TopicWinter Session

Topic: Winter Session

The 2019 Winter Session began 18 November and concludes on 13 December.

Modi govt is sure of its Rajya Sabha numbers again, will table citizenship bill on Monday

Shanker Arnimesh - December 7, 2019

The bill, which was approved by cabinet on 4 December, seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Cabinet approves exchange traded fund for bonds in bid to raise funds for PSUs

PTI - December 4, 2019

Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund would be the first corporate bond ETF in the country.

Rajnath raises issue of absentee MPs in Parliament as govt prepares to table citizenship bill

PTI - December 3, 2019

Defence Minister Singh said Prime Minister Modi was dissatisfied with MPs being absent, and instructed they be present when Amit Shah tables the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

Siddha treatment getting popular, Tamil Nadu institute saw 2,000 patients per day in 2018-19

Himani Chandna - November 29, 2019

Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Naik, told Lok Sabha that Tamil Nadu’s National Institute of Siddha treated over 7.8 lakh patients in its OPD in 2018-19.

As SPG Bill comes up for debate, BJP MP gets lesson in ‘nationalism’ from Speaker Om Birla

ThePrint Team - November 27, 2019

Snippets from beyond the headlines on Day 8 of Parliament’s winter session.

In pictures: When Parliament turned yellow this winter session

ThePrint Team - November 21, 2019

The day's business in Parliament included discussions on electoral bonds, air pollution and the surrogacy bill.

Only 4 out of 82 secretaries working in Modi govt are from SC/ST communities

Sanya Dhingra - November 21, 2019

Minister of State for the Department of Personnel and Training Jitendra Singh gave the information in the Rajya Sabha Thursday.

‘Unscientific & regressive’ — why transgenders bill tabled in Rajya Sabha is contentious

Revathi Krishnan - November 21, 2019

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 was tabled in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday, three months after the Lok Sabha cleared it.

Times Now debates #PollutionPeDhokha & a poetry war on Maharashtra on ABP News

Rachel John - November 20, 2019

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No SPG cover, Sonia Gandhi now enters Parliament just like any other MP

ThePrint Team - November 19, 2019

Snippets from beyond the headlines on Day 2 of Parliament’s winter session.

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Opinion

I finally got to say goodbye to Zubeen Garg. ‘Roi Roi Binale’ left me in tears

Tina Das - November 2, 2025

I wasn't home when others could pay their respects to the singer or catch a last glimpse. The movie was my way of accessing him one final time.

Why fruity men are winning hearts on dating apps—it’s survival of the softest

November 2, 2025

Organ donation does not end with surgery. India must help recipients, donors survive

November 2, 2025

Economy

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

Udit Bubna - October 30, 2025

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Defence

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

Snehesh Alex Philip - October 31, 2025

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

National Interest

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

Shekhar Gupta - November 1, 2025

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.