In Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The promise of greater political representation for women, amplified after the passage of the Nari Shakti Vandan Act, appears distant in Kerala's April 9 assembly elections, where candidate lists reflect a familiar pattern of underrepresentation.Despite women...
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Chennai, March 25 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has urged the Centre to convene a special session of Parliament in June to enact constitutional amendments for delimitation, increasing the number of seats, and guaranteeing that the current representation of states would continue for the...
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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...
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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...
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Kochi, March 21 Congress leader V D Satheesan agreed on Saturday that more seats should have been allocated to women in the upcoming Assembly elections.The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Kerala Assembly said that the party wanted to give more seats to women in the Assembly elections...
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New Delhi, March 21 The damage being inflicted on the combatants, the neighborhood, and the wider region, including to India, due to the West Asia conflict has "crossed all acceptable limits" and it must be stopped, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said.Interacting with reporters on the...
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New Delhi, March 20 The damage being inflicted on the combatants, the neighborhood, and subsequently, the wider region, including India, due to the West Asia conflict has "crossed all acceptable limits" and must be stopped, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Friday.Speaking to reporters on...
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New Delhi, March 19 A scheme offering female students of Delhi University (DU) the opportunity to serve as the president of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) for a day during Navratri has drawn criticism from a section of students.The initiative was announced through social media...
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Kollam (Kerala), March 19 For Congress leader Bindhu Krishna, the upcoming April 9 elections in the Kollam constituency carry special significance.For her, it is not just another election, but also a moment that highlights a long-standing demand within the party.The Congress, she says, has...
New Delhi, March 16 Aiming to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the delimitation exercise is completed, the government is likely to introduce a bill to amend the law, most probably during the ongoing Budget session of Parliament.Government sources said that feelers have been sent to...
New Delhi, March 12 The Ministry of Cooperation is working to strengthen democratic governance in cooperative institutions through a series of legislative reforms, Union Minister Krishan Pal Gurjar said on Thursday.Speaking at a national seminar on transparency in the elections of multi-state...
Guruvayur (Kerala), March 8 After a gap of nearly five decades, the Guruvayur Devaswom, the temple body that manages the famous Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple here, has appointed a woman member, coincidentally on International Women's Day on Sunday.M U Shinija has been appointed to the...
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New Delhi, March 7 Reflecting the increasing number of women in the country's aviation sector, 17.5 per cent of IndiGo's total pilots and 16 per cent of Air India's overall pilots are female.These figures are among the highest globally and exceed the global average.The leading airlines...
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Dhaka, March 7 – The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of Bangladesh has decided to posthumously award the "Best Indomitable Woman in Advancing Democracy" award to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, according to local media reports on Saturday.The award will be presented as part of the...
Bhubaneswar, March 5 BJD president and Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, on Thursday alleged that the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the state were in grave danger and needed to be strengthened.Patnaik made this statement while paying tribute to his father...
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Dhaka, February 13 Seven women candidates, mostly from the BNP, have been elected to the Bangladeshi parliament in the 13th national election, a media report said on Friday.The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which is set to form the government with an absolute majority, has seen six of...