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The major highlight of the Parliament's special session, women's reservation bill, will be taken up by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. A day ago, the bill was passed with 454 votes in Lok Sabha, which is set to discuss Chandrayaan-3 today. The historic bill, also known as Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, will be discussed in the upper house for its clearance.

women's reservation bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with BJP legislators coming out in support of it and the opposition parties also backing it while demanding its immediate implementation. At present, there are 82 women MPs in Lok Sabha, out of the total strength of 543. The government on Tuesday introduced the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill, which seeks to reserve 33 per cent seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

Also read: Women’s Reservation Bill tabled; debate erupts over implementation timeline Not just Mayawati several other Opposition leaders have questioned the intentions of the Central government over the timings of introducing the Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament. On Wednesday Shiromani Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said, "Devil in the detail came across...The census was to be held in 2021 and now 2023 is about to end and it hasn't been done yet and we don't know when will it happen.

Narendra Modi, reports said. Minister of state for Food Processing Industries and Jal Shakti Prahlad Patel confirmed the development on X (formally known as Twitter), but later deleted the post. "Only the Modi government had the moral courage to fulfil the demand for women's reservation which was proved by the approval of the cabinet.

Chandra Shekhar has said that Lord Ram came in his dream and asked to save him from the people who are selling him in the market. Bihar Education Minister addressed the public at the former teacher association president late Lakshmi Yadav on her death anniversary. “Lord Ram was against the caste system. Make the country the way Ram ji wanted, then see how we will leave America behind.

NEW DELHI : The Centre plans to tighten the stockholding limit on tur (pigeon pea) and urad (black gram) pulses and extend it by two months in a bid to check prices and boost domestic supplies until the arrival of fresh stocks. The government also plans to purchase farmers’ produce as well as imported masur (lentil) from the domestic market under the price stabilization fund (PSF) scheme, two senior officials said. The government slapped limits on the stocks of tur and urad dal in June to curb hoarding and speculation amid soaring prices.

Narendra Modi on Monday said that tomorrow on Ganesh Chaturthi, we will move to the new Parliament. Addressing the media before the commencement of Parliament's special session, Modi said, “Tomorrow, on Ganesh Chaturthi, we will move to the new Parliament.

Parliament starting Monday, the first such session to be held in the new Parliament building, is likely to see near unanimity across parties to bring in the women's reservation bill. At the all-party meeting called by the government on the eve of the session, parties from the ruling and Opposition side pitched for the women's reservation bill. The demand for the women's reservation bill was raised by Trinamool's Derek O'Brien and was supported by almost all parties barring a few including the Samajwadi Party (SP), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) and Jharkhand Mukhti Morcha (JMM), who were demanding reservation within this reservation for women from SC, ST and OBC categories in the proposed bill. Talking to reporters after the meeting, BJD leader Pinaki Misra said, «there was near unanimity at the meeting on the women's reservation bill and it is an idea whose time has come». The women's reservation bill seeks to reserve one-third of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies. BJP ally and NCP leader Praful Patel said, «We appeal to the government to pass the women's reservation bill in this Parliament session.» He also said Parliament will shift to the new building on Ganesh Chaturthi on Tuesday.Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told reporters that the government had informed them that it was a regular session of Parliament. «Only the government knows what its intention is.

INDIA bloc parties have come out in support of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu following his arrest in a Skill Development scam, Telugu Desam Party national general secretary Nara Lokesh has said the party remains non-aligned and equidistant both from BJP and the opposition alliance “We are non-aligned. We stand for the rights of the Telugu people,” Lokesh told ET in an interview.

AAP on Saturday claimed that the SAD and the BJP have already «finalised» an alliance in Punjab and are waiting for a suitable time to announce it. Malvinder Singh Kang, the AAP's chief spokesperson in Punjab, claimed that former Union minister and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal initiated efforts to seal the alliance. He also said that leaders of the two parties met in Delhi 15 days ago to discuss the terms of the coalition. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), however, rubbished the claims with senior party leader Daljit Singh Cheema slamming the AAP for spreading misinformation to «divert attention from the AAP and the Congress' unprincipled and unholy alliance». Both the Congress and the AAP are part of the opposition INDIA bloc. Kang claimed in a statement on Saturday, «The terms of the alliance are already decided… the BJP does not want SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and his brother-in-law Bikram Singh Majithia to contest the Lok Sabha elections.» «People in the BJP know the obvious dislike the people of Punjab have for these two leaders,» he said. Kang also claimed that «behind the curtain», the BJP and the SAD were «always one and never separated». The SAD broke off its ties with the BJP over the now-repealed farm laws in 2020.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu following his arrest in a Skill Development scam, Telugu Desam Party national general secretary Nara Lokesh has said the party remains non-aligned and equidistant both from BJP and the Opposition alliance. “We are non-aligned. We stand for the rights of the Telugu people,” Lokesh told ET in an interview.

Two Army officers, cop killed in gunfight with terrorists in J&K's Anantnag Anti-Pakistan protests were witnessed in various areas of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as the encounter continued. Panun Kashmir and Eik Sanatam Bharat Dal (ESBD) led tributes to the officers and called for a robust operation against the terrorist network in the northern union territory. BJP youth activists also staged a massive demonstration under the leadership of Jammu and Kashmir unit president Arun Prabhat, lashing out at Pakistan for its role in encouraging terrorism.

Rajasthan will question suspected cow vigilante Monu Manesar in connection with the murder of two Muslim men from the state whose charred bodies were recovered in Haryana's Bhiwani district in February, officials said on Wednesday. Monu Manesar — booked by Rajasthan Police for the murder of Nasir and Junaid and accused by some of inciting the recent violence in Nuh — was nabbed on Tuesday. While the Haryana Police did not confirm that the Bajrang Dal leader had been detained, an office-bearer of the outfit's parent organisation — the Vishva Hindu Parishad — said he was picked up in Gurugram's Manesar. He was handed over to the Rajasthan Police after it obtained a transit remand from a court in Nuh.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah convened a meeting of his cabinet on Wednesday to discuss the next course of action after the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee directed the state government to release 5,000 cusecs of water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu over the next 15 days. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who additionally handles the Irrigation portfolio, was in attendance at the meeting along with other cabinet members. The meet started at 12 noon. Even on Tuesday, CM Siddaramaiah chaired an emergency cabinet meeting on the Cauvery water sharing issue. Deputy CM Shivakumar is scheduled to meet Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh in the next few days over the Cauvery dispute. Earlier, on Tuesday, the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) recommended that the Karnataka government release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, starting Wednesday, against the demand for 12,500 cusecs of water by the DMK government in the neighbouring state. «DK Shivakumar will travel to Delhi to meet Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat after attending the meeting of the cabinet (on Wednesday),» an official said. CM Siddaramaiah on Monday accused the central government of dragging its feet in clearing the Mekedatu project, adding that the people of Tamil Nadu were creating unnecessary disputes over Cauvery. Shivakumar also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) of 'doing politics' on the Cauvery water-sharing issue. Earlier, former Karnataka chief minister and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai said the state government needs to be firm in its stand in the issue and stop sharing Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu. Earlier, the Tamil Nadu government approached the Supreme Court seeking

2024 Lok Sabha Polls: Nitish Kumar likely to invite SAD, INLD to join INDIA alliance The INDIA group’s coordination committee is expected to discuss formulas for seat sharing for the 2024 Lok Sabha election. According to a report by the Hindustan Times, Livemint's sister publication, the seat-sharing formula will be based on the performance of parties in past elections and the strength of the largest party that is a member of the grouping in every state. While seat-sharing agreements in Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu are expected to be easy, states such as West Bengal, Delhi, and Punjab could be challenging.

BJP on Tuesday accused the INDIA bloc of having a hidden agenda to attack Sanatan Dharma for its vote bank politics as it questioned the «silence» of opposition leaders amid frequent critical remarks by DMK leaders about the ancient faith.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging he has once again resorted to deceiving people ahead of the elections and asserted that his exit is certain. He also questioned what benefit the common people of India will get from the G20 summit. The veteran politician after paying obeisance at the famed Baba Baidyanath Dham temple in Jharkhand's Deoghar district while talking to media persons expressed concern over present affairs in the country. Lalu Prasad said, «The situation in the country is not good.

alliance leaders are likely to invite Akali Dal and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) to join the opposition bloc formed against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, according to a report published by Economic Times. The top leaders of the INDIA bloc including Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, and NC leader Farooq Abdullah will share a stage with BJP's former ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Haryana's Kaithal on September 25.

airport. According to media reports, the G20 leaders will be treated to an exquisite Indian vegetarian platter with delicacies from across the country.

While the price of vegetarian thali declined 0.6% sequentially to Rs 33.8 in August from Rs 34 in the previous month, non-vegetarian thali prices were down 30 paise to Rs 67.3. “Of the 24% rise in the vegetarian thali cost, 21% can be attributed solely to the price of tomato, which rose 176% on-year to Rs 102/kg in the month vs Rs 37/kg a year ago,” the rating agency stated in its report released on Thursday. The thali prices indicate that there would be little respite from inflation in August. Experts indicate that inflation will stay above the 7% mark for the second consecutive month.

G20 Summit in Delhi: As the final countdown for the international summit has begun, country leaders and delegates will be served with traditional vegetarian delicacies. Major highlight of the menu will be the dishes prepared from millet. The official dinner of the delegates will consist of ‘all-vegetarian’ meal without eggs or meat, according to media reports.