New Delhi: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Friday slammed Congress and its allies over the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, accusing them of adopting an “anti-women stance” and betraying women of the country. Addressing the media in the Parliament House complex, Nabin said the day “could have been…
Amaravati: YSRCP supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has said the women’s reservation bill losing out in the Lok Sabha ended up rendering justice neither to South India nor to women. A Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of seats of the Lok Sabha was defeated…
Washington: The United States has extended by a month a waiver from sanctions to allow countries to buy petroleum products from Russia, days after it ruled out renewal of the special measure. The US Department of the Treasury issued an order late Friday extending the waiver from sanctions on Russian oil that is already at…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed the Congress and its allies for the defeat of a Constitution amendment bill in the Lok Sabha, and said their mindset is neither in the interest of women nor the country. The bill, which failed the LS test, sought to increase the number of seats…
Durban: South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt struck a fluent 51 as the hosts defeated India by six wickets in the opening Women’s T20I here on Friday. Chasing a modest 157/7, built around captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s 33-ball 47, South Africa overhauled the target in 19.1 overs to go 1-0 up in the five-match series. Wolvaardt and…
Ahmedabad, Apr 17 (PTI) Shubman Gill’s elegant 86 complemented a probing new-ball spell from Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj as Gujarat Titans registered a commanding five-wicket win over laggards Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League here on Friday. Gill was in complete command, firing on all cylinders as he steered the Titans to…
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….
