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New Delhi, April 11 – It was a brief, cordial exchange, unlike those witnessed when the House is in session. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, met in the Parliament complex on Saturday.A viral online video showed the leaders sharing a...

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...

Today, the nation pays tribute to social reformer and activist Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on his birth anniversary. Born on this day in 1827, Mahatma Phule, along with his wife Savitri Phule, championed the cause of women's education and empowerment, while also fighting against the caste system and...

Paris, April 10 – A leading international human rights organization strongly condemned the passage of the 'July Mass Uprising (Protection and Liability Determination) Bill, 2026' in Bangladesh's Parliament on Friday. The bill grants immunity from all forms of civil and criminal liability for...

New Delhi, April 10 Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday criticized Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his comments on the amendment to women's reservation, saying that women's reservation is not about political credit; it is about dignity, representation, and the rightful...

Kathmandu, April 10 Nepalese President Ram Chandra Paudel said on Friday that "impartial judicial justice would be the true tribute to the Gen Z martyrs".At least 76 people, including around two dozen young people, were killed in the Gen Z movement of September 8 and 9 last year, which erupted...

Kathmandu, April 10 Ruby Kumari Thakur of the Shram Sanskriti Party was elected as the Deputy Speaker of Nepal's House of Representatives on Friday, with the support of the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).During the voting in the Lower House, the majority of the lawmakers endorsed a...

Panaji, April 10 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday that he was hopeful that the Women Reservation Act will be amended in the upcoming special sittings of the Parliament unanimously with the cooperation of all political parties.Birla also said that the use of unparliamentary words and...

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...

Kathmandu, April 10 – Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah appointed two new ministers into his cabinet on Friday, filling previously vacant ministerial positions.According to the Prime Minister's Secretariat, lawmaker Ramji Yadav has been assigned the portfolio of the Ministry of Labour...

Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath to the newly nominated member, Harivansh, today. The oath was administered in Hindi. Union Ministers, including Nirmala Sitharaman, Jagat Prakash Nadda, Arjun Ram Megwal, and Ram Nath Thakur, were present at the ceremony.

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...

Panaji, April 10 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday that women are excelling in various sectors, including business, education, and science, and their participation in policymaking and lawmaking must grow accordingly.Addressing the concluding session of the Commonwealth Parliamentary...

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...

Patna, April 10 Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, along with other NDA leaders, congratulated JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar on Friday for taking oath as a Rajya Sabha member.The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan in his chamber this...

Panaji, April 10 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday that it is encouraging to see a significant number of women coming forward to serve the nation, and that the women's reservation law will strengthen their representation in legislatures.While addressing students at Goa University...

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...