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If census, delimitation won't happen how Women's Reservation Bill will be implemented :Kapil Sibal

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:14:01 S O Correspondent

Kerala to conduct surveillance study on Nipah virus: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:12:02 S O Correspondent

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah reaches Delhi to attend meeting on Cauvery water dispute

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:10:32 S O Correspondent

Women sportspersons, artistes visit new Parliament building, hail PM Modi on quota bill

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:08:18 S O Correspondent

Several women sportspersons and artistes from the fields of cinema, fashion, dance and music visited the new Parliament building Tuesday and hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government’s move to introduce the women’s reservation bill.

Both factions of NCP say there is no split, no dispute in party

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:06:59 S O Correspondent

Senior leaders from both Sharad Pawar- and Ajit Pawar-led factions of the Nationalist Congress Party on Tuesday said there was no split in the party.

Bengal business summit this year to focus on MSME sector Mamata

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:05:54 S O Correspondent

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the next edition of the business summit, scheduled in November, will focus on the MSME sector.

Skill Development Corporation scam case: Andhra HC reserves orders on ex-CM Naidu’s plea seeking quashing of FIR

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:03:34 S O Correspondent

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday reserved orders on a petition filed by former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu seeking quashing of an FIR filed against him by the police in the Skill Development Corporation scam case.

No statutory vacuum, robust mechanism in place for regulating media channels : Centre to SC

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:02:26 S O Correspondent

Asserting that there is no statutory vacuum, the central government has told the Supreme Court there exists a robust mechanism for regulation of content of private television channels.

Women's Reservation Bill: History of female representation in Parliament over the years

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 23:41:53 S O Correspondent

Looking at the history of women representation in Lok Sabha, the percentage remained about 5 till the 1970s and it was only in 2009 that it could reach a double-digit figure. Women's representation in Rajya Sabha has been slightly lower than in Lok Sabha, not yet crossing 13 per cent of the total membership of the house since 1951.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to meet MPs, Ministers from state in Delhi on Sept 20; Cauvery issue on top of agenda

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 23:37:33 S O Correspondent

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be holding a meeting with all Members of Parliament and Union Ministers from Karnataka in the national capital on Wednesday, to discuss a host of issues concerning the state, especially the release of Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

Women Reservation Bill must be balanced with Dalit, backward stakes: Akhilesh

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 23:24:13 S O Correspondent

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said reservation for women should be a balance of gender justice and social justice and demanded a clarity on share of backward, Dalit, minority, and tribals in the seats set aside.

PM Modi's Speech In Parliament On Telangana "Insult" To State: Rahul Gandhi

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 23:20:50 S O Correspondent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alleged disrespectful remarks in Parliament on Telangana martyrs and their sacrifices are nothing but “insulting” the state's existence and self-respect, AICC leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday.