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Latest ReportParliament Monsoon Session 2026: Deadlock, NCPI Row and What Survives After Pradhan

Parliament Monsoon Session 2026: Deadlock, NCPI Row and What Survives After Pradhan

Parliament's Monsoon Session 2026 opened on July 20 already fractured over the government's recognition of the NCPI, a new outfit formed by 20 rebel Trinamool MPs, and was then dominated for days by the Opposition's demand for Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over the NEET-UG paper leak. With Pradhan gone, an Income Tax Amendment Bill, a Supreme Court judges law and a politically explosive delimitation proposal are still waiting to be taken up.

By Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 26, 2026

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Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 24, 2026

Parliament Erupts Over NEET Paper Leak and Police Crackdown

Parliament Erupts Over NEET Paper Leak and Police Crackdown

The NEET paper leak and police crackdown dominated the Monsoon Session, with both Houses of Parliament witnessing disruption on July 22.

Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 24, 2026

PM's Midnight Video: New Anti-Paper-Leak Bill and Fast-Track Courts Announced

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces new anti-paper-leak bill and fast-track courts to tackle exam paper leaks amid ongoing protests.

Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 24, 2026

NEET-UG 2026 Paper Leak: How Nationwide Student Protests Erupted and Spread Across India

NEET-UG 2026 Paper Leak: How Nationwide Student Protests Erupted and Spread Across India

The NEET-UG 2026 paper leak has sparked nationwide student protests, with demonstrators demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation

Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 24, 2026

NEET-UG Paper Leak 2026: Opposition Demands Dharmendra Pradhan's Resignation

NEET-UG Paper Leak 2026: Opposition Demands Dharmendra Pradhan's Resignation

For more than six weeks the Opposition has demanded Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over the NEET-UG paper leak. A Gen Z-led protest and a hunger strike have widened it from a Parliament issue into a street movement.

Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 18, 2026

Parliament Monsoon Session 2026 Begins July 20: Income Tax Bill and Delimitation Row

Parliament Monsoon Session 2026 Begins July 20: Income Tax Bill and Delimitation Row

The Monsoon Session running July 20 to August 13 sets up a confrontation over the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, a Supreme Court judges law, and the still-unlisted but politically explosive delimitation and One Nation One Election proposals.

Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 18, 2026

Monsoon Session to Open July 20 Amid Bill Showdown

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Parliament's Monsoon Session is scheduled from July 20 to August 13, 2026, with the government set to renew its push for constitutional amendments on delimitation and women's reservation. The NDA needs a two-thirds majority and is courting regional parties.

Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 16, 2026

NCP (SP) to Back Delimitation, Women's Quota Bills

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The Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) is reported set to support the government's delimitation and women's reservation bills in the Monsoon Session despite not being part of the NDA, a move that complicates INDIA bloc unity and could sway the numbers.

Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 16, 2026

Sena (UBT) MPs' Switch Tests Anti-Defection Law

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Six Lok Sabha MPs who broke from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) to join the Eknath Shinde-led faction have renewed scrutiny of the anti-defection law, with a Speaker's decision expected before the Monsoon Session.

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