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NEW DELHI: After Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday took a potshot at the new Parliament building and termed it "Modi Multiplex or Modi Marriot", BJP president JP Nadda hit back, saying the remark betrayed the party's "pathetic mindset".Calling Ramesh's statement on the new Parliament an "insult to Indians", Nadda said that "even by the lowest standards of the Congress, this is a pathetic...

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...