NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the women’s reservation bill with near-unanimous backing, setting it on course to be cleared by the Rajya Sabha possibly by Thursday evening.It was the first time that the women’s quota bill, the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill in Parliament’s terminology, had been put to vote in the Lok…
NEW DELHI: In a big move for women’s empowerment, the Narendra Modi government is set to table a constitutional amendment bill in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday for reserving one-third of seats in Parliament and state legislatures across the country.The decision, pushed by the Prime Minister and cleared by the Union Cabinet at a meeting…
NEW DELHI: The rare special session of Parliament commenced on Monday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising that the five-day gathering of lawmakers will yield “historic decisions.” “This Parliament session may be small in duration but is big on occasion, it is a session of historic developments,” PM Modi told Parliament.During his remarks, PM Modi…
NEW DELH: The defense ministry has granted approval for the acquisition of a regiment of ‘Pralay‘ ballistic missiles, which will be deployed along the Line of Actual Control and the Line of Control. The decision to add more firepower to the Army‘s military capabilities was reached during a recent meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council,…
NEW DELHI: BJP has planned a host of programmes to reach out to different sections of society through welfare activities across the country as it launches a fortnight-long ‘Sewa Pakhwara‘ to mark PM Modi’s 73rd birthday on Sunday. The celebrations will continue till October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, as per the practice…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday appointed IRS officer Rahul Navin as in-charge director of Enforcement Directorate (ED).A batch 1993 officer, Navin will hold the position of ED chief until the appointment of a full-time director or further orders, the ministry of finance said in its order.As per the direction of the Supreme Court, the…
BENGALURU: New research led by a University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UH Mānoa) planetary scientist, Shuai Li, has led to a discovery that may help explain the origin of the water ice previously discovered in the lunar permanently shaded regions. The researchers analysed remote sensing data collected by Chandrayaan-1’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper instrument.University of Hawai‘i…
NEW DELHI: A soldier has gone missing amid the ongoing encounter between security forces and terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir’s Anantnag district.The encounter began on Wednesday evening after a combined force of the Army & Jammu & Kashmir police launched an operation to hunt down terrorists in the forests surrounding Gadool village of Anantnag’s Kokernag…
NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S Jaishankar is likely to participate in both Quad and Russia and China-led SCO meetings on the margins of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly later this month, during what will be his first visit abroad after the G20 summit in Delhi.Jaishankar was scheduled to travel to Cuba later…
NEW DELHI: India will get its first spanking new C-295 tactical military airlift plane on Wednesday, with Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari now in Spain to receive the delivery, under the mega Rs 21,935 crore Tata-Airbus project for 56 such planes inked two years ago.The formal induction ceremony of the twin-turboprop…
