New Delhi: Women MPs of the BJP on Friday held a protest in the Parliament House complex against the Congress and its allies after the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures from 2029 and increase the strength of the Lok Sabha was defeated in the Lower House. Holding placards and raising…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered an FIR be filed against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with an alleged dual citizenship controversy. The bench permitted the state government to hand over the probe to any central probe agency after registration of the FIR. A bench of Justice Subhash…
New Delhi: Opposition parties on Friday said they unitedly defeated the Modi government’s attempt to change India’s political and electoral structure in the garb of women reservation bill. They said the failure of the Constitution amendment bill to secure a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha was a clear political setback for the Modi government….
New Delhi: In a major setback to the government, a Constitution Amendment Bill to implement 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816 was defeated on Friday, with the ruling dispensation asserting that the struggle to give the rights to women will continue….
The defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha on Friday was not merely a legislative setback—it was a revealing moment of political priorities, contradictions, and calculated posturing. When a Constitution Amendment Bill aimed at ensuring greater representation for nearly half of India’s population fails to secure the mandated two-thirds majority, it exposes…
In the शांत and sanctified stillness of the sacrificial ground, where the sacred fires are kindled and the winds move with measured gentleness, the sage Parāśara raises his contemplative voice in the cadence of Triṣṭubh chandas, as preserved in the ancient hymns of the Ṛgveda. His prayer is not merely uttered in sound but arises…
The grandsire explained to Duryodhana that the eight Brahmins who had aided him were none other than the Vasus—Apa, Dhruva, Soma, Dhara, Anila, Anala, Pratyusha, and Prabhasa. In ancient times, he himself had been one among them, but through the curse of Vasishta all were born to Ganga and were freed at once, while he…
The Hanuman Temple is located in Tung village, in Miraj Taluka of Sangli district in Maharashtra. The temple is situated on slightly elevated land, which is why the place is called “Tung,” meaning a raised or higher ground. This temple is considered ancient and has been a place of worship for several centuries. The present…
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Friday witnessed a high-octane discussion surrounding the three key pieces of legislation—the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026; the Delimitation Bill, 2026; and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. As discussions proceeded, sharp words were exchanged between the ruling NDA and the Opposition, with a major legislative setback for…
Nashik: Activists of the Bajrang Dal on Friday staged a protest in Maharashtra’s Nashik, demanding stringent punishment against those involved in the alleged religious conversion and sexual harassment at a unit of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in the city. Activists of the Hindutva outfit gathered outside the district collector’s office and raised slogans condeming…
