Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday slammed the opposition, particularly the Congress, for showing only "tokenism" on the Narishakti Vandan Adhiniyam and said the party has never been serious about women's reservation in legislative bodies.

First-year students at Jadavpur University who lived at the boys' hostel were allegedly made to rub their faces against the wall and stay atop almirahs indefinitely, found a committee formed by the varsity to investigate incidents of ragging on campus.

Former law minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday alleged that the women's reservation bill was "yet another dream" being sold by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and claimed that its benefits would accrue to women only in 2029.

BJP MLAs in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday donated their one month's salary towards the Aapada Rahat Kosh and presented a cheque of Rs 13.8 lakh to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, leader of opposition Jai Ram Thakur said.

Gold prices rose Rs 150 to Rs 60,350 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday amid strong cues from global markets, according to HDFC Securities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the purpose of the new women's reservation bill Narishakti Vandan Adhiniyam is to expand women's participation in Lok Sabha and assemblies, and asserted it will further strengthen Indian democracy, as he urged MPs of both Houses of Parliament to pass the bill unanimously.

In a recent report by the BBC, the plight of Deepak Kumar Uprariya, a technician who played a pivotal role in constructing ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 launchpad, has come to the forefront. Due to a distressing situation, he has been forced to sell idlis at a roadside stall in Ranchi to sustain his family.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be holding a meeting with all Members of Parliament and Union Ministers from Karnataka in the national capital on Wednesday, to discuss a host of issues concerning the state, especially the release of Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu.