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Mumbai, April 8 Union Minister Ramdas Athawale described the proposed bill to amend the law on women's reservation as "historic," saying it would significantly enhance political representation for women across the country.Responding to a query, he said that following the delimitation exercise...

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 8 Sharing a social media video in which a user suggests that the sidelined AAP leader, Raghav Chadha, should form his own political party instead of joining another, Chadha commented briefly on Wednesday: "interesting thought," further fueling speculation.This comes after the...

New Delhi, April 8 Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi criticised the rejection of the opposition's notice to move a motion in Parliament to remove Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that the decision undermines constitutional processes and weakens accountability...

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...

New Delhi, April 7 Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday criticised the rejection of notices from the opposition to move a motion in Parliament for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, saying that the decision was made without any investigation, and therefore, there were no...

Dhaka, April 7 – Bangladeshi police arrested Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, a senior leader of the Awami League and the country's first female Speaker of Parliament, on Tuesday, according to local media reports.Confirming the development, Deputy Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Media)...

Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have rejected the motion notice submitted by opposition members to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.The Rajya Sabha Secretariat and the Lok Sabha Secretariat, in separate communications, informed that after...

New Delhi, April 6 TMC MP Derek O'Brien accused the BJP of mocking Parliament on Monday after the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha rejected separate notices from opposition members to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from his...

New Delhi, April 6 Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday rejected separate notices from the opposition to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from his post.The opposition had submitted the notices to the Lok Sabha...

New Delhi, April 6 – The Rajya Sabha on Monday rejected a motion moved by the opposition seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.The motion, backed by 63 Members of Parliament, was not admitted by the Chairman after a detailed review under relevant constitutional...

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...

Bhabnipur-Sorbhog (Assam), April 6 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that while his government has carried out Operation Sindoor against terrorist camps in Pakistan, the Congress continues to "follow the tune of" the neighboring country.On the development front, he alleged that the...

In Nepal, Dol Prasad Aryal, the leader of the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), was elected as the Speaker of the country’s Parliament today. President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Aryal at a special ceremony held at the President's office this...

New Delhi, April 5 Responding to criticism that he did not raise Punjab's concerns in Parliament, sidelined AAP leader Raghav Chadha shared a video on Sunday showing his interventions on key issues affecting the state.In the video, the Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab can be seen raising issues...

Hyderabad, April 5 – The government of Telangana has appealed to the Centre to pass a bill in Parliament to restore five villages that were merged with Andhra Pradesh in 2014.Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, urging him to table a...

Lucknow, April 5 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday questioned the basis of the proposed women's reservation, asserting that a fresh census must be completed before taking up the issue of reserving seats for women in Parliament and state assemblies.In a post on X, Yadav said any...

New Delhi, April 5 Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has strongly refuted allegations made by leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), who accused him of failing to raise issues concerning Punjab in Parliament.In a detailed public statement released on Sunday, Chadha termed the accusations "completely...

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...