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Kolkata, April 11 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the BJP tried to get her candidature from the Bhabanipur seat in south Kolkata cancelled by attempting to file two false cases against her, but the bid was foiled by TMC workers and the public.Banerjee, while...

New Delhi, April 11 Ahead of the special three-day Parliament session, when the women's reservation law is expected to be amended, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Saturday that the proposed amendments should not be a political tool that undermines federalism and vitiates the vitality of...

New Delhi, April 10 Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday alleged that the Narendra Modi government's proposed delimitation exercise related to the implementation of the women's reservation law would have "serious consequences" and warrants thorough deliberation.Kharge said his party...

New Delhi, April 10 The Congress said on Friday that it will call a meeting of opposition parties to devise a joint strategy ahead of the parliamentary session, during which the government is set to amend the law on women's reservation and increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha and state...

New Delhi, April 10 Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday alleged that the Narendra Modi government's proposed move to amend the women's reservation law and increase the number of seats in Parliament would amount to a violation of the Model Code of Conduct, which would have "grave...

New Delhi, April 10 BJP national president Nitin Nabina held a meeting here on Friday with the party's state unit presidents and other key office bearers to discuss a plan for public outreach regarding the proposed amendments to the Women's Reservation Act.The meeting took place ahead of the...

New Delhi, April 10 Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said on Friday that the Modi government's proposed delimitation exercise to implement the women's quota law would have "grave consequences" and warrants thorough deliberation, asserting that his party would formulate a collective strategy...

Colombo, April 10 Council elections in Sri Lanka's nine provinces, which have been pending since 2014, are expected to be further delayed as a cross-party select committee has requested clarification from the legal department on the difficulties in holding the elections, it was announced on...

New Delhi, April 10 The CPI(M) said on Friday that the Centre should hold wider consultations on the proposed legislation for women's reservation in legislative bodies and the related delimitation exercise, which will increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816, with 273 reserved for women...

New Delhi, April 10 The Congress on Friday alleged that the Modi government's "U-turn" on the implementation of the women's reservation law is aimed at covering up his “monumental failures” in governance and "severe setbacks" to foreign policy.The opposition party claimed that the PM owes an...

New Delhi, April 10 The Congress on Friday alleged that the Modi government's "U-turn" on the implementation of the women's reservation law is aimed at covering up his "monumental failures" in governance and "severe setbacks" to foreign policy.The opposition party claimed that the PM owes an...

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the proposed amendments to the Women's Reservation Act are not just a legislative exercise, but a reflection of the aspirations of crores of women across India, urging all MPs to come together to support this significant move.In a signed...

New Delhi, April 9 The Congress will hold a meeting of its working committee on Friday, where the party's top leadership is expected to discuss the government's move to amend the law on women's reservation, the proposed delimitation exercise, and the conflict in West Asia, sources said.The...

Chennai, April 9 – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, has strongly criticised the Centre’s proposed delimitation exercise, calling it not a genuine reform but an attempt to consolidate political power. He also criticised the Centre for linking women’s reservation with the delimitation...

New Delhi, April 8 The Union Cabinet is believed to have cleared the draft bill for amendments to the Women's Reservation Act on Wednesday, which will ensure an increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816, with 273 reserved for women, and its implementation in the 2029 general elections...

Kolkata, April 8 "At times, I feel like starting to practice law again," West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday, targeting the BJP and the election panel over large-scale deletions of names from voter rolls under the SIR, while asserting that the TMC would move court over...

Chennai, April 8 AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday criticised the Stalin-led government, calling it a "failed model" that could not deliver on its promises of filling government vacancies, providing jobs to youth, or even preventing massive flooding in Chennai during the monsoon...

New Delhi, April 8 Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi said on Wednesday that the proposed amendment to the women's reservation law would mark the beginning of a "golden era" of women-led development in the country.In a post on X, Devi said that women's participation in...

Chennai, April 8 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Wednesday that the southern states were demanding a fair delimitation, and that the state would not accept any decision taken by the Centre on the matter without its consent.He cautioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to "turn a...

Kolkata, April 8 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday criticized the BJP and the Election Commission over the deletion of voters' names during the SIR exercise and said her party would move a court again to resist the removal of electors from the electoral rolls.Her comments...