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The bill was passed in the Lok Sabha with 454 votes in favour and two votes opposing it New Delhi: After a day of heated debates that saw leaders from the BJP and Opposition parties face off, the Women’s Reservation Bill was finally passed by the Lok Sabha with overwhelming majority. The opposition demanded the…
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The bill received 454 votes in favour and only two votes against it. New Delhi: The Women’s Reservation Bill, passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday, is set for another litmus test today in the Rajya Sabha on Day 4 of the special session of Parliament. Here are 10 points on this big story: The Lok…
Geeta Mukherjee’s political career spanned about five and a half decades. As the government introduced the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, proposing one-third reservation for women, the name of Geeta Mukherjee resonated prominently during the discussions in the house. Here are the five points on Geeta Mukherjee: She took a very important initiative…
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Change is here, actor Bhumi Pednekar said while speaking about the women’s quota bill New Delhi: Actors Bhumi Pednekar and Shehnaaz Gill visited the new Parliament building today ahead of the release of their upcoming movie ‘Thank You For Coming.’ They met with Union Minister Anurag Thakur along with their other co-stars Shibani Bedi and…
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New Delhi: Striking an emotive note, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday remembered her “life partner” Rajiv Gandhi while speaking on the women’s reservation bill and said his dream would be fulfilled with the passage of this legislation. Extending her party’s support to the women’s reservation bill, the Congress parliamentary party chief demanded that…
New Delhi: Women “do not want to be put on a pedestal… worshipped” DMK MP Kanimozhi said in Parliament today in a heated debate on the women’s reservation bill. Swatting aside hecklers at the start of her speech, she also invoked the spirit of strong women politicians, including former AIADMK boss J Jayalalithaa, her party’s…
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“Caste Census” has been a long-standing demand of Nitish Kumar. (File) Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday welcomed the women’s reservation bill brought by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, but with a few riders, including quotas for women from OBCs and Extremely Backward Classes. The JD(U) supreme leader, whose party has…
PM Modi has dedicated the Narishakti Vandan Bill to the country, said Smriti Irani. (File) New Delhi: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday said that through the women’s reservation bill the foundation of a new India has been laid and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “finding a solution to years of struggle”. Speaking to…
New Parliament building: This the second day of the special session, and the first in the new building. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a strong pitch for the women’s reservation bill in his opening speech in the new Parliament. Declaring himself “chosen by God for this pious task”, the Prime Minister called for…
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Women MPs posing for a group at the central hall of Parliament. (FILE) New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Monday approved the women’s reservation bill, sources said. The Union Cabinet met this evening after the first sitting of the five-day special session of Parliament. Sources said several BJP ministers and MPs have been asked to…