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Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha: A look at its contentious history

The Lok Sabha will take up the Women's Reservation Bill for discussion on 20 September. The legislation was first introduced in Parliament in 1996 by the HD Deve Gowda government. However, despite being pushed multiple times since then, it has failed to pass the final hurdle

UPA refused to acknowledge Kargil Vijay Diwas for 5 years, their MPs believed Kargil was NDA's war, say Union minister

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday said the UPA which is now trying to hide under the name I.N.D.I.A is the alliance that refused to acknowledge Kargil Vijay Diwas from 2004 to 2009, adding that their MPs believed that Kargil was NDA's war

As Narendra Modi readies for 2024 Lok Sabha election, Opposition's disunity lays bare

Throughout 2019 to 2022, Mamata Banerjee and Pawar tried becoming UPA convenors but these moves were stonewalled by Sonia Gandhi who is UPA chairperson even if in purely figurative terms

Kejriwal, AAP have turned to protest-theatrics instead of governance

Theatrics and dharnas have got them results until now, so a self-absorbed Aam Aadmi Party government can hardly be expected to give up that weapon.

World Post Day 2022: History, theme and significance; all you need to know

World Postal Day was first observed on 9 October 1969 in Tokyo, Japan, at the UPU Congress.

India came to a halt during UPA rule, decisions not taken on time, says Narayana Murthy

During his interaction with young entrepreneurs and students at the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad (IIMA) on Friday, Murthy expressed confidence that young minds can make India a worthy competitor of China, the world's second largest economy

A Rohingya comedy of errors: Time to bite the refugee bullet

The deportation of illegal refugees is a matter long spoken of, but has seen little or no progress on the ground. Sensitivities in bilateral relations with both Myanmar and Bangladesh are in the way

Vice President election: BJP's JP Nadda appeals Opposition parties to support 'kisan putra' Jagdeep Dhankhar

BJP national president JP Nadda said that NDA's vice presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar has served the nation in different capacities and has proved to be a successful administrator and capable politicians

From seven to 16, the growth of AIIMS under Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a new AIIMS at Jharkhand's Deoghar today at the cost of Rs 1,100 crore. Established in 1956, the medical institute has seen a rapid development under the BJP-ruled Centre — from seven before 2014 to 16 till date

Fight will continue even after the polls: Yashwant Sinha on presidential elections

Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yashwant Sinha said the PM never believed in "consensus" but only "confrontation."