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  Women's Reservation Bill cleared in Cabinet meeting chaired by PM Modi: Sources

  India | September 18, 2023 23:53 IST

  The move is seen as a master stroke by the Modi government ahead of key states elections and the Lok Sabha elections 2024.

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  Women's Reservation Bill: Why is this quota needed? Know about benefits and challenges | EXPLAINED

  Explainers | September 18, 2023 17:32 IST

  The demand for the Women's Reservation Bill is renewed with the strong pitch made by the Congress and other regional parties for the passage of the bill in parliament.

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  Parliament Special Session: 'One Nation, One Election', UCC, may be introduced, claim reports

  India | August 31, 2023 23:17 IST

  Speculations are doing the rounds that the Modi government may introduce some key bills in the special session of the Parliament. Let's take a look at what could be the possible scenarios for the upcoming session.

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  BJP, Congress don't have intention to pass women’s reservation Bill, says BRS leader K Kavitha

  August 23, 2023 17:08 IST

  BRS leader K Kavitha's reaction was in retaliation to the BJP and Congress who criticised BRS for not fielding enough women candidates in the upcoming assembly elections in the state.

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  Women's Reservation Bill: BRS MLC Kavitha to step up campaign in support of quota

  India | March 24, 2023 20:44 IST

  Women's Reservation Bill: BRS MLC Kavitha on March 10 held a hunger strike to seek the introduction of the Women's Reservation Bill in the current Budget session of the Parliament.

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  Women's Reservation Bill: BJP, Opposition on same page, but why the issue still hangs fire

  India | March 10, 2023 15:32 IST

  Women's Reservation Bill protest: The passage of Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament in long-standing demand. Occasionally, MPs kept raising the demand in the Parliament but to no avail. The revival of the issue gives a strong hope as Lok Sabha election is approaching.

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  Uttarakhand: Governor approves Bill granting 30 per cent women's reservation in govt jobs

  India | January 11, 2023 17:49 IST

  Uttarakhand Public Services (Horizontal Reservation for Women) Bill, 2022 was passed by the state assembly in November.

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  Assam Cabinet decides to increase tenure of seats reserved for women in municipal bodies

  India | December 11, 2021 8:13 IST

  The Cabinet also decided to provide government jobs to the next of kin of two persons, Indreswar Bora and Parismita Das, who died in the Majuli boat mishap on September 8, Hazarika said.

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  BJP govt in Tripura announces reservation for women in govt jobs

  India | May 20, 2018 11:23 IST

  The minister said that to recruit government employees for the group "C" and group "D" posts a separate institution would be constituted and the existing Tripura Public Service Commission would be further strengthened for selecting best candidates for the required government posts.

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  Women's Reservation Bill: BJP responds to Sonia Gandhi's letter to PM; says she should have written to RJD, SP

  Politics | September 21, 2017 21:08 IST

  The BJP today said Sonia Gandhi should instead have written to her allies -- the RJD and the SP -- for the Women's Reservation Bill.

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  CPI(M) demands immediate passage of women reservation bill

  Politics | July 16, 2017 16:31 IST

  CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today demanded its immediate passage of the Women's Reservation Bill.

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  Punjab cabinet announces reservation for women, shuns VIP culture

  India | March 18, 2017 18:31 IST

  Reservation for women in jobs and urban and rural local bodies has been announced by the new Punjab Cabinet in its maiden meeting and also decided to completely shun the VIP culture by removing the

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  President calls for revival of Women's reservation bill

  India | March 05, 2016 14:34 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today called for revival of women's reservation bill, saying it is sad commentary on India that parliament has only 12 pc women.President Pranab Mukherjee was speaking at the inaugural function

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  Government mulls 33 per cent reservation for women in Delhi Police

  India | October 16, 2014 9:02 IST

  New Delhi: In its effort to deploy more women in law-and-order duties, the government is planning to reserve 33 per cent jobs in Delhi Police and police forces of all Union Territories.A note in this