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Govt will pass women's bill before March 16

The government intends to pass the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha before the house adjourns March 16 for a three-week break,...

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Supreme Court reserves ruling on Lalu's graft case

The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on whether the Bihar government can challenge the acquittal of former railway minister Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi in a corruption,.

Hope Mamata will back women's bill in Lok Sabha

The Congress Wednesday hoped that the Trinamool Congress, led by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, will support the Women's Reservation Bill when it comes up for voting in the Lok Sabha.

Women's bill to go through Lok Sabha before March 16

The government intends to push through the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha before the house adjourns March 16 for a three-week break.

Scribe who threw shoe at Chidambaram assaulted

Jarnail Singh, the Sikh journalist who made headlines in April last year for lobbing his shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram, was Wednesday assaulted outside a city court allegedly...

Sensex closes flat

A benchmark index for Indian equities shut shop on a flat note Wednesday, giving up its intra-day gains.

SP, RJD walk out of RS over MPs' suspension

Members of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) walked out of the Rajya Sabha Wednesday demanding that the suspension of seven MPs be revoked...

Why no quota for women in Rajya Sabha: Mamata

A day after her party boycotted voting on the women's reservation bill, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday asked why a third of the Rajya Sabha seats too should not be kept for women.

Court adjourns Rathore's case till April 15

A court Wednesday adjourned till April 15 the molestation case against former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore after being told that his counsel was recovering from an injury.

Sajjan Kumar gets bail in anti-Sikh riots case

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and nine others were Wednesday granted bail by a city court in two cases related to their alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Govt will pass women's bill before March 16

The government intends to pass the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha before the house adjourns March 16 for a three-week break,...

Soon, broadband in every Indian village

India is charting a grand scheme targeting its rural outback to reach telecom and broadband services to each of its 626,000 villages, using funds to the tune of $3.5 billion lying unutilised in a dedicated fund.

Cyber attacks worry Indian firms more than terror

Indian enterprises are more wary of cyber attacks to their IT infrastructure than perceived threats from terrorism and natural disasters, a study by global security solutions provider Symantec said Tuesday.

Woman should be PM for five years: BJP MP

A woman member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) startled the Rajya Sabha Friday by suggesting that a woman should be the prime minister for five years and that 33 percent of seats..

The women's bill worth the risk: Sonia

"I am very happy," Congress president Sonia Gandhi declared Tuesday after the Rajya Sabha passed the women's bill to reserve a third of seats in all legislatures for women,

India steps into history with women's quota bill

India's politics took a decisive step towards change Tuesday with its upper house passing a historic bill giving one-third representation to women in parliament and state legislatures.

Rajya Sabha passes Women’s Reservation Bill

Women’s Reservation Bill giving 33 percent representation to women in parliament and state assemblies has been passed in the Rajya Sabha 186-1.

PM apologises to Ansari

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday apologised to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari for the "disrespect shown to you" by MPs opposed to the women's reservation bill.

Women's bill 'historic step forward': Manmohan

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the historic women's reservation bill set to pass in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday was "a historic step forward" for the emancipation of the Indian women.

Lalu withdraws support from UPA govt.

RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav has withdrawn his party support from the UPA govt. over the women’s reservation bill tabled in the parliament.

UPA has fulfilled its commitment

The Congress Tuesday said the party-led United Progressive Alliance has fulfilled its commitment to the people as the women's reservation bill was put to vote in the Rajya Sabha.

BJP women protest over reservation bill

The Bharatiya Janata Party's women activists Tuesday demonstrated outside the Parliament House protesting against the delay in the passing of the women's reservation bill.

Suspended MPs physically evicted from RS

Seven opposition members of the Rajya Sabha, suspended for their unruly behaviour, were physically evicted from the house Tuesday after they continued to squat on the floor for more than three hours.

Yadav trinity asks PM for all-party meeting on women's bill

Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav, Janata Dal-United's Sharad Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Prasad Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...

Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore put on high alert

Ministry of Home Affairs has put Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore on high alert after interrogations with Indian Mujahideen’s terrorist Salman alias Chhotu.

Sonia Gandhi, Nooyi in Asia's 8 top power women

Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar figure in CNN's list of eight of Asia's top power women.

Rajya Sabha defers voting on women's bill

The Rayja Sabha Monday deferred voting on the Women's Reservation Bill after supporting opposition parties insisted on a debate before it is put to vote.

Won't vote on women's quota Bill without debate: BJP

In the wake of frequent disruptions in Rajya Sabha over the Women's Reservation Bill, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday criticised the government for "not having a strategy".

India to open consulate in Jaffna: Rao

India plans to open a consulate in Jaffna town, an important step to spur New Delhi's efforts in the reconstruction of Sri Lanka's war-ravaged north, the government said Monday.

Ravi Shankar flays Husain for nude painting

Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Monday expressed surprise over the "hue and cry" over painter M.F. Husain's move to give up Indian citizenship and chided him for painting Indian gods in the nude.

Nityananda Ashram denies driver's claim on sleaze tape

A spokesperson of Nityananda Ashram, near here, today denied the claims of the former aide of Godman Nityananda. The godman is presently in a sleaze tape expose,.

India, Russia close to clinching visa pact

India and Russia are likely to ink a long-delayed visa pact that will ease the Russian visa regime to spur more contacts between businessmen of the two sides during the visit of Russia,.

PM calls all-party meeting over women's quota bill

Following continuous adjournments of the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday called an all-party meeting to work out modalities of passing a historic Women's...

Ruchika case: complainant ready for Narco-test

Accepting the challenge of disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, complainant Anand Parkash has said...

SP, RJD threaten to withdraw support to govt

The Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal Monday said they had decided to withdraw support to the United Progressive Alliance government...

Women's bill stalls parliament

Angry MPs from the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal stalled the functioning of parliament Monday,...

Sensex closes 103 points up

A benchmark index for Indian equities gave up some of its intra-day gains Monday to close 103 points higher.

I have not done anything against law: Nityananda

Self-styled godman Nityananda Swami, who is at the centre of a controversy after his alleged sleazy acts was telecast on TV channels, today claimed that he had not done anything illegal and against law.

Women's quota bill 'anti-Muslim','anti-Dalit': Mulayam

Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav Sunday termed the women's reservation bill "anti-Muslim" and "anti-Dalit", and said it will restrict chances of members,..

Hafiz Saeed issue was strongly raised with Pak: India

Surprised over Islamabad's statement that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed did not figure in the Feb 25 foreign secretary-level talks,...

Moily welcomes Women's Reservation Bill

Union Law and Justice Minister Veerappa Moily has hailed the Women's Reservation Bill, to be endorsed by Parliament on Monday.