Parliament Monsoon Session Ends:- Parliament’s Monsoon Session concluded on Thursday after 19 sittings over 25 days, with both Houses passing 12 Bills across areas including public examinations, national honour, birth and death registration, banking records, MSMEs, taxation, tribunals, mining and cooperative development. However, repeated disruptions and low productivity limited the time available for substantive debate.
टैग: Politics
Om Birla’s Emotional Appeal to Opposition: “Let the House Function”
NEW DELHI, India — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla made an emotional appeal to political parties on Monday, August 10, urging floor leaders to cooperate in restoring the functioning of Parliament amid repeated disruptions during the Monsoon Session. Birla called for Question Hour, discussion on key Bills and meaningful debate on issues affecting the public.
Taylor Swift Songs Removed From Trump Posts After White House Music Use
WASHINGTON — Several Taylor Swift songs have been removed from social media videos posted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign and the White House after the administration and campaign used music by the pop superstar in multiple posts over the past several months.
Parliament Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha Passes MSME Amendment Bill as Both Houses Adjourn Amid Opposition Protests
Parliament Monsoon Session: Proceedings in both Houses of Parliament were disrupted on Friday as opposition members continued demanding a statement from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the police action against protesters on July 20. Amid repeated sloganeering and protests, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day, while the Lok Sabha completed legislative business by passing the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
Senate Committee Votes to Hold Anthony Fauci in Contempt of Congress After He Invokes Fifth Amendment
Republicans on the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted on Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a contentious hearing held last week. The resolution passed by an 8-5 party-line vote, escalating a long-running political dispute over Fauci’s role during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tehseen Poonawalla Claims House Arrest Ahead of Hunger Strike Over E20 Petrol Policy
Political analyst and consultant Tehseen Poonawalla on Saturday claimed that he was placed under house arrest by the Delhi Police ahead of his proposed protest march and hunger strike against the Centre’s E20 petrol policy. According to Poonawalla, police personnel were deployed outside his residence before he could leave for Gandhi Smriti in Delhi, where he had planned to hold a silent demonstration against the ethanol-blended fuel programme.