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

Updated on Apr 17, 2026 17:13 IST

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.

'Think of your mother, sister, daughter, wife': PM Modi's appeal on women quota

Updated on Apr 17, 2026 11:09 IST

Justice for women, not a political gambit

There were many moments when the bill seemed destined to remain a symbol rather than a reality. (HT Archive)

Published on Apr 16, 2026 15:37 IST

Modi says women’s quota will not discriminate against or do injustice to anyone

Updated on Apr 16, 2026 13:51 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 08:27 IST

How numbers in Lok and Rajya Sabha stack against the delimitation bill

The delimitation bill proposes an expansion of the Lok Sabha from 550 to 850 seats.

Updated on Apr 17, 2026 02:54 IST

‘Proportional representation of states won’t change after LS expansion': Rijiju

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju addressed concerns over delimitation ahead of special session of Parliament on Thursdsay.

Updated on Apr 16, 2026 04:25 IST

Support the women’s quota, oppose the ‘conspiracy’: Akhilesh’s balancing act ahead of Parliament session

Akhilesh Yadav, SP chief (File photo)

Published on Apr 15, 2026 23:40 IST

Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam: Mayawati backs reservation for women, demands SC-ST-OBC sub-quota

BSP president Mayawati addresses a press conference in Lucknow on Wednesday. (PTI)

Published on Apr 15, 2026 14:00 IST

Centre's delimitation of population-based LS constituencies discriminatory against Punjab: Badal

Centre's delimitation of population-based LS constituencies discriminatory against Punjab: Badal

Updated on Apr 15, 2026 11:23 IST

Delimitation reset to redraw India’s electoral contours, govt to form panel

The delimitation will also operationalise, for the first time, one-third reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies — a long-pending plan approved in 2023.

Updated on Apr 15, 2026 04:29 IST

‘No bill in sight’: Derek O'Brien on bills on women reservation, delimitation

New Delhi, India - April 8, 2026: TMC MP Derek O'Brien addresses a press conference after a meeting between a party delegation and the full bench of the Election Commission, in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times)

Published on Apr 14, 2026 07:26 IST

Women can’t be asked to wait endlessly for what’s rightfully theirs: Modi on quota

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (ANI)

Updated on Apr 14, 2026 04:47 IST

Democracy stronger if 2029 polls held with women’s reservation in place: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives an address during the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Sammelan', at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi.

Updated on Apr 14, 2026 04:43 IST

Sonia Gandhi vs PM Modi: ‘Women quota is fine. Issue is delimitation’

Sonia Gandhi has argued for women's quota but against delimitation based on old census; PM Modi says quota before 2029 was demanded by Opposition.

Updated on Apr 13, 2026 14:18 IST

'One of the biggest decisions of 21st century': PM hails new women's bill

PM Modi Makes Big Push For Women’s Reservation Bill; ‘Parliament Close To Creating History…’

Updated on Apr 13, 2026 06:59 IST

NDA will come to power in Puducherry: Union minister Athawale

Voters stand in a queue for the Puducherry assembly Election 2026, on Thursday, April 9.

Published on Apr 12, 2026 16:42 IST

Important to implement women's quota in 2029: PM writes to LS, RS floor leaders

PM Modi urges floor leaders in both the houses of the Parliament to back the women's reservation bill.

Updated on Apr 12, 2026 06:41 IST

MK Stalin accuses centre of weaponizing women’s reservation against opposition

Opposition parties challenged Stalin's stance, questioning his commitment to women's rights and fairness in population-based representation.

Published on Apr 12, 2026 05:31 IST

Women’s quota being used as political tool before delimitation, says CM Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader MK Stalin

Updated on Apr 11, 2026 07:59 IST

Women's reservation not about political credit: Dharmendra Pradhan slams Kharge

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. (PTI)

Published on Apr 10, 2026 17:12 IST

BJP focussed on Assam’s prosperity, self-reliance, global recognition: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Assam’s Barpeta. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 6, 2026 16:26 IST

CLF Literati 2026: Women leaders holding their ground beyond quotas, says Smriti Irani

BJP leader Smriti Irani in conversation with Sumita Misra, founder chairperson of the Chandigarh Literary Society. (Sanjeev Sharma/HT)

chandigarh news

Published on Mar 29, 2026 01:42 IST

Missing women in the assemblies, Parliament

Thanks to reservation, our panchayats have 33% elected women and, in states such as Bihar 50%, but in the Lok Sabha, it’s 14% and in state assemblies it’s an average of 9%. (HT Archive)

Published on Nov 15, 2025 16:28 IST

Women in India’s parliament: an underrepresented minority in politics

The Constitution promises political equality, which must expand beyond the right to vote to include opportunity and representation. (HT Archive)

Updated on Nov 11, 2025 15:04 IST

SC seeks response to plea against delay in implementation of 33% women quota

The court called women the country’s largest minority. (ANI)

Published on Nov 10, 2025 09:11 IST

Chandigarh: ABVP bats for women’s quota in DR elections

ABVP national secretary Aditya Takiar (centre) with party members during the manifesto release on Saturday. (HT Photo)

chandigarh news

Published on Aug 24, 2025 24:52 IST

Have women effaced themselves from the delimitation discussion?

Gender Equality.

gender equality

Published on Mar 21, 2025 11:52 IST

HC asks DU VC to decide on representation for women's reservation in DUSU Polls

Petitioner Shabana Hussain, said the DU students' union polls were heavily influenced by money and muscle, resulting in the minimal participation of women. (File image)

Published on Sep 11, 2024 08:18 IST

Mostly talk, little action

A gender audit of Indian politics suggests that political parties are hesitant to address questions of representation unless confronted by the law.

Published on Nov 10, 2023 17:21 IST

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