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Former Air Force Chief warns against ‘political’ attempts to create wedge
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In a major development, former Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria (Retd) warned against political attempts to create a wedge between officers and jawans over the ‘one rank one pension’ issue.
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Draft of women’s reservation bill prepared during UPA regime, says Congres
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Addressing the media persons, Yadav said, “The women's reservation bill which was introduced in the lower house on Tuesday and for which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to garner applause, the draft of that bill was prepared by the then Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh during the UPA re
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“Delimitation and census not required…”: Rahul Gandhi seeks immediate impl
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that census and delimitation is not required for implementing the Women’s Reservation Bill and it should come into force soon after it is passed by Parliament
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“BJP in power in 16 states but no woman Chief Minister": TMC’s Kakoli Ghos
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Trinamool Congress leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Wednesday took a dig at BJP during the discussion on the women’s reservation bill in Lok Sabha and said despite being in power in 16 states on its own or with its allies, the ruling party at the Centre does not have a woman chief mi
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"What is the Govt's message": KC Venugopal alleges centre ammended constit
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Congress leader KC Venugopal slammed the Central government over the alleged claim by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on the missing words 'socialist secular' from the new constitution given to them on the first day of the Parliament.
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"You kept space department behind veil of secrecy": Jitendra Singh replies
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Jairam Ramesh over the debate on Science and Chandrayaan in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Congress Leader Vijay Wadettiwar targets Smriti Irani over her Gandhi fami
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Maharashtra Leader of Opposition and Congress Leader Vijay Wadettiwar recently targeted Smriti Irani over her ‘Gandhi family is only interested in empowering women in their family’ remark by saying, “The woman who enters other people's houses and owns the property of the rich has no right to
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'Socialist, Secular' removed from new copies of Constitution, claims Adhir
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, raised concerns over the alleged attack on the constitution by saying that new copies of the Constitution that were handed to the politicians on the opening day of the new Parliament building don't have the words 'socialist
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Congress' Gaurav Gogoi calls Canadian politics "bizarre” following Trudeau
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Amid the sharp escalation in diplomatic tensions, triggered by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegation of Indian involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader on its soil Congress leader and MP Gaurav Gogoi said that “Canadian politics has turned a bizarre turn&
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Congress call Women’s Reservation Bill an "election jumla"
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Terming an "election jumla" and "a huge betrayal of hopes of women," Congress General Secretary in charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh said that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi had any real intention to prioritise women empowerment, the Women’s Reservation Bill would have been implemented
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"Constitution no less than Gita, Quran, Bible for us": Adhir Chowdhury in
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday said that nobody should try to create an unnecessary rift between ‘India’ and 'Bharat' as there is no difference between the two as per the constitution of India.
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Rajya Sabha: Sitharaman spars with Kharge over his “weak women” remarks
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
“They (parties) won't choose those who're educated and can fight,” the Congress leader said. “I know how backwards and scheduled caste people are chosen by political parties,” Kharge said, amid protest from treasury members, who took exception to his remarks.
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