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New Delhi, April 3 – The Congress intensified its criticism of the Centre on Friday over the proposed three-day special session of Parliament from April 16 to 18, alleging that the government's motives behind bringing amendments to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women's Reservation Bill) are...

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...

New Delhi, April 2 Amid indications that the government may introduce a bill to increase seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies to implement reservation for women, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that the House would meet again soon to...

New Delhi, April 2 – The Rajya Sabha witnessed a heated debate on Thursday as the government pushed forward key legislative business, drawing strong criticism from the Congress party, who argued that the ruling dispensation was prioritizing political gains over proper parliamentary procedure...

New Delhi, April 1 The Budget session of Parliament is unlikely to be adjourned sine die on Thursday as the government is planning to summon it again for two-three days in the third week of April to bring a bill to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816 so that 273 of them could be...

New Delhi, April 1 – The Congress party expressed concerns on Wednesday about a proposed bill to increase the size of the Lok Sabha, arguing that it could exacerbate the existing disparities between northern and southern states and put the latter at a political disadvantage.Senior Congress...

New Delhi, March 24 The government's plan to implement the women's reservation law by increasing the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816 from the present 543 may require creating new constituencies from the existing ones, sources said on Tuesday.To implement the women's quota law even before 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 On Tuesday, female MPs welcomed the Centre's plans to introduce legislation to implement the women's reservation law during the ongoing Parliament session, saying this move would further strengthen women's participation in governance.JD(U) MP Lovely Anand termed it a...

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...

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...

New Delhi, March 17 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has told Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju that a meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, should be convened at the earliest to discuss the "modalities and roadmap for the implementation" of the Women's Reservation...

In Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), until Article 370 remained in force, whether or not the discrimination against women regarding property ownership and other rights was intentional or unintentional, the undeniable fact is that gender discrimination was present and encouraged.Prior to the abrogation...

New Delhi, March 8 – The two-day National Convention, "Nari to Narayani," held on the occasion of International Women's Day, is a commendable initiative to empower women, said S. Mahesh, a professional Kalari practitioner who participated in the two-day event. The convention, which also...

New Delhi, March 8 India granted women universal suffrage at the time of Independence in 1947, a step that came much earlier compared to many of the world’s oldest democracies, where women had to struggle for decades to secure voting rights. This historical milestone was highlighted in a video...

Hyderabad, March 6 BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj said on Friday that the younger generation should take an interest in politics instead of viewing it as a "dirty game".Swaraj, who spoke at an event organized here by Telangana BJP's Mahila Morcha to celebrate International Women's Day, also said that...