The Foreign Ministers of BRICS member nations held their annual meeting on the margins of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 20, chaired by the Russian Federation in its capacity as the incoming BRICS Chair for 2024.
Rashtriya Janata Dal member Manoj Jha taking part in the discussion on the women’s reservation Bill on Thursday on behalf of his party in the Rajya Sabha demanded that women belonging to Other Backward Classes be incorporated in the legislation.
PM Modi, while addressing the Lok Sabha, credited MPs of all parties for supporting the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill, and said, "Yesterday was a golden moment of India's Parliamentary journey. All the members of this House deserve that golden moment."
A day after the Women's Reservation Bill was passed with 454 members voting in favour of the legislation in the Lok Sabha, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, said that the bill will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday for passage.
The Bill was passed following division with 454 members voting in favour of the legislation and two against it on the motion for the passage moved by Meghwal. The amendments moved by opposition members were negatived and there was also voting on clauses of the bill.
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly called for an expansion of the United Nations Security Council, backing India's bid for a permanent membership of the UN body, along with Brazil, Germany and Japan.
Weeks after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a hike in the monthly remuneration of MLAs and members of the Cabinet, BJP legislator and the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Wednesday said he had decided to donate the hiked portion of his
CPI MP Viswam said, "OBC reservations are pending but INDIA bloc parties believe that this bill should be passed and for rest of it we can find solutions…INDIA stands for passing of the bill,"
Mumbai's beloved Ganesh idol, the Lalbaugcha Raja has returned to the city, bringing prosperity and joy. On Wednesday, Sudhir Salvi, the Secretary of Mumbai’s Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal lauded industrialist Mukesh Ambani's youngest son Anant Ambani for his support towards
The meeting discussed the GCC joint strategy on women’s affairs, the dissemination of a Privilege Card for persons with disabilities in GCC states and the State of Kuwait’s proposal to dedicate an award for outstanding people with disabilities in member states.
"What a better way to begin Parliamentary innings for any parliamentarian than with the passage of a bill that scores of women were waiting for. It is yet to pass in the Rajya Sabha, I know but as a Lok Sabha member, I am extremely privileged to have not only viewed history but also particip