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New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said for the BJP government, women empowerment is a matter of recognition and not a political issue. “Women empowerment can be a political issue for some parties and a weapon to win the elections, but it is a matter of recognition for BJP,”…

New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday supported the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, but said it was “incomplete” without a quota for OBC representatives. Presenting his views on the bill, Rahul Gandhi said the bill can be implemented today itself by allocating 33 per cent of Lok Sabha…

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) 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…