Opposition to move a No Confidence Motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla?

Opposition parties plan to move a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in the Budget Session's second phase, requiring 20 days' notice under parliamentary rules. Sources cite key grievances: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi denied speaking rights, especially on ex-Army Chief Naravane's memoir; women MPs wrongly named by the Chair for alleged PM attack plots; favoritism toward Treasury Bench MPs like Nishikant Dubey; and suspension of 8 opposition MPs for the entire session.This escalates after INDIA bloc meetings with Gandhi and Kharge, amid House disruptions wasting 19 hours. Congress women MPs protested Birla's "baseless" claims, calling for space in debates. Though NDA holds majority, the motion aims to spotlight alleged bias, echoing past tensions.

Women Parliamentarians to form a focus group for speeding up implementation on Women's reservation?

Women Parliamentarians from diverse parties are reportedly forming a cross-party focus group near Parliament to urge the government for swift 1/3rd reservation implementation in the upcoming Lok Sabha term. This push aligns with the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (2023), reserving one-third seats for women post-delimitation, targeted for 2029 elections. Delays tied to census and delimitation have fueled bipartisan urgency, aiming to boost women's representation beyond the current 15%. The group seeks to pressure timelines amid southern states' concerns over seat redistribution. Such unity could accelerate policy, echoing local-body quota successes.

UK PM won't resign

UK PM  Keir Starmer insisted he would not "walk away"  after a prominent ally demanded the prime minister to quit for embroiling the British government in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal."After having fought so hard for the chance to change our country, I'm not prepared to walk away from my mandate and my responsibility," Starmer told Labour MPs at a crunch meeting in London on Monday.