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PM's "Maha Jungle Raj" Jibe At Trinamool For Opposing Women's Quota Bill
PM Modi said that he tried to ensure that women get 33% reservation, but the Trinamool "conspired" with the Congress to prevent such a law.
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Noble Effort Derailed Due To Opposition's Petty Politics: PM On Women's Bill
PM Modi also attacked DMK for its staunch opposition to the delimitation exercise, saying the number of Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu would have increased, but the ruling party blocked the central government's move.
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Centre Committed To Bringing 33% Women's Reservation Before 2029: Sources
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, had proposed 33 per cent reservation for women in parliament and assemblies along with an increase in the strength of the Lok Sabha
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Parliament Special Session Highlights: Houses Adjourned Sine Die After Constitutional Amendment Fails In Lok Sabha
Parliament's 3-day special session Live Updates, Day 1: The government is expected to introduce three amendment Bills aimed at operationalising the legislation, which was passed in 2023 to provide 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State
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Sanae Takaichi, China Hawk, Becomes Japan's First Woman PM
Parliament appointed Sanae Takaichi, an admirer of Margaret Thatcher, as prime minister on Tuesday, after she unexpectedly won a majority in a first round of voting.
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Budget 2024: Full Text Of Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Speech
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament on Saturday aimed at giving a major push to job creation with a focus on the countrys youth, empowering women and improving the incomes of farmers.
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"Majority Government Made It Possible": PM On Women's Reservation Bill
Pitching for a "strong government with majority", Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that's what made the approval for the long-pending women's reservation bill possible.
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Opinion: Centre's Hypocrisy In Raising Marrying Age For Women To 21
The central government is set to introduce a Bill to raise the marriageable age for women to 21 years. Given its majority in parliament, this Bill will probably become law. Yet there are so many important issues that require deeper consideration that
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Thousands Protest At Australian Parliament Demand Justice For Sexual Assault Victims
Thousands of women gathered in major cities across Australia on Monday to take part in rallies calling for gender equality and justice for victims of sexual assault.
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Lawmakers Ask Centre To Ensure Passage Of Women's Quota Bill In Lok Sabha
Female lawmakers in Rajya Sabha, cutting across party lines, have asked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre to use its brute majority in Lok Sabha to ensure passage of a legislation providing 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and state legislatures.
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Will Leave Government With No Choice But To Pass Women's Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi
Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi said today that the party would leave the Centre with no choice but to ensure the passage of a Bill which provides for 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies, and hinted at major changes within the party organisation in favour of them.
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BJP's Jibe At Congress President Sonia Gandhi After Her Letter To PM Modi
Opposition leader Sonia Gandhi's letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi nudging him to take advantage of his government's majority in parliament to give more power to women has drawn jeers from the BJP. Instead of PM Modi, the party said, the Congress president should have directed her appeal at her two allies, Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Yada...
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Pakistan Assembly Passes Marriage Bill Protecting Hindu Women's Rights
Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a landmark bill giving its small Hindu minority the right to register marriages, the last major hurdle on the way to enacting a law aimed at protecting women's rights.
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'Will Wear Purple Jacket': Jaya Bachchan Demands Attention In House
Actor-turned politician Jaya Bachchan today demanded the attention of the chair in the Rajya Sabha, threatening to wear a purple jacket to get noticed.
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PM's "Maha Jungle Raj" Jibe At Trinamool For Opposing Women's Quota Bill
PM Modi said that he tried to ensure that women get 33% reservation, but the Trinamool "conspired" with the Congress to prevent such a law.
-
Noble Effort Derailed Due To Opposition's Petty Politics: PM On Women's Bill
PM Modi also attacked DMK for its staunch opposition to the delimitation exercise, saying the number of Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu would have increased, but the ruling party blocked the central government's move.
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Centre Committed To Bringing 33% Women's Reservation Before 2029: Sources
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, had proposed 33 per cent reservation for women in parliament and assemblies along with an increase in the strength of the Lok Sabha
-
Parliament Special Session Highlights: Houses Adjourned Sine Die After Constitutional Amendment Fails In Lok Sabha
Parliament's 3-day special session Live Updates, Day 1: The government is expected to introduce three amendment Bills aimed at operationalising the legislation, which was passed in 2023 to provide 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State
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Sanae Takaichi, China Hawk, Becomes Japan's First Woman PM
Parliament appointed Sanae Takaichi, an admirer of Margaret Thatcher, as prime minister on Tuesday, after she unexpectedly won a majority in a first round of voting.
-
Budget 2024: Full Text Of Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Speech
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament on Saturday aimed at giving a major push to job creation with a focus on the countrys youth, empowering women and improving the incomes of farmers.
-
"Majority Government Made It Possible": PM On Women's Reservation Bill
Pitching for a "strong government with majority", Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that's what made the approval for the long-pending women's reservation bill possible.
-
Opinion: Centre's Hypocrisy In Raising Marrying Age For Women To 21
The central government is set to introduce a Bill to raise the marriageable age for women to 21 years. Given its majority in parliament, this Bill will probably become law. Yet there are so many important issues that require deeper consideration that
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Thousands Protest At Australian Parliament Demand Justice For Sexual Assault Victims
Thousands of women gathered in major cities across Australia on Monday to take part in rallies calling for gender equality and justice for victims of sexual assault.
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Lawmakers Ask Centre To Ensure Passage Of Women's Quota Bill In Lok Sabha
Female lawmakers in Rajya Sabha, cutting across party lines, have asked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre to use its brute majority in Lok Sabha to ensure passage of a legislation providing 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and state legislatures.
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Will Leave Government With No Choice But To Pass Women's Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi
Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi said today that the party would leave the Centre with no choice but to ensure the passage of a Bill which provides for 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies, and hinted at major changes within the party organisation in favour of them.
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BJP's Jibe At Congress President Sonia Gandhi After Her Letter To PM Modi
Opposition leader Sonia Gandhi's letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi nudging him to take advantage of his government's majority in parliament to give more power to women has drawn jeers from the BJP. Instead of PM Modi, the party said, the Congress president should have directed her appeal at her two allies, Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Yada...
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Pakistan Assembly Passes Marriage Bill Protecting Hindu Women's Rights
Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a landmark bill giving its small Hindu minority the right to register marriages, the last major hurdle on the way to enacting a law aimed at protecting women's rights.
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'Will Wear Purple Jacket': Jaya Bachchan Demands Attention In House
Actor-turned politician Jaya Bachchan today demanded the attention of the chair in the Rajya Sabha, threatening to wear a purple jacket to get noticed.
