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View of the Rajya Sabha during division for the passage of the Womens Reservation Bill in the special session of the Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Parliament winter session to be stormy

The government convened an all-party meeting where the Opposition camp listed out the issues it wants to be taken up...

3 Dec 2023 1:59 AM IST

On International Womens Day, going beyond clich©s, one must look around, go back in time and analyse to be truly humbled into realising at how much wiser, saner, smarter and productively higher in the ladder of economics the women around us are. (Representational Image)

Shikha Mukerjee | 33% quota hasn't moved needle on women power

Reservation for women as MPs and MLAs is flattery for a purpose.

3 Oct 2023 12:06 AM IST

President-elect Droupadi Murmu at her residence in New Delhi, Friday, July 22, 2022. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)

President okays women's reservation bill

Now, it will be officially known as the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act

30 Sept 2023 12:52 AM IST

Jairam Ramesh. (Photo: PTI/File)

Cong dubs women's reservation bill election jumla, huge betrayal of...

Government on Tuesday introduced a constitutional amendment bill to reserve one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and state...

20 Sept 2023 1:11 AM IST

Women politicians Nusrat Jahan Ruhi, Pragya Thakur, Sunita Duggal, Goddeti Madhavi, Sumalatha Ambareesh, Navneet Rana. (Photo: IANS)

Elections in 2019 in Asian countries: A game-changer for women or not?

How do women in elections stand to gain in terms of power sharing? What are the takeaways for them?

22 July 2019 1:22 AM IST

Eighteen opposition parties have come together to take on the government in parliament during the Monsoon Session beginning July 17 over demonetisation, GST and various other issues, according to political sources. (Photo: PTI)

Why it's still so hard to get Women's Bill passed

From 2008 to 2018, women's awareness of their role and rights have made great progress.

18 July 2018 2:22 AM IST

Meanwhile, Congress MP Rajni Patil gave zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over the issue of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and Assembly. (Photo: ANI)

Rajya Sabha rejects Women's Bill amendments

SP member Naresh Agarwal said that there should not be a voting as the Upper House had passed the Bill.

8 Feb 2018 2:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: AFP)

Pass women's quota bill, then India will celebrate

The parties that were bitterly opposing the bill are not in a position to obstruct it any more due to lack of numbers in...

24 May 2017 2:24 AM IST