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CM Suvendu hints at delimitation in West Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari addresses a press conference at Nabanna, in Howrah district, West Bengal, Friday, May 15, 2026.
Updated on May 15, 2026 08:17 pm IST

‘Shashi Tharoor accepted that Congress was anti-women’, says Kiren Rijiju

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had shared a post-adjournment selfie
Updated on Apr 28, 2026 06:01 pm IST

Maha extends support to 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill

Mumbai, India - July 18, 2023: Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis step in on the Second day of the monsoon session at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Published on Apr 28, 2026 05:00 am IST

Special Delhi Assembly session on Tuesday over women’s bill

Chief minister Rekha Gupta (@BJP4Delhi)
Published on Apr 28, 2026 04:50 am IST

Mumbai police says no FIR against woman who confronted minister at BJP rally

Videos of the woman's furious reaction to the traffic snarls caused by the demonstration surfaced on social media on Tuesday
Updated on Apr 25, 2026 12:00 am IST

‘Congress, SP are anti-women’: UP CM Yogi Adityanath at Jan Akrosh footmarch

The CM said that the protests will continue at the district, division, and booth levels across the state. (ANI photo)
Published on Apr 21, 2026 02:48 pm IST

Fadnavis announces drive to collect signatures in support of women’s quota

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. (PTI)
Published on Apr 20, 2026 04:06 pm IST

Fraying of the federal pact

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The DMK has introduced a private member’s bill on women’s reservation, and the Congress and others have indicated they will back the move. A government, which rightly claims to have put women leaders in senior executive and constitutional positions, should consider how such a move could transform Parliament (ANI)
Published on Apr 19, 2026 10:40 pm IST

BJP, Opposition trade barbs over Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath at an election rally in Mathabhanga constituency of Cooch Behar district in West Bengal on Saturday. (myogiadityanath/X via PTI Photo)
Published on Apr 19, 2026 05:30 am IST

Bill not passed in Parliament is a loss for women, not govt failure: Rijiju

Union minister Kiren Rijiju says bill defeat is not govt failure but a loss for women (ANI)
Updated on Apr 19, 2026 07:46 am IST

‘Bring old bill, see who's anti-women’: Priyanka's Monday challenge to Modi govt

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi at the Parliament premises on the last day of a three-day special session, in New Delhi on Saturday.
Updated on Apr 19, 2026 12:00 am IST

What next as Modi govt's amendment to women quota law fails Lok Sabha test

BJP MPs including raise slogans during a protest after the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures based on old census data was defeated in the Lok Sabha.
Updated on Apr 18, 2026 06:00 pm IST

Lok Sabha rejects delimitation bill; government's first defeat since 2014

Lok Sabha proceedings.
Updated on Apr 18, 2026 09:21 am IST

NDA floor leaders' meet in Parliament, JP Nadda, Shivraj Chouhan present

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Kiren Rijiju and Pralhad Joshi and other members amid voting on the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha during the Special session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
Updated on Apr 17, 2026 10:43 pm IST

Attendance in focus as Lok Sabha gears up for voting on crucial bills

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Special session of Parliament, in New Delhi, (Sansad TV)
Published on Apr 17, 2026 07:58 am IST

Bill burnt, black attire in Parl: How Oppn took on 3 key bills introduced today

DMK MPs arrived in the Lok Sabha dressed in black as a mark of protest.
Updated on Apr 16, 2026 01:57 pm IST

Centre proposes amendment to increase Lok Sabha to 850. The bill is here

The move could see the number of seats in the Lok Sabha increase to 816, one of the people cited above added on condition of anonymity
Updated on Apr 16, 2026 12:00 am IST

Panel will meet Opposition governments to review jailed CMs bill amid lapses row

Panel will meet Opposition governments to review jailed CMs bill amid lapses row
Published on Feb 26, 2026 06:26 am IST

Opposition question Law Commission’s support to One Nation, One Election

The law panel argued that the powers proposed to be given to ECI for the purpose of simultaneous election in the proposed bill are a natural extension of its extant powers.
Published on Dec 05, 2025 07:02 am IST

Proposed provisions for simultaneous polls correct: Law Commission to House panel

A parliamentary committee is examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill. (ANI)
Published on Dec 04, 2025 03:35 pm IST

Won’t bring Chandigarh bill in winter sitting: Centre

Won’t bring Chandigarh bill in winter sitting: Centre
Published on Nov 24, 2025 03:26 am IST

Political row as Centre lists bill for Prez to frame regulations for Chandigarh

According to the Bill listed in the Rajya Sabha bulletin, the proposal seeks to bring the Union territory of Chandigarh under Article 240 of the Constitution, placing it in the same category as Union territories without legislatures.
Updated on Nov 23, 2025 06:03 pm IST

Expenses, halt in development work: Three economists debate simultaneous elections

Expenses, halt in development work: Three economists debate simultaneous elections
Published on Sept 25, 2025 06:00 am IST

No party wrote to boycott JPC on 3 bills to unseat jailed ministers, says Birla

No party wrote to boycott JPC on 3 bills to unseat jailed ministers, says Birla
Published on Sept 14, 2025 03:20 am IST

Curb Election Commission powers in ONOE bill, say panel MPs

The issue pertains to a proposed Article in the Constitution amendment bill that allows ECI to recommend to the President to defer polls in any state.
Updated on Sept 05, 2025 02:54 am IST

Those who dig pit for others fall into it themselves: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav. (HT file)
Published on Aug 26, 2025 04:58 am IST

Bill against jailed ministers not driven by politics: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah (ANI)
Updated on Aug 26, 2025 01:58 am IST

DMK leader refutes Amit Shah's remarks on Constitution Amendment Bill

In an interview with ANI, Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed confidence that the Constitution Bill, will be passed, despite the opposition's fierce criticism.
Published on Aug 25, 2025 01:39 pm IST

‘Public also wants the same’: Suvendu Adhikari backs Constitution Amendment Bill

Adhikari added that corrupt leaders are going to jail and those trying to stop the bill are all united for their own protection.
Published on Aug 25, 2025 09:02 am IST