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September 19, 2023 9:28 PM

Women celebrities and achievers visit Parliament, hails introduction of Women’s Reservation Bill

Women celebrities and achievers who visited Parliament hailed the introduction of Women’s Reservation Bill. The Bill that seeks to provide 33 percent quota for women in Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies was introduced in the Lok Sabha today in the ongoing special session of Parliament. Some of the women achievers were among the special invitees on the occasion of the introduction of the Bill which is officially called ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’. Actress Kangana Ranaut ter...

Both Houses of Parliament continue to witness disruptions over issue of violence in Manipur

Both Houses of Parliament today continued to witness disruptions over the issue of violence in Manipur. In Lok Sabha, when the House met after a second adjournment at 3 PM, the House passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2023 and the Repealing and Amending Bill 2022 amid continuous uproar by the Opposition parties. As the ruckus continued, the House was adjourned for the day. Earlier, when the House met at 2 PM after the first adjournment, a similar scene was witnessed a...