New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed delight at the passage of the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha and thanked MPs from across party lines for support. “The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is a historic legislation which will further boost women empowerment and will enable even greater participation of women in our…
(Our Special Correspondent) New Delhi: A history created. The Lok Sabha has finally has cleared after 7-hour deliberations on Wednesday. It got 454 votes in its favor as only two against and incidentally, it happens to be the All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), if one has to believe the TV channels. The Bill aims to provide…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited US President Joe Biden to be the Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday. Asked whether the Quad summit is being planned in India around the…
New Delhi: Citing the “drought-like situation” in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the state government will appeal in the Supreme Court for an injunction against the CWMA order that stipulates the release of about 5,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu till September 28. Siddarmaiah also sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention…
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…
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…
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…
(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…
