India Observers

 The Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Parliament of India, commenced its session with a series of significant discussions and heated debates. Economic Survey Presentation: The session began with the government presenting a comprehensive Economic Survey, detailing the current performance and future prospects of the Indian economy. This extensive report offers a critical assessment of the economic landscape, providing valuable insights into potential developments for the coming year. Exam Paper Leak Controversy: The session quickly heated up when several Members of Parliament voiced their outrage over the alleged leak of exam papers for a major medical examination. They argued vehemently that the leak provided an unfair advantage to some students, compromising the integrity of the examination process and disadvantaging honest candidates. This issue drew significant attention and calls for immediate corrective measures. Olympic Games Preparation Debate: Another notable discussion ...

  In a major development in the Indian political landscape, the Election Commission (EC) has stripped the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and Communist Party of India (CPI) of their national party status. The EC's order came after a review of their performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and subsequent state assembly polls. According to the EC's guidelines, a political party needs to either win 2% of seats in the Lok Sabha from at least three different states in the latest general election or win at least 6% of the total valid votes in at least four different states in the latest state assembly polls to be recognized as a national party. However, the TMC, NCP, and CPI failed to meet these criteria, leading to the loss of their national party status. The TMC, which is the ruling party in West Bengal , won 22 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections but failed to win any seats in the other states. The NCP won only 5 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra and...