LUCKNOW: The Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal have demanded that the provision for women’s reservation should be made applicable in the run-up to 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the assembly elections in five states scheduled to be held later this year.

NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said the Women's Reservation Bill was her husband and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's dream, which could come true now, but it needed to be implemented soon with the inclusion of SC, ST and OBC communities.

NEW DELHI: Trashing the Opposition's allegations that the words "socialist, secular" are missing in the new copies of the Constitution, the Centre on Wednesday asserted that it was the copy of the original Constitution as the words were added later through an amendment.

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the discussion on Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha, Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday questioned the intention of the government, and said he feels that the government is publicising this in view of elections.

Gurugram:Nuh SP Narendra Bijarnia on Friday said the police will seek the remand of arrested Congress MLA Mamman Khan in connection with the July 31 violence that erupted in the Haryana district.

PATNA: The upcoming Lok Sabha polls will be fought to save the country's culture and tradition, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is currently on Bihar visit, said on Friday.

PANAJI: Congress leader Girish Chodankar on Friday advised Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to work towards giving entry to Bahujan Samaj in temples (sanctum of sanctorum), when he speaks about protecting Sanatan Dharma.

Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh):The Jana Sena Party (JSP) will contest the coming elections in Andhra Pradesh in alliance with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), announced JSP leader and actor Pawan Kalyan on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday condoled the death of an Army colonel and major, and a DSP, a soldier, and an SPO in two separate encounters between terrorists and security forces, and said entire country is condemning the terror act in one voice.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday shot off a letter to the Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekawat, stating it is not possible to release the Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu pushing farmers, people and livestock of his state into crisis.

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the INDIA bloc coordination committee meeting on Wednesday evening, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury met Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar at his residence and said that consultations and meetings were happening "as secular forces have to work together".

PANAJI: Slamming Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for his allegations against the INDIA opposition bloc over Sanatana Dharma, the Congress on Wednesday alleged that the BJP is "poisoning the minds of people" and spreading communal hatred.

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Congress has urged the state government to postpone the Eid-e-Milad holiday, marking the birthday of Prophet Mohammed, from September 28 to 29 as it coincides with the Ganeshotsav immersion ceremonies this year, here on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: Congress leader K.C. Venugopal on Tuesday dubbed party MP Rahul Gandhi's meeting with former Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and other lawmakers as "extremely significant for India’s development story".

NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday hit out at the BJP-led Centre alleging Rs 13,000 crore scam in the Jal Jeevan Mission in J&K and victimisation of the IAS officer, who exposed the scam while shielding the accused.

Thiruvananthapuram: With Congress candidate Chandy Oommen winning the September 5 Puthuppally bypoll hands down, the traditional political rivals find themselves going back to the drawing board in view of the nearing Lok Sabha polls.

With eyes firmly set on the upcoming elections, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi will launch the Indira Rasoi Gramin scheme at Niwai in Rajasthan’s Tonk district on September 10.

KOLKATA: Despite strongly objecting to the use of “Bharat” in the invitation letter from Rashtrapati Bhawan for the G20 Summit dinner, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be attending the event on Saturday night.

NEW DELHI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who will be visiting Europe on three nation visit for a week from September 6 to 11, will hold a conversation programme at University of Oslo in Netherlands on the theme of 'The World's largest country; the world's largest democracy'.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, while commenting on Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's remark on Sanatan Dharma that sparked a widespread controversy, said "we should respect other's religion".

NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders of I.N.D.I.A bloc on Tuesday slammed the BJP government after the Rashtrapati Bhawan sent out invites for a G20 dinner of September 9 in the name of President of Bharat instead of the usual President of India, saying the country doesn't belong to a political party.

BENGALURU:Defending Tamil Nadu Minister and actor Udhayanidhi Stalin’s statement on "eradication of Sanatana Dharma", Karnataka Minister for RDPR, IT and BT Priyank Kharge on Tuesday challenged and questioned BJP national General Secretary B.L. Santhosh, saying "who divided society on the basis of caste?"

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that her family has become a victim of political harassment.

MUMBAI: Belying expectations, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday reiterated that the government is committed to giving reservations to the Marathas, but did not spell out the exact quota that is being planned.

NEW DELHI: The total assets declared by the eight national parties increased to Rs 8,829.158 crore during financial year 2021-22, of which the highest assets were declared by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Rs 6,046.81 crore during FY 2021-22, a report said on Monday.

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the crucial assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Congress on Monday announced appointing additional members as special invitees of the Screening Committee.

BENGALURU: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday said that he would discuss the matter of a free travel scheme for women with the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Tharman Shanmugaratnam on his election as president of Singapore.

JAIPUR: After the Rajasthan Police detained eight accused in connection with the case in which a woman was paraded naked in Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that the culprits will be punished in the fast track court.

NEW DELHI: AAP leader Atishi on Wednesday said that the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is not a prime ministerial candidate and her statement should be considered as the official statement of the party.

MUMBAI: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi will arrive in Mumbai on Thursday, marking her fourth visit to the city in 24 years, to attend the two-day INDIA National Opposition Conclave.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a plea challenging the demolition drive near Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura while granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the jurisdictional civil court for further relief, including stay on demolition.

NEW DELHI: The BJP, which is gearing up for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, may soon announce candidates against Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Dimple Yadav and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Supriya Sule.

Mysuru: As part of "Operation Hasta", all the BJP and JD(S) leaders who believe in the ideologies of the Congress would be inducted in the party, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said here on Monday.

CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) has strongly objected to the Chennai Metro rail corporation omitting the name of late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa during announcement at Koyambedu Bus Terimal metro station.