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- India
Women’s Reservation Bill approved during Cabinet meeting
The Women’s Reservation Bill has been approved during the Cabinet meeting, which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, NDTV reported quoting sources. The government, however, did not announce it…
- India
Special Parliament session may be short but is big on occasion: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that this Parliament session may be short in duration but is big on occasion, and is of “historic decisions”. The special Parliamentary Session…
- Politics
All-party meet: Opposition members dub bill on EC appointments as anti-Constitution
New Delhi: Several opposition leaders have criticised the bill on the appointment and service conditions of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners at an all-party meeting as “anti-Constitution” and “anti-democratic”, sources…
- Telangana
‘Cong govt in Telangana my dream’: Sonia announces 6 guarantees
Hyderabad: Hoping to repeat Congress’ victory in Telangana after Karnataka, where the party had announced five poll guarantees, former AICC chief and senior leader Sonia Gandhi announced a similar list of guarantees…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Rahul stresses on ideological clarity, cautions against ‘traps of BJP’
Hyderabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has asked party leaders at the CWC meeting to focus on people’s issues and maintain ideological clarity, while cautioning them against “walking into traps of the BJP”.…
- India
Love Behind Bars: How Tihar nurtures children in jail with their mothers
New Delhi: It is said that love transcends all boundaries and this is being proven true in the national capital’s dreaded Tihar Jail where children born to incarcerated mothers are being given…
- Hyderabad
CWC calls for passage of Women’s quota Bill during Parliament’s special session
Hyderabad: The Congress on Saturday demanded that the Women’s Reservation Bill be passed during the upcoming special session of Parliament. In a resolution adopted at its first meeting after being reconstituted, the…
- Hyderabad
CWC in Hyderabad: Kharge slams BJP, says India’s secular image dented
Hyderabad: Noting the country is facing “serious internal challenges”, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said incidents of violence were tarnishing the image of a progressive and secular India and alleged the…
- India
Karnataka: Permission granted for Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Idgah Maidan
Hubballi: After high drama, civic authorities have allowed Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at the controversial Idgah Maidan in Karnataka’s Hubballi district. Dharwad-Hubballi City Corporation Commissioner, Ishwar Ullagaddi handed over the permission letter late…
- India
Nipah outbreak: Kerala HC asks govt to issue guidelines for Sabarimala pilgrimage
Kochi: Kerala High Court on Friday asked the state government to issue guidelines, if required, for the pilgrimage to Sabarimala when it opens for the monthly puja in view of the Nipah…
- India
Special parliamentary session: Here’s what Centre has on agenda
New Delhi: The Central government has released the agenda for the first day of the five-day Special Parliamentary Session beginning September 18, amid allegations by the Opposition over hidden motives “up their…
- Hyderabad
CWC meet in Hyderabad to chalk out poll strategy for 5 states
Hyderabad: The stage is set for the first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) beginning here on Saturday as the highest decision-making body of the party will discuss and formulate…
- Kashmir
J&K: Another soldier killed as Anantnag gunfight enters day 3
Srinagar: Drones have been pressed into service to pinpoint the location of the terrorists who have taken positions in the forest area on a hilly terrain in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district,…
- India
Cong MLA Mamman Khan’s arrest: Mobile internet suspended in Nuh
Chandigarh: Hours after Congress MLA Mamman Khan was arrested in connection with the July 31 Nuh violence, the Haryana government on Friday ordered the suspension of mobile Internet and bulk SMS services…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Naidu files bail petitions in court in Skill Development Corporation case
Vijayawada: TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who has been remanded to 14 days in judicial custody for his alleged role in a multi-crore Skill Development Corporation scam, has filed two bail petitions,…
