Twenty-seven women MPs cutting across party lines spoke during the debate on the women's reservation bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with BJP legislators coming out in support of it and the opposition parties also backing it while demanding its immediate implementation.
A SpiceJet flight on the way to Mumbai returned to Kolkata on Wednesday morning as the crew noticed a crack on one of the windows of the plane after take-off, officials said.
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Four-year-old girl sexually assaulted and murdered in Pune district; 65-year-old labourer held
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NIA court to complete framing of charges against 2010 hand-chopping case accused on May 15
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Former BJP MLA from Abohar constituency Arun Narang on Wednesday joined the Aam Aadmi Party here.
New Delhi: Prominent athletes and celebrities showed their support for the Women's Reservation Bill during their visit to the new Parliament building in New Delhi. On the second day of discussions in the Lok Sabha regarding this crucial bill, these notable figures voiced their solidarity with the Modi Government's initiative to empower women.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited US President Joe Biden to be the Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday.
In a historic move, the Lok Sabha passed the Women's Reservation Bill on Wednesday.
A Delhi court Wednesday acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the killing of a person during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, giving him the "benefit of doubt".
AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday opposed the women's reservation bill saying it would provide reservation only to "savarna women", and questioned why OBC and Muslim women who have even lesser representation in Parliament are not being given any quota.
The fledgling Akasa Air has approached the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the DGCA to take action against pilots who left the airline without serving the mandatory notice period.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asserted that he was in support of women's reservation in Parliament and state assemblies though there must be provisions for adequate representation of SCs, STs, OBCs and EBCs.
