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LS passes 128th CAB paving way to 33% reservation for women in parliament

454 members vote in favour, 2 against; Rajya Sabha may take up the Bill today; Home minister indicates provision may become a reality by 2029

Govt introduces women's quota Bill in Lok Sabha; Oppn doubts govt intention

Opposition doubts govt intention, says elections behind move

Colours, chants, and constitution: Legislative action gets new address

Leaders of parties complained they were yet to get their party offices in the new complex

Women's Reservation Bill cleared in key Cabinet meet chaired by PM Modi

At least a third of Lok Sabha and Assembly seats could be reserved; proposal likely for 15 years

Parliament special session: PM Modi commends 7,500 members, 600 women MPs

The history of the women's reservation bill is chequered. The Ramakrishna Hegde-led Janata Party government in Karnataka pioneered it, introducing a 25 per cent reservation for women in panchayats

Special Parliament session: Modi recalls tryst with destiny, Art 370 repeal

The PM paid tributes to "every brick" of the old Parliament building and said the MPs will enter the new building with "new hope and confidence"

Opposition and allies urge govt to take up women's reservation Bill

The Opposition also demanded that the government make public the "full agenda" of the special session

PM Modi attacks 'INDI Alliance' for its design to 'destroy' Sanatana Dharma

The PM said the age-old Sanatan culture is based on a person's karma (action) and not birth, and guided Valmiki and Sant Ravidas

'Man of global alliance': Union Cabinet congratulates PM on G20 success

Union Cabinet unanimously clears Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's resolution

INDIA to hold first joint rally in Bhopal, boycott 'biased' TV anchors

The INDIA bloc's sub-group on media was authorised by the committee to identify television anchors to be boycotted by alliance representatives

Govt releases session agenda, to begin with Parliament's journey discussion

In addition to discussing India's parliamentary journey since the inception of the Samvidhan Sabha, session is expected to witness a shift in proceedings from the old Parliament building to the new

Oppn members of Par panel demand opportunities to submit their views

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs held its fourth meeting on Tuesday to study the three Bills

Opposition bloc INDIA reaches out to TDP as BJP hedges its Andhra bet

Over the last few months, TDP's attempts to mend fences with the BJP and return to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have failed despite Jana Sena's efforts

G20 Summit: Modi at global front and centre, BJP looks to make most of it

BJP sources indicated that the five-day special session of Parliament, from 18 to 22 September, will have party members extol the PM's contribution to India's successful G20 presidency

PM Modi lauds Dhaka for shouldering the burden of Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh has been asking India to lean on Myanmar to repatriate the people who took refuge in the country to escape persecution after a military clampdown in 2017

Nitish Kumar among Oppn CMs to attend G20 dinner, but many to skip

Of the Congress CMs, Himachal Pradesh's Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will likely be present, but Chhattisgarh's Bhupesh Baghel and Karnataka's Siddaramaiah will not attend

In cheer for INDIA bloc, SP retains Ghosi bypoll; BJP wins 3 seats

In Ghosi, in Mau district, the Opposition bloc campaigned for the SP's Sudhakar Singh, while the BSP did not field a candidate

With 74 foreign visits since 2014, PM Modi breaks Manmohan Singh's record

Data suggests that while Modi has spent fewer days abroad than his predecessor (270 days versus Singh's 306), he has travelled more extensively and actively than any other Indian PM

Politics and the second sex

Women politicians, the author suggests, bring to politics and policy a sensitivity that most of their male counterparts, at least until a generation back, lacked

Prez's G20 invite triggers 'India' vs 'Bharat' debate on country's name

Congress Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor said there couldn't be any constitutional objection to calling India 'Bharat'