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…
Hazaribag (Jharkhand): Four Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district on Friday, police officials said. The encounter took place in the Batuka forest area within the Keredari police station limits, following a tip-off, they said. One of the ultras killed has been identified as Sahdeo Mahto, who carried a…
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday said the “nefarious attempt” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to link their “dangerous delimitation proposals” to women’s reservation has been decisively defeated in the Lok Sabha, and asserted that it was a win for democracy and the Constitution. The opposition party said the…
New Delhi: 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 on Friday in the Lower House. While 298 members voted in support of the Bill, 230 MPs voted against it. Out of 528 members who voted, the Bill…
New Delhi: Delimitation will turn out to be “political demonetisation”, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Friday while slamming the government for linking women’s reservation with the expansion of Parliament. Participating in a debate in the Lok Sabha on the three bills introduced for amendments in the women’s quota law and setting up a…
New Delhi: DMK leader Kanimozhi on Friday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘kala tika’ swipe at her party’s protest over the women’s quota law amendment, saying black is the colour of goddess Kali and that the ruling party of Tamil Nadu will protest over the issue till the end. Intervening in…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Harivansh on being elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman for the third time. Harivansh, a nominated member of the House, was elected unopposed. Congress President and Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge also congratulated Harivansh. Speaking in the Upper House, Prime Minister Modi said that being…
New Delhi: The Women Reservation Act 2023, which gives 33 per cent quota to women in legislatures, came into force on Thursday to operationalise the proposed amendment being discussed in Parliament. An official explained that bringing the law into force was essential as its proposed amendment will not have come into effect without that. The…
Kolkata: The Income Tax Department on Friday conducted searches at two premises linked to TMC MLA Debasish Kumar, who is seeking a re-election from the Rashbehari seat in south Kolkata, officials said. Simultaneous searches began at his house on Manoharpukur Road and his election office around 6 am, they said. The reason behind the searches…
