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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 6 (ANI): Veteran actor Mukesh Rishi has backed the proposed 33% reservation for women in Parliament, calling it a "very good" and long-awaited step toward greater representation, ahead of a special parliamentary session scheduled later this month. Speaking to ANI, Rishi expressed his happiness over the development, describing it as a milestone achieved after years of effort. "It is a matter of great joy. We have been trying for many years, and although it ha ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Congress indicated on Friday that it might back amendments to the women's reservation bill even as it said holding a sitting of Parliament before the end of the current assembly election cycle would clearly violate the model code of conduct. Asserting that the government's push for a rushed delimitation exercise would have "dangerous consequences", Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said that the party did not want any disturbance in the present ...Read More >
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 14 (ANI): The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, holding its 10th session of the 17th Parliament in Dharamshala, is set to formalise standards for the Tibetan National Flag, an essential symbol of the Tibetan freedom movement. A committee formed by the exile parliament will present proposals on the flag's dimensions, colours, and design during the next parliamentary session. Also Read | US Shocker: Law Student Stabbed 120 Times, Skull Pierced After E ...Read More >
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 14 (ANI): The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, holding its 10th session of the 17th Parliament in Dharamshala, is set to formalise standards for the Tibetan National Flag, an essential symbol of the Tibetan freedom movement. A committee formed by the exile parliament will present proposals on the flag's dimensions, colours, and design during the next parliamentary session. This move comes as the Tibetan national flag has never been officially stand ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana state cabinet, led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, has approved an ordinance to raise the reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections from 29% to 42%, pushing the total quota beyond the 50% ceiling laid down by the Supreme Court. As reported by The Wire, the government's decision comes in the backdrop of a 17-month delay in conducting elections to local bodies and the Union government's prolonged inaction on two Bills passed by the Telangana legislat ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: In a major step towards social justice and political empowerment, the state cabinet, chaired by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, Thursday approved a proposal to extend 42% reservation to Backward Classes (BCs) in local bodies. The quota will be enforced through an ordinance, paving the way for holding panchayat elections with enhanced BC representation.In another key decision, the govt will soon issue a notification for 17,084 additional govt jobs, supplementing the 60,000 posts alread ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: A cabinet meeting of the A Revanth Reddy-led Congress govt in Telangana approved Thursday a proposal to grant 42% reservation to Backward Classes (BCs) in local bodies - just in time for panchayat elections within three months, as mandated by a June 25 high court directive. The quota will be implemented through an ordinance.The reservation percentage is based on empirical data from the caste survey conducted by the state govt and submitted to the BC Commission headed by Busani Venkate ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 18 (PTI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has written to Chief Minister Atishi, slamming the AAP government over a "deliberate lapse" in tabling CAG reports in the assembly and advising her to summon a special session of the House on December 19 or 20 to do so. In his letter on Tuesday, Saxena alleged that there has been a "conscious and deliberate lapse" on the part of the elected government in presenting the 14 reports over the last two years. In normal course, a legislatur ...Read More >
Rajya Sabha MP Mahesh Jethmalani accused Congress and other opposition parties of politically exploiting the US indictment against the Adani Group. He demanded evidence for allegations of bribery, declaring opposition's actions as diversionary tactics post electoral losses. Adani Group denied bribery charges, calling related reports incorrect. Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Mahesh Jethmalani launched a pointed critique against the Congress Party on Thursday, alleging they are using the US i ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP and Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani on Thursday said that the Congress and other Opposition parties are using the issue of the indictment against the Adani Group in the US "to divert attention from their electoral defeats" and said they must provide credible evidence before demanding a parliamentary probe. "The Congress is reading too much into this indictment and they are doing it for purely political purposes...," Jethmalani said. Re ...Read More >
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