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Strong, decisive government with a full majority enabled passage of women’s reservation bill: PM Modi

Addressing an event organised by the BJP’s Mahila Morcha to felicitate him for the passage of the women’s reservation bill in Parliament, PM Modi also made a pitch for having a strong government with majority, saying this made the parliamentary approval for the long-pending idea possible.

The Hindu

India's lower house of parliament votes to reserve a third of seats for women

Indian MPs have voted to guarantee that a third of seats in parliament's lower house and in state assemblies go to women, a move that would more than double the number of female lawmakers in the world's biggest democracy.

Radio France Internationale

DN Exclusive: PM Modi celebrates Women's Reservation Bill with NDA women MPs at midnight in Parliament House

After the Women's Reservation Bill was passed by both the Houses of Parliament, there was joy all around. Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the moment with NDA women MPs in Parliament House. Here is the exclusive report by Dynamite News:

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US says India will ‘not get special exemption’ on row over Sikh killing in Canada

‘Regardless of the country, we will stand up and defend our basic principles’

The Independent UK

China, at UN, presents itself as a member of the Global South as alternative to a Western model

China is telling assembled world leaders at the United Nations that it considers itself part of the Global South

The Independent UK

Rajya Sabha clears women’s reservation bill unanimously

Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill, or the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, and its six clauses were passed with all 214 members present in the Upper House voting in favour of them.

The Hindu

Visitors raise slogans in Rajya Sabha; Opposition protests

Opposition members walked out of the Rajya Sabha for about 10 minutes over a group of women raising slogans hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the visitors’ gallery

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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

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

Between INDIA boycott and Modi’s cold shoulder, 7 questions for press freedom

The public declaration by the opposition bloc INDIA to boycott, or not cooperate with, 14 television news anchors is a welcome move because it has opened up space for a public discussion on the issue of media freedom. As has been argued by many, this is not the first time…

Newslaundry

After introduction of women’s quota bill, PM Modi to hold public meeting exclusively for women in Kashi on Saturday

VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi — who visits his parliamentary constituency in UP’s Varanasi after introducing the historic 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (women reservation bill)' — will address a public meeting exclusively for women at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University ground on Saturday.

The Times of India

PM Modi to address mega meet of BJP workers in poll-bound M.P. on Sept. 25

The BJP has set an ambitious target of cobbling up 10 lakh people for PM Modi’s address, said party insiders. With the mega event, it wants to showcase its strength ahead of Madhya Pradesh polls

The Hindu

G20 summit proved naysayers wrong – and showed Global South's potential to address world's biggest problems

Skepticism was running high ahead of the 2023 summit of the Group of 20, or G20, held in New Delhi in early September. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that they would not attend. At one moment, it was touch and go whether U.S. President Joe…

The Conversation

Mainstream TV tattered the flag of press freedom. It can’t use it for a cover-up amid INDIA boycott

A new parliament building and the passage of a 27-year-old law have pushed to the background what had the potential of becoming a raging controversy. I am referring to the decision taken by the opposition alliance to boycott 14 TV anchors and not appear on the shows they host.

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Chhattisgarh: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi targets PM Modi for inflation, joblessness, sale of assets

The country’s peasant has a dismal average income of Rs 27 per day while Modi’s industrialist buddy raked in Rs 1,600 crore on a single day.” Read further on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

Why Canada lacks allies’ support on claim India killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar

None of Canada’s ‘Five Eyes’ alliance members – US, UK, Australia or New Zealand – echoed Justin Trudeau’s allegation.

The Hindu

PM Modi to lay foundation stone of international cricket stadium in Varanasi on September 23

PM Modi to lay foundation stone of international cricket stadium in Varanasi on September 23. He'll also inaugurate 16 Atal residential schools built across U.P.

The Independent UK

‘Deeply concerned’ White House asks India to cooperate in probe into Sikh separatist leader’s murder

US put in a tough spot between maintaining ties with allies India and Canada

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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.

Al Jazeera

Canada rejects Indian travel advisory amid probe of Sikh leader killing

Canada is investigating possible links between the killing of a Sikh leader and India’s government, tanking relations.

Al Jazeera

India’s lower house votes to reserve a third of seats for women

The bill passes with a total of 454 lawmakers voting in favour and only two voting against.

WEKU

What to know about the tensions between Canada and India over the killing of a Sikh

Canada says India is linked to the June killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent activist for the creation of a Sikh homeland in India. India considered Nijjar a terrorist but denies involvement.

The Independent UK

India moves toward reserving 33% of the seats in Parliament and state legislatures for women

India’s Parliament has taken a major step toward reserving 33% of the seats in its powerful lower house and in state legislatures for women to ensure more equal representation, an issue that languished for nearly three decades because of a lack of consensus among political parties

The Guardian - US

India urges its citizens to exercise ‘extreme caution’ in Canada

India’s foreign ministry issues warning after rejecting Trudeau’s allegations government played role in murder of Sikh activist

The Hindu

U.S. considering Modi’s invite to Biden to be chief guest at Republic Day, says envoy

PM Modi has invited U.S. President Joseph Biden to be chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 next year, said U.S. Ambassador Eric Garcetti

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