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Chennai, March 25 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has urged the Centre to convene a special session of Parliament in June to enact constitutional amendments for delimitation, increasing the number of seats, and guaranteeing that the current representation of states would continue for the...

Chennai, March 24 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday appealed to the Centre to convene a special session of Parliament in June to pass constitutional amendments for delimitation, increasing the number of seats, and ensuring that the current representation of states continues for the...

New Delhi, March 24 The government is unlikely to immediately introduce a bill to increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha to 816, so that 273 of them could be reserved for women in the ongoing parliamentary session. This session may be adjourned early, but will not be prorogued to keep the...

New Delhi, March 24 CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby called for wider consultations on the Centre's plan to implement the women's reservation law before delimitation and demanded that a meeting be convened, presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to discuss the proposal.Speaking to

New Delhi, March 23 The government is "willing" to bring two bills during the ongoing Parliament session to ensure that the law reserving seats for women is implemented before the completion of the delimitation exercise for Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies, sources said on Monday.Union...

New Delhi, March 23 The government is "willing" to bring two bills in the ongoing Budget session of Parliament to ensure that the law reserving seats for women is implemented even before the completion of the delimitation exercise for Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies, sources said on...

Jaipur, March 23 The Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee announced a 30-day statewide organizational drive, starting April 1, under which ward and gram panchayat-level units will be strengthened and new office-bearers appointed.Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra said that...

Gangtok, March 23 – The Sikkim State Election Commission announced on Monday that elections to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will be held on April 24, with polling scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Counting of votes and announcement of results will take place on April 25, while the term of the...

Patna, March 21 – Deepak Prakash, the Minister of Panchayati Raj in the Nitish Kumar government, made it clear on Saturday that the Panchayat elections in Bihar will be held on schedule, with no changes to the delimitation process.The minister emphasized that elections for the posts of Pramukh...

Kolkata, March 20 Alleging that an "unofficial President's Rule" has been imposed in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that people's citizenship could be "taken away" in the name of NRC and Census after the assembly elections in the state.Addressing reporters while...

Kolkata, March 20 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that the Centre is planning to "take away people's citizenship" in the name of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Census after the upcoming state assembly elections.Addressing a press conference during...

New Delhi, March 17 – Leaders from across the political spectrum voiced differing views on the implementation of the Women's Reservation Act on Tuesday, with several demanding its early rollout while others criticised the Union government for alleged delays in bringing it into effect.Union...

Kolkata, March 17 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the Election Commission, alleging that it was acting on behalf of the BJP and warned that both the poll panel and the saffron party would be responsible if any incident occurs during the election period.Addressing...

Jammu, March 17: The Jammu & Kashmir unit of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) strongly opposed the proposed panchayat elections in the region on Tuesday, urging the administration to first conduct a fresh census and carry out transparent delimitation before proceeding with the polls.At a...

New Delhi, March 13 The Congress has communicated to the government to call an all-party meeting to discuss any changes in the Women's Reservation Act and asserted that it should not indulge in "divide and rule" politics.The government is reportedly exploring the possibility of implementing...

New Delhi, March 10 The government is reportedly exploring the possibility of implementing the Women's Reservation Act even before the completion of the post-census delimitation exercise for Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies.Sources aware of the development told

Chennai, March 3 Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday thanked his Karnataka counterpart Siddaramaiah for his warm response to Tamil Nadu's initiative on improving relations between the Union and states.In a social media post, Stalin said he deeply appreciated Siddaramaiah's "thoughtful...

Pauri (Uttarakhand), February 28 BJP MP Anil Baluni visited Dhoor, a "ghost village" in his Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency in Uttarakhand, on Saturday, and celebrated Holi with a few families still living there. They were joined by many former residents who returned from distant cities on the...

Chennai, February 23 The high-level committee on Union-State relations, headed by Justice Kurian Joseph, met in Delhi to discuss Part II of the report, as well as the possibility of publishing Hindi and other Indian language versions of the first part of the report, which was presented in the...

Chennai, February 18 The high-level committee on Union-State relations, headed by Justice Kurian Joseph, has recommended that governors should be appointed based on the names approved by the state legislative assembly.In its report, presented in the Assembly by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K...