Womens

NEW DELHI: Brushing aside apprehensions of a delay in the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill, Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said in the Lok Sabha that the next government will conduct the census and the delimitation exercise immediately after the elections and set in motion the process to make reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies a reality.Intervening in 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 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...

THANE: While the Thane police have started investigating the alleged assault on a Shiv Sena UBT activist, Roshani Shinde Pawar, following permission from the Thane magistrate court, the state women's commission on Thursday issued a notice to the Thane police and asked the Thane police chief to remain present before it on April 11 with its report. The commission, chaired by Rupali Chakankar, said it was...