rahul’s ‘institutional capture’ charge

Oppn MPs staged a walkout during Amit Shah’s address on election reforms in Lok Sabha after he accused them of wanting to keep 'illegal immigrants' on voter rolls.

SIR a ‘backdoor NRC’ meant to disenfranchise people in name of religion—Owaisi in Lok Sabha

Speaking in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on election reforms, AIMIM chief Owaisi says the ECI is not a body empowered to concern itself about citizenship.

Modi may host special dinner for NDA MPs on 11 Dec to streamline strategy for Winter Session

The discussions may also include preparatory strategies for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Assam.

With WB poll in mind, BJP committing ‘sin’ of turning Vande Mataram into subject of dispute—Priyanka

In her speech in Lok Sabha, Priyanka Gandhi accused PM Modi of cherry-picking facts to suit his narrative. ‘It is an open assault on constituent assembly and Constitution.'

Sitharaman to table Health & National Security Cess Bill in Lok Sabha, pan masala to face 40% levy

In Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal is likely to move a motion for election of a member to the Rubber Board, while L Murgan will make a statement regarding govt business for next week.

Nirmala Sitharaman likely to table Central Excise (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha today

The Bill aims to raise excise duties and cess on tobacco products, with an amendment to the Central Excise Act, 1944.

Parliament Winter Session: Speaker Om Birla summons Opposition MPs after SIR protests & early adjournment

The Lok Sabha witnessed only 15 minutes of legislative business, as Opposition sloganeering and protests forced the House to be adjourned till noon during the Question Hour.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.