New Delhi: The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, will visit Odisha on tomorrow, for a day-long programme focused on development and public infrastructure. During her visit to Rourkela, the President will inaugurate a Planetarium and Science Centre aimed at promoting scientific awareness and education. She will also launch the Nirmal Munda Parivesh Path at a Read More…
Cooch Behar/Siliguri: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was responsible for the failure of the Constitution amendment bill aimed at implementing women’s reservation in legislatures from 2029. Kharge asserted that while the Opposition supported women’s quota, it had opposed only the delimitation bill linked to the proposal. He accused Read More…
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday criticised the Opposition over its stance on the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan’ Bill, alleging that their actions amounted to an insult to women. Addressing a press conference at the BJP state headquarters, Yadav compared the Opposition’s behaviour to the ‘Cheer Haran’ (disrobing) of Draupadi in the Mahabharata, Read More…
Bankura/Purulia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stepped up his attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC), accusing the party of “betraying” women by opposing the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament. Addressing a series of rallies across Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram and Medinipur, Modi sought to turn the Centre’s recent setback over the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill Read More…
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday criticised the DMK and its ally Congress, alleging that their stance has cost Tamil Nadu an opportunity to enhance women’s representation in Parliament and the state assembly. Calling the DMK “short-sighted” and “anti-women,” Sitharaman said the state could end up losing more instead of gaining due Read More…
Chennai: Election Commission officials conducted an inspection of the helicopter used by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his campaign for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The inspection was carried out by a flying squad shortly after Rahul Gandhi disembarked from the helicopter and proceeded to his car. Officials examined the aircraft at locations including Tiruchirappalli Read More…
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, chief of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), said the defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha has delivered justice neither to South India nor to women.The Constitution Amendment Bill, which proposed reservation for women in legislatures from 2029 and an increase in Lok Sabha seats, was defeated Read More…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for nationwide protests after the Women’s Reservation Bill failed to pass in Parliament. The party accused opposition groups of blocking a key reform aimed at increasing women’s political representation. BJP leaders said demonstrations will be held across the country to raise public awareness on the issue. Meanwhile, opposition Read More…
New Delhi: In a setback to the Centre, the proposed amendment to the Women’s Reservation bill failed to pass in the Lok Sabha after falling short of the required two-thirds majority. Out of 528 members who voted, 298 supported the bill while 230 opposed it. However, as a constitutional amendment, the bill required at least Read More…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP-led NDA government of using the proposed amendment to the women’s reservation law as a cover to push the Delimitation Bill, which she claimed could “break the country into pieces.” Addressing a party rally, Banerjee said her party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), would oppose the Read More…