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Topic: Winter Session

Modi govt convenes all party meeting ahead of Winter Session of Parliament

The Winter session of Parliament will be held between 4 and 22 December, with 15 sittings, during which bills seeking to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act are likely to be taken up for consideration.

Govt convenes all-party meeting on 2 Dec ahead of Parliament’s winter session

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi will hold the meeting which is expected to be attended by senior leaders, including Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Piyush Goyal.

Led by Congress, Opposition boycotts RS proceedings after China border discussion was barred

While Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar repeatedly appealed to the protesting members to take their seats, the unrelenting MPs continued to raise slogans.

Why ‘border’line social distancing won’t cut it & how motormouths are outgunning machine guns

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Who is ‘Pappu’ now – TMC MP Mahua Moitra’s jibe over industrial output & other indicators

Referring to data released by the NSO, Moitra siad that while industrial output shrunk by 4% in October to a 26-month low, the manufacturing sector contracted by 5.6%.

‘Historic parliamentary mandate undone’: Dhankhar’s NJAC jibe at judiciary on Day 1 as RS chair

The Vice-President recalls how apex court struck down law which was meant to reform judicial appointments. He also urges members to uphold decorum in the House.

16 Bills, meet & greet — glimpses from day 1 of Winter Session of Parliament

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar officiated as chairman of Rajya Sabha. The winter session, delayed because of Gujarat polls, will be on till 29 Dec.

PM Modi urges all parliamentarians to ensure greater productivity of winter session

He also noted that disruption denies younger MPs opportunities to learn & urged political parties to allow first time MPs to participate in debates to prepare the next generation in Indian democracy.

Broadcast infra work pending, new Parliament building unlikely to be ready for Winter Session

Modi govt set November deadline for completion of project, coinciding with 75th year of India’s independence. Ukraine war has hit broadcast equipment supply chain, says an official.

Indian Parliament needs to be revamped. How about putting it on the blockchain?

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On Camera

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.