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Chennai, April 11 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has strongly criticised the Centre over the women's reservation and accused it of trying to use it as a "weapon" to tackle the opposition before undertaking the delimitation exercise based on population."The Union government is not...

Bengaluru, April 11 Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Saturday criticised the Congress, accusing it of viewing national progress through a narrow "election-centric" lens.This criticism comes after the Congress criticised the BJP-led Centre's move to amend the women's reservation law and its...

New Delhi, Apr 10 The Congress on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of playing politics over the women's reservation law and asserted that the proposed delimitation exercise linked to it was "unconstitutional" and could have "grave consequences," warranting thorough deliberation after...

New Delhi, April 10 The Congress Working Committee met here on Friday to discuss the government's move to amend the law on women's reservations, the proposed delimitation exercise, and the conflict in West Asia.The meeting, chaired by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, was attended by former...

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...

Chennai, April 9 DMK leader Kanimozhi Somu has described the Women's Reservation Bill as a "political gimmick" and said that the late-night sessions were "merely a spectacle."She stated that the BJP can never gain power in Tamil Nadu as long as the Dravidian ideology remains the state's...

New Delhi, April 8 The Union Cabinet is believed to have cleared draft bills on Wednesday that aim to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the 2029 parliamentary elections and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816, with 273 reserved for women.Sources familiar with the...

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...

New Delhi, April 6 The Congress on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the proposal to amend the women's quota law as a poll issue and asserted that the people in the four states and one Union Territory going to polls will give him a "resounding reply and decisively reject the...

While the Modi government carried out "Operation Sindoor" in Pakistan, the Congress continued to "align with" the neighboring country.Addressing an election rally in Assam's Barpeta district, he also accused the opposition party of having a short-sighted view on development, while asserting...

Patna, April 5 AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday criticised West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for the "unsatisfactory" representation of Muslims in the government sector in the state, and questioned their socio-economic conditions during the TMC rule.He also said that Muslims in some parts...

New Delhi, April 5 The Congress launched a scathing attack on the Modi government on Sunday over its delimitation proposal related to the implementation of the women's reservation law, saying it will benefit larger and populous states more and is nothing but a "weapon of mass distraction".The...

On Sunday, the Congress launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the proposal to increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha, arguing that it would primarily benefit larger and more populous states and is essentially a "Weapon of Mass Distraction (WMD)".The opposition...

New Delhi, April 3 As the Parliament is set to meet again to pass bills to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816 so that the women's reservation law can be implemented at the earliest, TMC leader Derek O'Brien questioned the absence of the proposed legislation's draft.In a...

Bagalkote (Karnataka), April 3 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the BJP on Friday of adopting a "double standard" by bringing expelled MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal to campaign for the assembly by-elections.Yatnal has been extensively campaigning in Bagalkote for BJP candidate...

Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 3 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that the BJP is not the ruling party of the Congress and launched a strong attack on the BJP and Union Minister of State V. Somanna.Speaking to the media during his visit to Bagalkot to campaign for the Congress...

New Delhi, April 3 – The Congress on Friday accused the government of calling a "special session" of Parliament to pass bills related to amending the women’s quota law and delimitation, allegedly to gain political advantage in the upcoming elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The Congress...

New Delhi, April 3 The Congress on Friday alleged that the government has called a "special session" to pass bills related to amending the women's quota law and delimitation in order to "gain political advantage" in the upcoming elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, which it claims is a...

New Delhi, Apr 3 The Congress on Friday alleged that the government has called a "special session" to pass bills related to the women's quota law and delimitation to "gain political advantage" in the West Bengal and Tamil Nadu elections, which is a "gross violation" of the model code of conduct...

New Delhi, April 2 – The Budget Session of Parliament will reconvene on April 16 after a brief recess to pass bills to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816, aiming to implement the women's reservation law at the earliest, amid the upcoming elections.While the government is...