New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Women’s Reservation Bill which provides for a 33 percent quota in the lower house of parliament and the state assemblies for women. As many as 454 members in the People’s House voted in favour of the Bill while 2 members opposed it. The…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Taking a dig at the Modi government, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said India’s space programme has always been powered by locally made parts and components and any suggestion that this started happening only after 2014 is a “complete distortion of fact”. Participating in the discussion on India’s…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday issued travel advisory to Indian nationals including students amid “growing anti-India activities” in Canada. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs asked Indian nationals in Canada and those contemplating travel to the North American country to exercise utmost caution. The MEA said:…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday hit out at the Opposition for calling the Women’s Reservation Bill a “jumla”, and said the Narendra Modi government was determined to implement the legislation in letter and spirit. “Those who are calling the Bill a jumla, I would like…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) The registration for Assam government’s ambitious self-employment scheme Mukhya Mantri Swa-Niyojan Mission, that aims to create two lakh youth entrepreneurs in the state, will begin tentatively on September 23-24, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced here on Wednesday. “Mukhya Mantri Swa-Niyojan Mission scheme is in its final stage. Today, the work…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s song ‘Sara Zamana Haseeno Ka Deewana’ from the film ‘Yaarana’ will be recreated for the film ‘Ganpat’. The song ‘Saara Zamana Haseeno Ka Deewana’ from the 1981 film Yaarana was portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan. The song is also remembered for its composition as well as Amitabh…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) A meeting on Cauvery River water-sharing dispute with all-party MPs and union ministers from Karnataka started here on Wednesday. The meeting is being chaired by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar also is attending. The meeting will chart out steps to protect the interests of the state…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday supported the Women’s Reservation Bill tabled in the Lok Sabha but called for its immediate implementation and an urgent “caste census” for including quotas for SC, ST and OBC representatives. Initiating the debate in the Lok Sabha on the document, Sonia Gandhi…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) The Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) T-20 National Cricket Championship for Deaf will kick-start from September 25, 2023, in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. A total of 19 teams will take part in this seven-day-long championship to clinch the national championship trophy. Teams divided into four different groups will play a total of…
Hangzhou, Sep 20 (UNI) Men’s volleyball preliminary round of the 19th Asian Games kicked off on Tuesday in Hangzhou, Shaoxing and Deqing respectively, with Kazakhstan downing Kyrgyzstan 3-2 in the nail-biting opener in the morning. Kyrgyzstan took the first set 25-18, before Kazakhstan fought back to win two sets. Kyrgyzstan leveled by prevailing 25-18 in…
