Unparliamentary Tactics
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Parliament just passed critical changes in voting laws – without taking a proper vote itself
India is a Parliamentary democracy. But what does that phrase mean if Parliament itself does not function?
Shoaib Daniyal
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Has the Parliamentary check on the executive practically ended in India?
The recently concluded moonsoon session of Parliament presented a troubling picture about the health of Indian democracy.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Dubious voice vote to pass critical farm bills severely dents Indian democracy
A voice vote would be acceptable if there was a near-consensus. But for the controversial farm bills, the Rajya Sabha should have voted using a division.
Shoaib Daniyal
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‘They are Brahmins...have good values’: BJP MLA defends release of Bilkis Bano case convicts
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Gujarat ignored trial court’s opinion as board with five BJP members set Bilkis Bano convicts free
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Subhas Chandra Bose and Emilie Schenkl: A marriage that defied the Third Reich
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An 18th-century letter to Bombay shows what it was like to be in service of the East India Company
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On Rohingya refugees, AAP competes with the BJP in communal rhetoric
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Aadhaar judgment: Why the Supreme Court has once again opened up the ‘money bill’ question
How far can a government go in trying to avoid legislative scrutiny from the Rajya Sabha?
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Britain suspending its parliament for Brexit caused alarm. Could something similar happen in India?
Actually, it happens all the time in India. But it’s so common, very few people realise how it weakens democracy.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Explainer: How the government makes new laws less robust by bypassing parliamentary panels
Sixteen bills were passed in the current session. None of them were sent to parliamentary committees for scrutiny.
Vijayta Lalwani
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'Never gonna give you up': British musician Rick Astley recreates his 1987 hit for insurance ad
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Caught on live TV: Man steals beachgoer’s bag in Barcelona, arrested later
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Watch: Elephant returns a child’s shoe that fell into its zoo enclosure
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Caught on camera: Criminals rob Rs 6 lakh at gunpoint from Prayagraj shop with people inside
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‘Looks like fried rice’: Comedian Saloni Gaur’s mother, grandmother roast her in spoof on complexion