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NEW DELHI: Cumulative seizures of potential poll inducements in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have surpassed Rs 865 crore, with the former accounting for 96% of the value of liquor seized and latter reporting 88% of the illegal cash seizures.While polling will be held in Tamil Nadu on April 23, West Bengal will vote in…

This disorder doesn’t announce itself. There’s no visible mark, no obvious sign, just blood that refuses to stop when it should. For the millions living with hemophilia worldwide, this invisible reality shapes everything from childhood play to the menstrual cycle, from a minor cut to the prospect of surgery.Every year on April 17, World Hemophilia…

NEW DELHI: Minutes after the women’s reservation bill failed to clear the Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on the Centre, accusing the PM Modi-led government of using an “unconstitutional trick” to “break the Constitution in the name of women.”In a post on X after the bill’s defeat, Rahul Gandhi…

Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday hit out at the opposition over its criticism of the women’s reservation bill and the proposed delimitation, accusing it of pushing a “north-south division narrative.”Speaking in the Lok Sabha ahead of voting on the bill, Shah sought to rally support and…

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday addressed the Lok Sabha on the women’s reservation bill, accusing the Congress-led opposition of backing the legislation but with “ifs and buts.”He also described the opposition’s objection to delimitation as opposing an increase in SC/ST seats.Here are Amit Shah’s top quotes: “No one has objected to…

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha witnessed a light-hearted exchange on Friday when leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi remarked that both he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi “don’t have the wife issue,” drawing laughter from MPs.Gandhi made the remark while participating in a debate on three bills proposing amendments to the women’s quota law and the…

Congess leader Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday led the opposition charge and uproar over the tabling of the Women’s Reservation Bill. During his speech in the lower house, he repeatedly referred to the “number 16” in a cryptic manner, without clearly explaining its meaning.Amid frequent interruptions from…

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Centre during the debate on the Women’s Reservation Bill and Delimitation proposals, alleging that the legislation was aimed at redrawing India’s electoral balance rather than empowering women.Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the special Parliament session, the…

“Will defeat Delimitation Bill in Lok Sabha”: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge (Photo credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress President, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Friday said that the INDIA bloc MPs are opposing the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill and the Delimitation Bill in the Lok Sabha, and will “defeat” the proposed…

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday termed the proposed delimitation exercise “political demonetisation” and criticised the Centre for linking implementation of women’s reservation to the expansion of Parliament and constituency redrawing based on the Census.Participating in a Lok Sabha debate on three bills related to amendments in the women’s reservation law and…