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Lok Sabha adjourns sine die a day before schedule

Special session of New Delhi Lok Sabha adjourned sine die one day early. Women's Reservation Bill passed unanimously in both Houses. Discussed success of Chandrayaan-3, adopted resolution. Women MPs greeted PM Modi. Shift from old to new Parliament building. Discussion on 75 years of Parliamentary Journey.

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023

In Lok Sabha, Treasury and Opposition benches claim credit for India’s space success

Union Ministers and BJP MPs asserted that the nation’s space story has seen a quantum leap during the Narendra Modi government, while the Opposition members recalled the contribution of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in laying the foundation of the country’s scientific progress.

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023

In OBC pitch, Rahul Gandhi rests Congress hopes

Mr. Gandhi himself led the charge in the Lok Sabha, accusing the BJP of excluding OBC communities from power. Only three of the 90 Secretaries in the Union government were from the OBC category, he pointed out.

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023

BJP-JD(S) alliance close to being formalised with HDD and HDK set to meet top BJP leaders in Delhi

JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J.P. Nadda to discuss alliance for 2024 Lok Sabha polls. PM Modi and JD(S) patriarch H.D. Deve Gowda may also hold talks.

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023

Women’s quota: English editorials hail ‘historic beginning’, but point to ‘smoke and mirrors’

There have been mixed reactions to the women’s reservation bill, which has been cleared in the Lok Sabha almost three decades after it was first tabled in Parliament. While some have hailed it as a victory for the campaign for more women representation, others have termed it tokenism.

Newslaundry · Sep 21, 2023

Morning Digest | Lok Sabha passes historic women’s reservation Bill; Amit Shah says Bill will be implemented only after 2029, and more

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The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023

Pass women’s quota bill in ongoing session itself, Kavitha urges Centre

Kavitha hails intro of Women's Reservation Bill; urges Centre to pass it in ongoing session. Kavitha vocally demanded tabling of Bill, went on a day's fast at Jantar Mantar in support. Congress joined chorus for Bill, but not mentioned in Sonia Gandhi's letter. Telangana State Planning Board Vice Chairman suggests…

The Hindu · Sep 20, 2023

Legislating change: On the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha

India, which gave women voting rights at the very outset, should not falter when it comes to ensuring better political representation for women

The Hindu · Sep 20, 2023

Delimitation debate: gender vs regional, caste identities

Shift of political power from south to north, east & women, diminishing say of States, population growth faster in BJP strongholds, pan-India identities of religion, class & gender, women's reservation unites parties, OBCs resist, BJP subsumes caste identity in Hindutva, gender complicates politics of caste & region, BJP seeks further…

The Hindu · Sep 20, 2023

Women’s reservation Bill will be implemented only after 2029: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday that irrespective of the Opposition’s support, the women’s reservation Bill will be implemented only after 2029.

The Hindu · Sep 20, 2023