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'Once fear is gone, beautiful things happen': BJP MP Shashank Mani on terr
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
BJP MP Shashank Mani told the Indian diaspora that terrorism aims to create fear, but once fear is gone, progress happens. He highlighted plans for a bill to reserve 33% seats for women in Parliament and said a fearless public is key to building a developed India from the grassroots.
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UAE ranks fifth globally in IPU's latest 'Women in Parliament 2023' report
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The UAE ranks fifth in the IPU's latest 'Women in Parliament 2023' report, which is based on parliamentary renewals in 66 chambers in 52 countries in 2023.
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LDF, UDF governments considered 'nari shakti' as weak: PM Modi at BJP's Ma
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Attacking the Left parties and Congress in Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged that governments led by LDF and UDF in the state considered "nari shakti" as weak and he had fulfilled his promise to give women their rights with 'Nari Shakti Adhiniyam' now a law to prov
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Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi arrive in Chennai to attend DMK Women's Righ
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The conference, which will be chaired by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, will press the central government for the immediate implementation of a 33 per cent reservation of women in Parliament and state assemblies.
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Ajit Pawar demands 33 pc reservation for women in Parliament and Assemblie
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday sought 33 per cent reservation for women in both the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies on the lines of local bodies.
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BJD leader calls for passage of Women's Reservation Bill, says less respre
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"This is the beginning of a new era in the new parliament building and in this era the participation of women must increase. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also for many years had been requesting to the Central government to table the long-pending Women Reservation Bill," said Misra.
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"Provide 33 pc quota to women in Parliament, state legislatures": Telangan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that the Government of India should provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Parliament.
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CEC Sushil Chandra laments lack of representation of women in Parliament
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): Highlighting the under-representation of women in Parliament, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra on Saturday said the first Lok Sabha had 15 women MPs and the 17th Lok Sabha has 78, but progress is still slow.
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Congress decision to give 40 pc tickets to women in UP assembly polls is '
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 19 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday termed the Congress announcement of 40 per cent reservation for women in forthcoming assembly polls as "election drama" and said Congress-led UPA government had failed to get a law enacted
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Gender equality pillar of Swedish foreign policy: Envoy
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): Swedish Ambassador to India Klas Molin has said that gender equality is a pillar of Sweden's foreign policy and his country backs allocating resources and securing representation at all levels.
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BJD aims for nearly 33 per cent women reservation in parliament, says CM P
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 26 (ANI): As Biju Janata Dal (BJD) celebrated its 24th foundation day at its party headquarters in Bhubaneswar, on Friday, Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik said that he aims to provide nearly 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament.
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Trying to bring 33% reservation for women in Congress-ruled states: Sachin
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan), [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Friday said that Congress will take forward the demand of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislature and try its best to bring it in all Congress-ruled states.
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