New Delhi: A day after the government introduced a bill to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said it will be the most “transformative revolution in our times” for gender justice. Murmu was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the biennial conference of the…
Toronto: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said he was not looking to “provoke” India or “escalate” tensions, but urged New Delhi to take the killing of a Sikh separatist leader with the “utmost seriousness”. Trudeau’s comments came hours after Canada and India expelled a senior diplomat each following his allegations about the involvement of…
New Delhi: The opposition on Tuesday termed as an “election jumla” the women’s reservation bill brought by the government with many leaders raising questions over the proposed legislation, contending it doesn’t account for reservation for OBC communities and that it will be effective at the earliest by the 2029 Lok Sabha polls. Meeting a long-pending demand,…
New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings on Tuesday began in the new Parliament building, located adjacent to the old one, starting a new chapter in the parliamentary history of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who walked down from the old building along with Union Ministers including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and other leaders, was…
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said the country’s interests and concerns must be kept paramount and its fight against terrorism has to be uncompromising, amid a row between India and Canada over the killing of a Khalistani separatist leader in that country. India announced the expulsion of a Canadian diplomat on Thursday hours after Canada…
Bengaluru: Aditya L1 spacecraft, India’s first space-based mission to study the Sun, got a “send-off” from the Earth after orbiting it since its September 2 launch as it underwent a key manoeuvre in the early hours of Tuesday, ISRO said. The Trans-Lagrangian Point 1 Insertion manoeuvre marks the beginning of the spacecraft’s about 110-day trajectory to…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday announced expulsion of a Canadian diplomat hours after Canada asked an Indian official to leave that country, citing a “potential” Indian link to the killing of a Khalistani separatist leader in June. The Canadian High Commissioner to India was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and informed about the…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday described as “absurd” and “motivated” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegation that New Delhi was involved in any act of violence in Canada. India’s reaction came after Canada expelled a senior Indian diplomat with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleging that the Indian government may have had links to the…
New Delhi: Seasoned off-spinner R Ashwin on Monday made a comeback to the Indian ODI team for the three-match series against Australia and will be competing for a potential World Cup berth with Washington Sundar if Axar Patel doesn’t get fit in time for the global event. Senior players including skipper Rohit Sharma, senior batter Virat…
(Our Special Correspondent) New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has cleared the much awaited Women’s Reservation Bill that grants 33% reservation for women in the lower house of the parliament and state legislative assemblies. Meanwhile, the Union Minister for Parliament Affairs, Prahalad Joshi, too confirmed of the Cabinet clearance of the Bill. The meeting had spiked…
