Women Cabinet Ministers

Twenty-eight ministers in the third Narendra Modi government have criminal cases against them with 19 of them facing serious charges such as attempted murder, crimes against women and hate speech, Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) said.

The 72-member council of ministers in the third Narendra Modi government has seven women, including two with cabinet rank. This is four less than the outgoing council of ministers.

Union Cabinet Minister Smriti Zubin Irani on Thursday announced a grant from the Nirbhaya Fund for women's hostels at Delhi University, according to a statement.

The proposed women's reservation bill, which has been cleared by the cabinet, triggered a huge war of words between Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman today.

A Bill to ensure the reservation of 33 per cent of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies has been cleared by the Union cabinet this evening during a key meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the contribution of women parliamentarians has been on the rise over the years, hours before the Union Cabinet cleared the women reservation bill.

Former Rajasthan minister Rajendra Gudha, who was sacked from the Cabinet after hitting out at his own government over rising incidents of crime against women, on Wednesday released three pages of a 'Red Diary' with proof of alleged corrupt

Rajendra Singh Gudha, who was sacked from the Rajasthan cabinet on Friday by the Ashok Gehlot government following his statement regarding women's safety in the state, late Friday night said that he was punished for speaking the truth.

Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi on Monday demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Welfare Mangal Prabhat Lodha for allegedly providing "false information" to the legislative Assembly over the issue of "love jihad".

Japanese cabinet ministers on Friday approved the scrapping of a law that stipulates women pregnant at the time of a divorce must wait 100 days before marrying again.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) finds itself in a conundrum over an ugly spat between two of its women MLAs, one of whom is a minister.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said women will get appropriate representation in the state cabinet.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday expanded his two-member ministry 41 days after taking oath as the CM by inducting 18 ministers, nine each from his rebel Shiv Sena group and the BJP.

Bracing for the 2024 Assembly elections, Odisha Chief Minister Navin Patnaik on Sunday recast his council of ministers, inducting five women ministers, besides giving larger representation to the youth as 21 MLAs took the oath of offices.

Australia's new federal ministry was sworn into office on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appointing a record number of women to a diverse cabinet team that includes religious minorities and Indigenous Aboriginals.

Twenty-eight ministers in the third Narendra Modi government have criminal cases against them with 19 of them facing serious charges such as attempted murder, crimes against women and hate speech, Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) said.

The 72-member council of ministers in the third Narendra Modi government has seven women, including two with cabinet rank. This is four less than the outgoing council of ministers.

Union Cabinet Minister Smriti Zubin Irani on Thursday announced a grant from the Nirbhaya Fund for women's hostels at Delhi University, according to a statement.

The proposed women's reservation bill, which has been cleared by the cabinet, triggered a huge war of words between Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman today.

A Bill to ensure the reservation of 33 per cent of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies has been cleared by the Union cabinet this evening during a key meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the contribution of women parliamentarians has been on the rise over the years, hours before the Union Cabinet cleared the women reservation bill.

Former Rajasthan minister Rajendra Gudha, who was sacked from the Cabinet after hitting out at his own government over rising incidents of crime against women, on Wednesday released three pages of a 'Red Diary' with proof of alleged corrupt

Rajendra Singh Gudha, who was sacked from the Rajasthan cabinet on Friday by the Ashok Gehlot government following his statement regarding women's safety in the state, late Friday night said that he was punished for speaking the truth.

Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi on Monday demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Welfare Mangal Prabhat Lodha for allegedly providing "false information" to the legislative Assembly over the issue of "love jihad".

Japanese cabinet ministers on Friday approved the scrapping of a law that stipulates women pregnant at the time of a divorce must wait 100 days before marrying again.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) finds itself in a conundrum over an ugly spat between two of its women MLAs, one of whom is a minister.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said women will get appropriate representation in the state cabinet.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday expanded his two-member ministry 41 days after taking oath as the CM by inducting 18 ministers, nine each from his rebel Shiv Sena group and the BJP.

Bracing for the 2024 Assembly elections, Odisha Chief Minister Navin Patnaik on Sunday recast his council of ministers, inducting five women ministers, besides giving larger representation to the youth as 21 MLAs took the oath of offices.

Australia's new federal ministry was sworn into office on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appointing a record number of women to a diverse cabinet team that includes religious minorities and Indigenous Aboriginals.