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"Delimitation Bill like a 'sales pitch' of insurance salesman": Karti Chidambaram

New Delhi, April 17 -- Congress leader Karti Chidambaram on Friday took a jibe at the Central government over the proposed Delimitation Bill, saying it is akin to a "sales pitch" of an insurance sales... Read More


Punjab farm unions defer rail blockade, give state govt, Centre 3-day ultimatum

India, April 17 -- Farmer unions have postponed their planned 'rail roko' protest by three days following official assurances that wheat procurement will be streamlined. Sarwan Singh Pandher of the K... Read More


Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan discuss development of interparliamentary cooperation

Kyrgyzstan, April 17 -- Speaker of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan Marlen Mamataliev met with Chairperson of the Senate of the Parliament of Uzbekistan Tanzila Narbaeva in Istanbul... To Read the Full S... Read More


'Nari Shakti-Viksit Bharat Run' flagged off in Rajasthan after Parliament introduces women's reservation Bill

Jaipur, April 17 -- Rajasthan Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Manju Baghmar, and former BJP MLA Dr. Alka Singh Gurjar flagged off the 'Nari Shakti-Viksit Bharat Run', organised from... Read More


"Country will not forgive those who oppose Bill for women's reservation": BJP leader Dilip Ghosh

Paschim Medinipur, April 17 -- West Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Friday said that the women in the party will hold a rally in Kharagpur to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Nari Shakti Vandan... Read More


Israel-Lebanon 10-day ceasefire begins

Dhaka, April 17 -- A 10-day truce began in Lebanon on Friday that could pause fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the Unit... Read More


NDA floor leaders' meeting begins in Parliament; JP Nadda, Shivraj Singh Chouhan present

New Delhi, April 17 -- A meeting of NDA floor leaders began in Parliament on Friday with several senior leaders of the alliance in attendance. Union Ministers J.P. Nadda, Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Meghwal ... Read More


"Anti-women": NDA leaders hold protest against Oppn after Constitution Amendment Bill defeat in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, April 17 -- The NDA leaders on Friday held a protest in the Parliament premises as the 131st Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2026, failed to pass in the Lok Sabha. The alliance members chan... Read More


"Delimitation cleverly brought into Women's Reservation Amendment Bill...": Tejaswi Yadav

Patna, April 17 -- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and the Leader of Opposition in Bihar, Tejaswi Yadav, said that the Delimitation Bill has been very cleverly brought with the Women's Reservation A... Read More


Resolution to provide rights to women will continue: Kiren Rijiju after opposition defeats 131st Amendment Bill in LS

New Delhi, April 17 -- Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday withdrew the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Delimitation Bill, 2026, after the 131st Constitutional... Read More