P RAMAMURTI
Why is Joe Biden angry? White House staff fear briefing him on key issues
It has been reported that President Biden is angry and has been taking it out on his staff who are scared of earning his displeasure. White House has dismissed these news reports.
All no-confidence motions defeated or inconclusive in past, govts fell thrice on confidence motions
A no-confidence motion is a formal proposal moved by a member against the government in Lok Sabha under Rule 198 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha. According to data compiled by PRS Legislative Research, the highest number of no-confidence motions - 15 - in the history of independent India was moved against governments led by Indira Gandhi.
Will be grossly misunderstood if I offer coffee to a political rival: Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman also made references to Vaghul's frequent run-ins with the political executive, saying that wielding of power by a person or those around him can make or break a career. The finance minister also said that for forty years, each government competed with the previous one for showing that they are more socialist than the dispensation that preceded it.
Chief Justice Ramana makes a point
Both refusal to debate in Parliament matters vital to democratic engagement and obstruction of parliamentary functioning are dysfunctional, and must cease. Indian democracy deserves better.
IIT-Madras project to supply low-power DC may end outages
IIT-M has developed a method that will let electricity boards provide a small amount of uninterrupted power to every house in the country.
