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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
TopicWinter Session

Topic: Winter Session

‘Modi Magic’ in Parliament & ‘accountability under drain’

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

143 & counting — Lok Sabha suspends 2 more Opposition MPs over Parliament security breach protests

MPs Thomas Chazhikadan & A.M. Ariff were suspended Wednesday. Oppn is demanding a statement in the House by Home Minister Amit Shah, while govt says detailed probe should suffice.

‘Parliament without Opposition’ Parliament & ‘donate for desh’ campaign

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

49 Lok Sabha MPs suspended for disrupting Parliament proceedings. Tally for both Houses now 141

The MPs suspended on Tuesday include National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah, Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari and Karti Chidambaram and Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav.

92 Oppn MPs suspended in 1 session for disrupting proceedings, a record in parliamentary history

While 33 MPs were suspended Monday in Lower House, 45 faced action in Upper House. In 1989, then govt barred 63 MPs for a week after ruckus over tabling of Thakkar Commission report.

Centre spent over Rs 416 crore of allocated Rs 990 crore on G20 summit, MEA informs Parliament

MoS for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan shares breakdown of expenses for hosting the summit in Delhi, including conferencing, venue charges, website creation and branding.

‘Quiet boy’ from Latur who ‘wanted to join Army’ — who is Parliament security breach accused Amol Shinde

Shinde's parents — 'poor landless labourers' — recall their son's 'sporting achievements', say he was 'dejected... wanted to serve the country' & attended military and police recruitment camps.

Parliament security breach was ‘part of larger conspiracy’, say police. Terror charge invoked

5 arrested booked under UAPA. Police sources say they were 'funded' by 'channel of an organisation' now under probe. Add that they meant to throw pamphlets which said: 'Our PM is missing...'.

‘Alcoholic suspect, battered family’ — old Gurugram house where Parliament breach was planned

Vicky Sharma & his wife were taken into custody from a house owned by his adoptive parents, who live in London. Neighbours say they've been living there for 20 years.

Row over Parliament security lapse: After TMC’s Derek O’Brien, 13 more Opposition MPs suspended

While O'Brien was suspended from Rajya Sabha, 10 Congress MPs, 2 from CPI(M), 1 from DMK and 1 CPI MP were suspended from Lok Sabha for the remainder of the winter session.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

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.