New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Wednesday supported the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, but said it was "incomplete" without a quota for OBC representatives.
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday hit out at the Opposition for calling the Women's Reservation Bill a "jumla", and said the Narendra Modi government was determined to implement the legislation in letter and spirit.
Ticket booking platform BookMyShow on Wednesday cancelled the upcoming Indian tour of Canada-based rapper Shubhneet Singh aka Shubh.
In yet another tit-for-tat, New Delhi has issued a travel advisory for Indians who are currently in Canada, a measure taken a day after Ottawa issued a similar message for its nationals.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made headlines for all the wrong reasons, as he continues to defend and support the notorious terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar by blaming India for his death.
New Delhi/UNI: Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday supported the Women’s Reservation Bill tabled in the Lok Sabha but called for its immediate implementation and an urgent "caste census" for including quotas for SC, ST and OBC representatives.
Srinagar/UNI: The week-long anti-militancy operation in the dense forest area in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district has concluded, the Army said on Wednesday.
As political tides shift and global alliances fluctuate, leaders often face pressures to retain their power and relevance. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems to be no exception to this phenomenon.
The relationship between two great democracies, Canada and India, is on thin ice, especially after the recent unfounded accusations from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Vikram Sood, the former head of India’s Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), has described Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's allegation over India's role in the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar as a 'claim without evidence'.
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami has asked India and Canada to join hands in investigating the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an incident which has triggered a diplomatic row between the two countries.
Amid a diplomatic standoff between Ottawa and New Delhi over the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a senior Canadian journalist has said Canada had failed to stop the "glorification of terrorism" in the country.
Chennai/UNI: Demanding the release of caste census done in 2015, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K Stalin, a strong votary of the implementation of the Mandal Commission recommendations. has urged the Centre that reservation for the SCs/STs should be implemented in a proper manner.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has alleged the words "socialist" and "secular" have been dropped from the Preamble in copies of Indian Constitution handed over to the parliamentarians on the day of shifting to the new Parliament building.
New Delhi/IBNS: India has rejected the allegations made by Canada over the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in an escalation of the bilateral tension between the two nations.
Canada's attempt to seek public condemnation of the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar from its allies, including the US, was met with reluctance, media reports said, an episode which took place weeks before PM Justin Trudeau alleged India's connection in the issue.
Welcoming the Nari Shakti Vandan Bill for reservation to women, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday demanded provision for quota for the backward and extremely backward classes in it.
Colombo/UNI: SriLankan Airlines and Emirates have entered into a reciprocal interline agreement aimed at bolstering connectivity for travelers.
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid escalating tension with India, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that he is not looking to "provoke" India or "escalate" tension, but wants New Delhi to take the killing of a Sikh separatist with "utmost seriousness"
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined WhatsApp channel on Tuesday and shared the channel’s link to join.
New Delhi/UNI: Congress Tuesday tagged the women's reservation bill as a huge "betrayal of the hopes" of crores of Indian women and girls and called it an "election jumla".
London: Britain said on Tuesday that it was in close touch with its Canadian counterparts regarding "serious allegations" from Ottawa that the Indian government played a role in the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada, reported.
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah ripped into the Congress without taking its name after the grand old party attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party for 'delays' in tabling the landmark women's reservation bill, which was presented by the Union Law Minister in Parliament on Tuesday.
Shimla/IBNS/UNI: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Tuesday gave an open offer of a cabinet berth to the state’s sole woman MLA BJP’s Reena Kashyap if she crossed over to the Congress.
Vijayawada/IBNS/UNI: The Andhra Pradesh High Court heard the arguments on the quash petition, filed by former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, on Tuesday and reserved its judgment on the same.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday announced that the old Parliament building will be called the 'Samvidhan Sadan' (Constitution House).
A five-year-old girl was killed by a youth allegedly for touching the seat of a cycle in Nichlaul area of Maharajganj district here in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, a police sources said here.
Born in the erstwhile princely state of Punjab, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community is banned in its birthland.
Two militants, including the Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) Commander Uzair Khan, have been killed in the Anantnag gun battle that raged on Tuesday afternoon in a forest area, police said.
The Women's Reservation Bill, pledging 33 percent of the seats in the Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies for women, was tabled in the Lower House of the new Parliament building on Tuesday.
