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'Politics, family ties separate', says BJP candidate Arun Lakhani as son gets set to marry Supriya Sule's daughterIndustrialist Arun Lakhani, Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate for the Chandrapur-Wardha-Gadchiroli seat, asserts politics and family ties ...
Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM: Here's what TVK promised ahead of Assembly pollsTamil actor Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has taken charge as Tamil Nadu's new government. Vijay is now the Chief Minister. The ...
Why 2026 Kerala polls are crucial test for Congress-led United Democratic Front after Left front's decade in powerKerala Exit Poll 2026: Exit polls suggest the Congress-led UDF could unseat Kerala's ruling LDF after a decade in opposition, with projecti...
BJP’s Kerala strategy: Betting on select pockets to force a three-corner contestBJP Kerala Elections Strategies: Bharatiya Janata Party is intensifying its electoral push in Kerala. The party is focusing on select const...
RG Kar outrage shakes Panihati: Sympathy for Abhaya's mother challenges Trinamool strongholdPanihati has grabbed the headlines for all the wrong reasons. The RG Kar PGT doctor's murder and death in 2024, her parents' sordid tales a...
'Get out of here, what is wrong with you?': Mumbai woman berates BJP minister Girish Mahajan at Jan Aakrosh rally. Here's what happenedAn angry woman in Mumbai, who was stuck in a traffic jam when she was on her way to pick her child from school, vented out her frustration ...
Women voters now India’s most decisive political force, reservation only a matter of timeWomen are increasingly influencing Indian elections. Their voter turnout has surged, surpassing men in recent polls. This electoral power i...
PM Modi apologises to women after Lok Sabha rejects 33% quota bill, vows to ‘remove every obstacle’ to ensure representationPrime Minister Modi has apologized to women across India. The Lok Sabha rejected a proposal for 33% reservation for women in Parliament. Th...
Smriti Irani slams Opposition ahead of PM Modi’s address to nation, defends Women’s Reservation BillSenior BJP leader Smriti Irani has attacked opposition parties. She accused them of spreading false information about the 33% women's reser...
NDA to push for women's reservation through public awareness: AP CM NaiduThe NDA will champion women's reservation in legislative bodies through public awareness campaigns. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu high...
Opposition never wanted women in Parliament, assemblies: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on Women's Reservation BillRekha Gupta accused the opposition of blocking women’s entry into legislatures after the women’s reservation bill failed to pass in the Lok...
Telangana BJP chief Ramchander Rao placed under house arrest ahead of protest over Women's Reservation BillTelangana BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Saturday was placed under house arrest by police in Hyderabad after the Bharatiya Janata Party...
Congress blocking Women's Reservation Bill denied India historic step: Andhra Pradesh CMAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu criticized the Congress-led opposition for blocking the Women's Reservation Bill, calling...
Lok Sabha rejects women's reservation proposals under the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2026Lok Sabha rejected a legislative package to implement 33% women's reservation in legislative bodies, aiming for operationalization by the 2...
Lok Sabha's strength to go up to 815, 272 of these for women; no state will suffer: Arjun Ram MeghwalParliament is set to increase the Lok Sabha's strength to 815 seats. This expansion includes reserving 272 seats for women, ensuring no sta...
True intent of bills brought by govt mischievous, have to be rejected completely: CongressNew Delhi. The Congress party has strongly criticized the government's proposed women's reservation bills. Party leader Jairam Ramesh state...
For 33% quota for women before next parliamentary polls, Lok Sabha seats to be increased to up to 850The Centre plans to introduce a Constitution amendment bill to operationalise 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assembli...
Women's reservation idea a century old, says ModiNarendra Modi urged swift implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, calling it a long-considered reform with historical roots and...
Implementing women's reservation in 2029 elections is collective sentiment of nation: PM ModiIn September 2023, Parliament passed the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', commonly known as the Women's Reservation Act, that provided for r...
Indian democracy will be stronger, vibrant if women quota implemented in 2029: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India’s democracy will become stronger and more vibrant if women’s reservation is fully implemen...