Naidu: Must unite to address structural gaps

Naidu: Must unite to address structural gaps

N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Mumbai: andhra pradesh centimeter N. Chandrababu Naidu Supports women’s rights reservation, growth-led welfare and higher birth rate, arguing that India must jointly address structural challenges.Speaking at the Economic Times Business Excellence Awards, he said reservation of seats for women was the best way to enhance political participation … Read more

Uttarakhand chief minister slams opposition as ‘anti-women’, blocks quota for women

Uttarakhand chief minister slams opposition as 'anti-women', blocks quota for women

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the opposition parties, accusing them of being “anti-women” and deliberately blocking the progress of Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.Asserting that those who ruled for 60 years failed to ensure women’s rights, Dhami attributed the passage of the 33% reservation bill to Prime Minister … Read more

Parliament adjourned indefinitely; Lok Sabha productivity at 93%, Om Birla says

Parliament adjourned indefinitely; Lok Sabha productivity at 93%, Om Birla says

New Delhi: Parliament was adjourned sine die on Saturday and the session was extended by three days. budget meeting It was a disappointing end for the government as an ambitious legislative push to introduce reserved seats for women from 2029 and increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha by 50% was defeated by … Read more

National Bill Victory Defeats: Priyanka Gandhi

National Bill Victory Defeats: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress: Member of Parliament Priyanka Gandhi Vadra The Modi government on Saturday said it must implement reservation for women in the existing 543-seat Lok Sabha legislative body as per the provisions of the 2023 Act, asserting that the BJP cannot be trusted to bring sweeping reforms to the Assembly in view of the motivated delimitation … Read more

‘A black day at the Centre, they were shocked for the first time’: Priyanka on delimitation bill failure

'A black day at the Centre, they were shocked for the first time': Priyanka on delimitation bill failure

New Delhi: Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hailed the delimitation bill’s defeat in Parliament as a “victory for democracy” and accused the Center of hatching a conspiracy to change the federal structure of the country.Addressing a press conference, Priyanka said the Center planned to use women to stay in power.“What happened yesterday was … Read more

Women quota law comes into force in J&K, Puducherry UT

Women quota law comes into force in J&K, Puducherry UT

New Delhi: After notifying April 16, 2026 as the effective date of the Constitution (106th Amendment) Bill, 2023 (Reservation of one-third seats for women in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies of States and Union Territory of Delhi), the government on Friday notified April 17, 2026 as the effective date of women’s quota provisions in … Read more

Victorious opposition says delimitation failed, not women’s reservation

Victorious opposition says delimitation failed, not women's reservation

NEW DELHI: The victorious opposition hailed the failure of the constitutional amendment as a failure of delimitation and not of women’s reservation.After the opposition’s victory in the polls, Congress’s Rahul Gandhi spoke to TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee and thanked him for his support.There are fears that only a few of the TMC’s 28 MLAs may turn … Read more

Rahul Gandhi: Govt wants to change electoral map, fears losing power

Rahul Gandhi: Govt wants to change electoral map, fears losing power

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Said Friday that constitutional amendment on demarcation is an attempt bjp As the ruling party fears losing power, it is using reservation of women in the legislature as a guise to change India’s electoral map.Calling it an anti-national act, he said the move was … Read more

Failure of Constitution amendment is failure of demarcation, not reservation for women: Opposition

Failure of Constitution amendment is failure of demarcation, not reservation for women: Opposition

NK Premachandran, Sandosh Kumar, Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: The victorious opposition hailed the failure of the Constitution Amendment Bill as a failure of delimitation and not of women’s reservation.After the opposition won the vote, congress leader Rahul Gandhi Spoke to TMC heir apparent and MP Abhishek Banerjee and thanked him for his support. There are … Read more

‘Proceedings suspended for one hour’: Amit Shah raises motion against Delimitation Bill; Akhilesh hits back at ‘female prime minister’ remark

'Proceedings suspended for one hour': Amit Shah raises motion against Delimitation Bill; Akhilesh hits back at 'female prime minister' remark

Amit Shah and Akhilesh Yadav New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday suggested that proceedings in the Lok Sabha be suspended for an hour so that he could move a formal amendment that the number of seats in each state would be increased by 50 per cent after delimitation.“If the argument against the … Read more