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THANE: The BJP will reach out to over three lakh households in the city and ensure the Thane Lok Sabha seat is won and it contributes towards anointing Narendra Modi as the prime minister for the third time, party state chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said.Bawankule was interacting with the media following a mega voter-approach initiative in Thane ciry- considered as the fiefdom of chief minister Eknath...

NEW DELHI: CM Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said his government will soon ensure round-the-clock supply of water in every part of the capital.Addressing a public meeting in Bijwasan assembly constituency in southwest Delhi, Kejriwal said providing free water and electricity were the two basic promises he had made to the residents of Delhi and he had succeeded in that to a large extent."Delhi and Punjab...

NEW DELHI: Unanimity shown by political parties in support of the women's reservation bill, which was introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, is seen by BJP with optimism to add to its ticked list of long-time poll promises.BJP has been consistent in its support for the women's reservation bill. But the one introduced by the NDA government in Lok Sabha in 1998 lapsed with dissolution of the House. The...

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday introduced a Constitution amendment bill seeking to reserve one-third seats in Parliament and state legislatures for women, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi throwing his full weight behind the radical measure and raising the prospect for its passage in Parliament by September 22 when the special session comes to an end.Referring to the failure of several efforts...

NEW DELHI: The long journey of deliberations on women's reservation over the decades has been marked by the demand for a sub-quota for OBC women.The joint parliamentary committee report examining the 1996 women's reservation bill had recommended that quota be provided for OBC women once the Constitution was amended to allow for reservation for OBCs. It also recommended that reservation be extended to...

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday introduced a constitutional amendment bill to reserve one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women, reviving a bill pending for 27 years for want of consensus among parties.The government said the women's reservation bill is aimed at enabling greater participation of women in policy-making at the state and national levels.Leaders across...

NEW DELHI: In a big move for women's empowerment, the Narendra Modi government is set to table a constitutional amendment bill in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday for reserving one-third of seats in Parliament and state legislatures across the country.The decision, pushed by the Prime Minister and cleared by the Union Cabinet at a meeting on Monday evening, aims to secure passage of the bill in the two Houses...

NEW DELHI: The INDIA bloc is aiming to resolve the bulk of the seat-sharing talks by the end of this month even as it realises the problems that await in states like Punjab, Delhi, West Bengal, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. According to sources, the exercise is already underway and the parties hope to get a substantial part of the negotiations done by September 30. "At best, we will complete the exercise...

NEW DELHI: Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Thursday, bringing to an end a disruption-ridden Budget session which was among the least productive in recent times as BJP insisted on an apology from Rahul Gandhi for his “democracy under threat” remarks in UK while the opposition persisted in its demand for a JPC probe into the Adani issue.Marred by these protests, the 11th...

AYODHYA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi received support from one of the priests of Ayodhya's Hanumangarhi temple, one of the most revered temples in the holy town, who offered him residence on the premises of the 10th-century temple.Mahant Sanjay Das of Hanumangarhi temple, who is the heir to the temple's head priest Mahant Gyan Das, said that the seers welcome Rahul Gandhi to the holy city and offer him...