Govt releases set of FAQs on women's reservation billThe government has issued FAQs addressing women's reservation in legislatures. This follows the defeat of a Constitution Amendment Bill in ...
19 Apr, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
South's LS seats, political weight to rise: GovtUnion Home Minister Amit Shah assured southern states their representation will rise with Lok Sabha expansion to 816 seats. He stated Karna...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
New Delimitation Bill 2026: What it means and its key proposalsThe government's tabling of the Delimitation Bill has ignited a political firestorm, particularly from southern opposition parties. The pro...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
Women's Reservation Bill 2026: After 30 years, here's how India moves to reserve 33% seats for women in ParliamentParliament is considering a new law to bring 33 percent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies starting from the 2029 elec...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
Lok Sabha seats in five southern states to increase to 195 from 129, clarifies Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has dismissed claims that southern states will see reduced representation in the Lok Sabha. He stated that fo...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
PM Modi a 'misleader', engaged in 'deliberate deceit' over delimitation: CongressCongress has strongly criticized the government's proposed delimitation bills. The party alleges Prime Minister Narendra Modi has misled th...
15 Apr, 2026, 09.25 AM IST
Government using women's quota to shape poll narrative, it's code violation: CWCCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge has voiced concerns over the Modi government's proposed delimitation exercise for the women's quota l...
11 Apr, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
West Bengal election manifesto: Rs 1,500 vs Rs 3,000 jobless benefit, 7th Pay Commission, how BJP plans to unseat TMC, DidiThe BJP has released its manifesto for the West Bengal Assembly polls, targeting women and youth voters with key promises. The Trinamool Co...
10 Apr, 2026, 09.49 PM IST
PM's push for increasing seats of Lok Sabha, assemblies nothing but 'Weapon of Mass Distraction': CongressCongress criticizes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to increase Lok Sabha seats. The party labels the proposal a 'Weapon of Mass Distra...
05 Apr, 2026, 01.26 PM IST
Congress aims for a Karnataka-style comeback in Maharashtra with "five guarantees" and a caste census twistThe Congress party is considering implementing its successful 'five guarantees' strategy from Karnataka for elections in Maharashtra, with ...
17 Oct, 2024, 12.13 PM IST
Women’s Bill: Siddaramaiah demands OBC quota within women quota for social equalityChief Minister Siddaramaiah has warned the BJP that the women's reservation bill will fail if it does not include a horizontal quota for wo...
21 Sep, 2023, 12.38 PM IST
Reservation for women in state legislatures and Parliament: History, need, and the current billThe Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, the 128th Constitution amendment bill, proposes a 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state legis...
20 Sep, 2023, 12.02 PM IST
Karnataka Elections: Congress promises to ban Bajrang Dal, like PFICongress announced its election manifesto for Karnataka pledging 200 units of free electricity, free bus travel for women, allowance for un...
03 May, 2023, 12.39 AM IST
Karnataka: 33% quota for women in outsourced govt jobsIn a significant move, the Karnataka government has reserved 33 per cent for outsourced women employees in all the departments. As per the ...
21 May, 2022, 02.42 PM IST
Usha Rani, cop-cum-kabaddi champion rose from slums to realise her dreamsCome rainstorm or shine, she does not miss her daily practice. Her sister and brothers too train under her in kabaddi.
22 May, 2017, 10.53 AM IST
Quotas for the judiciary are still a conundrumJustice SS Naganand, highlighted a possible barrier that any move on an all India judicial service will have to clear: language.
05 Nov, 2016, 01.51 AM IST
Bimaru states show the way in women empowermentOne of the parameters to judge women empowerment is by knowing how many are functioning as elected representatives.
18 Dec, 2015, 01.26 PM IST