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Parliament clears bill to raise Supreme Court judge strength to 38

Parliament approved the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026. This legislation increases the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 34 to 38. The bill replaces a May 2026 ordinance which had already expanded the judicial strength. MPs also urged the government to improve the apex court's infrastructure.

The Economic Times

BJD, BJP exchange barbs over implementation of their flagship health schemes

BJD and BJP clash over health schemes in Odisha, with BSKY and Ayushman Bharat at the center.

The Hindu

BJD accuses the BJP of misusing ECI platform to issue threats to government officers

BJD accuses BJP of misusing ECI platform to threaten government officials in Odisha during 2024 elections.

The Hindu

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BJP struggling to find candidates for all 147 Assembly seats, ridicules BJD

The Biju Janata Dal took a potshot at the Bharatiya Janata Party, suggesting that the latter was struggling to find candidates for all 147 Assembly seats

The Hindu

BJP, BJD to go solo in Odisha as talks fail

BJP to contest Odisha elections solo, aiming for development under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

The Hindu

High productivity in both houses with three bills passed in each

The Hindu

BJD takes shots at Chhattisgarh Governor for his comments on Odisha affairs

BJD criticizes Chhattisgarh Governor for making remarks that could diminish respect for his office. Urges him to uphold dignity of Governorship and stay non-political. Criticizes him for expressing views on Odisha matters, like tribal land transfer, & for trying to find political relevance for his son.

The Hindu

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AAP MP Raghav Chadha suspended from Rajya Sabha over ‘breach of privilege’

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha was suspended on Friday from the Rajya Sabha for “breach of privilege” after complaints of ‘fraud’. Read further on Dynamite News.

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Complaint against Raghav Chadha now with RS Privileges Committee

In the latest case, MPs Sasmit Patra, S Phangnon Konyak, M. Thambidurai and Narhari Amin alleged breach of privilege by AAP MP Raghav Chadha for including their names without “for inter-alia including their names without their consent, in violation of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business, in a…

The Hindu

No informal channels of communication between Opposition, treasury benches: BJD

BJD MP Patra calls for better floor management in Parliament to bridge communication divide between government and opposition parties must socialize and work out terms for stuck legislation. BJD wants discussion on Manipur issue without walking into binaries.

The Hindu

BJD will take part in inauguration of new Parliament building

Despite the massive furore over the exclusion of President Droupadi Murmu from the inauguration of the new Parliament Building on May 28, the Biju Janata Dal said it had decided to take part in the opening.

The Hindu

Winter session: Government eyes 16 bills, seeks opposition cooperation

NEW DELHI: On the eve of the winter session of Parliament, deputy leader of BJP in Lok Sabha Rajnath Singh sought cooperation from the Opposition for smooth conduct of proceedings even as leaders of various parties said they would seek discussions on issues like unemployment, inflation, border situation with China…

The Times of India

BJD to win all four Rajya Sabha seats unopposed in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR: All the four BJD nominees, who filed their nomination papers on Tuesday, are set to win the seats unopposed as no opposition parties fielded any candidate due to lack of numbers.

The Times of India

BJD announces four Rajya Sabha candidates, chooses tribal leader over royals in western Odisha

The outgoing MPs are N. Bhaskar Rao, Prasanna Acharya, Sasmit Patra and Subash Singh. Patra has been renominated by the party

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