Congress leader Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi The introduction of the women’s reservation bill on Friday sparked accusations and uproar from the opposition. He made vague references to the number “16” several times during his speech in the House of Commons without clearly explaining what it meant.Amid frequent … Read more
Kiren Rijiju and Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha New Delhi: Fierce confrontation breaks out between opposition leaders in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and federal minister Kieron Rijiju During the MP’s speech on the Women’s Reservation Bill.Rijiju intervened when Gandhi in his speech accused the BJP-led Center of trying to shy away from granting power and … Read more
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi The Center on Friday launched a sharp attack during the debate on the Women’s Reservation Bill and delimitation proposal, claiming that the legislation is aimed at redrawing India’s electoral balance rather than empowering women.Senior officials address Lok Sabha during special session of Parliament congress Leaders … Read more
New Delhi: Senior Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor on Friday termed the proposed delimitation exercise as “political demonetisation” and criticized the Center for linking implementation of women’s reservation to expansion of Parliament and re-delimitation of constituencies based on census.Participating in a debate in the Lok Sabha on three bills related to the Women’s Reservation Act Amendment … Read more
New Delhi: law enforcement bureau The premises associated with Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora were searched on Friday. Officials said the attacks were carried out at various locations in Ludhiana and elsewhere linked to Arora as part of the ongoing investigation. The AAP leader also faces institutional proceedings in 2024 when the education ministry accuses … Read more
In Bangladesh, the Special Intensification Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll has sparked sharp political controversy amid allegations that large numbers of people are at risk of being omitted from the electoral rolls. But in the Tibetan settlement of Kalimpong, many residents have very different recollections of the experience of voter verification — a process … Read more
In the debate over whether northern states would gain in future expansion of the House of Commons at the expense of the South, the historical record tells a more complicated story. Between 1951 and 1977, when parliamentary seats were regularly redistributed after the census, the share of Lok Sabha seats fell in both the Hindi … Read more
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday raised serious concerns with the United Nations over threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, urging an immediate resumption of safe navigation and calling for restraint and de-escalation amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.Ambassador Harish P, Permanent Representative of India, said during the United Nations General Assembly … Read more
In Tamil Nadu, elections are not just about party arithmetic. Across the region, dominant caste blocs – Vaniyas in the north, lower castes in the west, Thavars in the south, and Dalit and Nadar communities in key areas – continue to influence alliances, candidate selection and often even the final outcome.The Vanniyas are concentrated in … Read more
