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Saubhadra Chatterji

Saubhadra Chatterji

Saubhadra Chatterji is Deputy Political Editor at the Hindustan Times. He writes on both politics and policies.

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Cong may back amendments to women’s reservation bill

Lok Sabha proceedings underway during the second part of the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi.

Updated on Apr 4, 2026 01:36 IST

Congress may back amendments to women’s reservation bill

Both Houses will meet on April 16 likely for amendments to the women reservation bill.

Updated on Apr 4, 2026 01:35 IST

Budget session to get extension, Oppn wants it after assembly elections

Rajya Sabha proceedings are underway during the budget session of Parliament on Wednesday.

Updated on Apr 2, 2026 03:19 IST

HT interview: Congress is a feeder organisation of BJP, says CPI(M)’s MA Baby

Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary MA Baby addresses a press conference in Kochi, Kerala on Wednesday. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 1, 2026 23:42 IST

India is Naxal-free, says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha; blames Congress

Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in Lok Sabha during the budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday.

Updated on Mar 31, 2026 24:59 IST

Niti Aayog to revamp Aspirational Districts Programme

Niti Aayog to revamp Aspirational Districts Programme

Updated on Mar 30, 2026 24:50 IST

India doesn’t engage in ‘dalali’: EAM on Pak’s negotiator offer

In the all-party meeting chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh, questions were raised on Pakistan and its field marshal Asim Munir positioning as a key negotiator between Iran and the US. Jaishankar, however, sharply hit back at Pakistan, saying, “India doesn’t do dalali like Pakistan.”

Updated on Mar 26, 2026 24:50 IST

Parliament may adjourn early, meet after state elections

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other cabinet ministers in Lok Sabha during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.

Updated on Mar 25, 2026 01:54 IST

Parliamentary committee pushes for ‘real’ Make in India to fix trade deficit

Parliamentary committee pushes for ‘real’ Make in India to fix trade deficit

Updated on Mar 19, 2026 01:10 IST

Success or defeat of no-confidence motion is irrelevant

Congress lawmaker and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi talks to HT about cross voting in RS polls. (File Photo)

Updated on Mar 17, 2026 23:52 IST

Birla to revoke suspension of 8 MPs after pact on adherence of rules

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Updated on Mar 17, 2026 02:40 IST

'Self-perceived' sexual identities not part of new transgender definition bill

Under the new definition, a transgender person means a person with socio-cultural identities such as kinner, hijra, aravani, jogta, or eunuch; a person with specified intersex variations; or a person who at birth has a congenital variation in sex characteristics.

Updated on Mar 14, 2026 03:40 IST

Lok Sabha functions under rules, all MPs equal: Speaker Om Birla

Birla also said that the Chair does not belong to any one individual but is a symbol of the prestige of the House. (ANI photo)

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 08:44 IST

180 MPs sign notice for removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar; set to be tabled in Parl

The Opposition parties will list seven specific charges against Gyanesh Kumar including “partisan and discriminatory conduct in office”, “deliberate obstruction of investigation of electoral fraud” and “mass disenfranchisement through SIR”, according to the leader, a non-Congress MP from the Rajya Sabha.

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 03:41 IST

Govt ‘compromised’, says Rahul; BJP accuses Cong of ‘anarchy’

Govt ‘compromised’, says Rahul; BJP accuses Cong of ‘anarchy’

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 24:56 IST

Kharge urges govt to call all-party meeting over Nari Shakti Act

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 24:58 IST

Amid US-Iran conflict, EAM Jaishankar to brief parliament on West Asia tensions

External affairs minister S Jaishankar will make a statement on the ongoing situation in West Asia and address concerns about safety of Indians living in gulf countries, in Parliament on Monday, when the second half of the budget session will begin.

Updated on Mar 9, 2026 04:22 IST

House to take up no-confidence motion against Birla on Monday

Officials aware of the developments said Speaker Om Birla, who stopped presiding over the House after the motion was moved against him on February 10. (@ombirlakota X)

Updated on Mar 7, 2026 01:02 IST

Singhvi, Himachal district chief among Congress picks

Congress candidates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy file their third set of nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha in Hyderabad on Thursday. (ANI)

Updated on Mar 6, 2026 01:46 IST

Congress names six Rajya Sabha candidates, renominates Singhvi and Netam

Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi addresses the media in New Delhi. (ANI)

Updated on Mar 5, 2026 04:16 IST

Lutyens’s bust to be placed in Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum

The bronze bust of Edwin Lutyens, the British architect who designed some of New Delhi’s most iconic structures including Rashtrapati Bhavan, was removed last week from the central courtyard. (Rashtrapati Bhavan)

Updated on Feb 26, 2026 23:54 IST

JPC to meet non-NDA govts; lawmakers flag ‘flaws’ at meet

The proposed meetings will mark the panel’s first attempt to reach out to the Opposition, which has largely boycotted the panel, objecting to the content of the bill. (Photo for representation)

Updated on Feb 26, 2026 01:17 IST

Panel will meet Opposition governments to review jailed CMs bill amid lapses row

Panel will meet Opposition governments to review jailed CMs bill amid lapses row

Updated on Feb 26, 2026 24:56 IST

Om Birla forms lawmaker groups with 60 nations for Parliament's global outreach

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Updated on Feb 23, 2026 13:15 IST

Congress plans farmers’ stir on US deal in five states and 1 UT

During the discussion on general budget, Gandhi had almost entirely focused on the India-US trade deal and later claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has surrendered and betrayed India’s farmers. (Sansad TV)

Updated on Feb 18, 2026 24:14 IST

Om Birla responds to Opposition's no-confidence motion: 'Examine, expedite'

The letter also refers to recent instances, including Rahul Gandhi not being allowed to complete his speech during the Motion of Thanks discussion and the suspension of eight Opposition MPs.

Updated on Feb 11, 2026 24:33 IST

Opposition submits no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts the proceedings of Lok Sabha during the Parliament Budget Session, in New Delhi.

Updated on Feb 10, 2026 08:29 IST

Congress ups ante in Parliament, considers no-confidence motion against Birla

Opposition leaders said that the notice was signed by 103 MPs. Any no-confidence notice against the speaker requires at least 100 signatures.

Updated on Feb 10, 2026 03:13 IST

Smaller parties eye Budget debate in Lok Sabha as last chance to raise key issues

Smaller parties eye Budget debate in Lok Sabha as last chance to raise key issues

Updated on Feb 6, 2026 02:00 IST

Asked PM Modi to skip Lok Sabha after info on ‘unexpected’ act, says Speaker

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts proceedings in the House during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.

Updated on Feb 6, 2026 01:08 IST

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