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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 will hold a meeting of its working committee on Friday, during which the party's top leadership is expected to deliberate on the government's move to amend the women's reservation law, the proposed delimitation exercise, and the West Asia conflict, sources said...

New Delhi, April 5 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday opposed any move to operationalize the Women's Reservation Bill without a fresh population census, asserting that the absence of updated data would render the entire exercise flawed and unjust.In a post on the social media...

New Delhi, April 4 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that the government would extend the ongoing session of Parliament by three days – April 16, 17, and 18 – to expedite the implementation of the 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative...

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...

Shimla, April 2 The 16-day, two-phase budget session of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, which lasted approximately 90 hours, concluded on Thursday with 103 per cent productivity.This 11th session of the 14th Legislative Assembly was conducted in two phases – the first phase, held from...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 The Congress has directed its MPs to urgently reach Delhi and attend the Parliament session, as the union government is set to introduce the FCRA Amendment Bill, AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal said on Tuesday.Describing the proposed law as "completely...

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 – The government is planning to request a break in the ongoing parliamentary session this week, following requests from members, including many from the opposition, who wish to focus on the upcoming state assembly elections and union territory elections next month, an...

Hyderabad, March 23 – The Telangana Cabinet on Monday approved several key bills, including a bill to curb hate speech and another for the welfare of gig workers.The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, cleared the Hate Speech and Hate Crime (Prevention) Bill and the...

Seoul, March 22 North Korea is scheduled to hold the first session of its new Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) on Sunday, amid speculation about whether the regime will codify its hostile policy towards South Korea in its constitution.The parliamentary session comes after new deputies were...

Seoul, March 17— North Korea will hold its first session of its new Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) to deliberate on the election of state leadership and the revision of the constitution, state media reported on Tuesday.The upcoming session comes after North Korea held elections last Sunday to...

New Delhi, March 16 The Rajya Sabha will convene on the weekend of March 28-29, as the government has accepted the request of some members not to hold sessions on March 19-20 due to festivals, Chairman C P Radhakrishnan informed members on Monday.During a meeting of the Business Advisory...

Dhaka, March 11 Bangladesh’s new parliament is set to convene its maiden session on Thursday, with the speaker’s seat remaining vacant.Former Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury resigned in September 2024 after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, while deputy speaker Shamsul Haque was jailed, though both...

New Delhi, March 11 The Lok Sabha session was adjourned until noon on Wednesday following vociferous protests by opposition members over various issues, including the increase in LPG prices.As soon as the House met for the day, opposition members raised various issues and shouted slogans...

New Delhi, March 10 – The Lok Sabha session on Tuesday was marked by significant disruptions as opposition members raised slogans in the House while Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, responded to questions related to farmers and agricultural policies...

President Mohammad Shahabuddin has convened the first session of the 13th Parliament for March 12th, almost a month after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) formed the government following their victory. According to a statement from the Jatiya Sangsad, the President convened the session...