‘Transformative step’: Former President Pratibha Patil writes to PM Modi, expressing support for women’s reservation bill
Pratibha Patil supports Nali Shakti Dharma. New Delhi: Former President Pratibha Devgn Patil writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Expressing strong support for the implementation of the Women’s Quota Bill, it called it a “transformative…
PM Modi says Parliament is on the verge of history, ready to discuss women’s bill
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Parliament is on the verge of creating history, ahead of the Lok Sabha and the Union Rajya Sabha taking up the government bill to implement reserved seats for women in the legislative bodies from…
‘History is about to be made’: PM Modi says women’s reservation bill will strengthen democracy
New Delhi: India is “on the verge of making history” as the long-pending reservation for women in the legislature nears implementation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, claiming the reforms would deepen democracy and accelerate…
PM Modi writes to all parties seeking support for women’s quota bill
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday engaged leaders of various parties in the Lok Sabha and Senate, seeking their support for unanimously passing the Women’s Reservation Bill next week, which seeks to reserve one-third of seats in…
Prime Minister: Women should ensure quota bill passes without opposition
New Delhi: Commenting for the first time on the government’s move to implement women’s reservation law in the next Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked women to put pressure on the opposition to ensure that the…
The number of parliamentary seats may increase to 816, 1/3 of which are reserved for women
New Delhi: The government hopes to introduce at least two bills, including a constitutional amendment, to reserve one-third of seats for women in the next Lok Sabha polls and subsequent assembly elections in the current session of Parliament. The move is…
I grew up in a family where women were the bosses: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: ‘I grew up in a female-headed household,’ Congress Rahul Gandhi In an interaction during lunch in Kerala, he told students, “The eldest child in my family is my grandmother and in my family, like at this table, there have…