Uttarakhand CM slams opposition as ‘anti-women’ for blocking women’s quota | India News – The Times of India

Uttarakhand CM slams opposition as ‘anti-women’ for blocking women’s quota | India News – The Times of India

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday launched a sharp attack on opposition parties, accusing them of being “anti-women” and intentionally stopping the progress of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.Asserting that those who ruled for 60 years failed to secure women’s rights, Dhami credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the passage of the 33%…

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Women’s Reservation Bill: 74 female MPs in 18th Lok Sabha; BJP leads in numbers, TMC highest in proportion | India News – The Times of India

Women’s Reservation Bill: 74 female MPs in 18th Lok Sabha; BJP leads in numbers, TMC highest in proportion | India News – The Times of India

New Delhi: NDA’s women MPs protest after the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of seats of the Lok Sabha was defeated. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) NEW DELHI: Women comprise around 14% of the 18th Lok Sabha, with 74 female MPs elected in the 2024 general…

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Evening news wrap: PM Modi promises Rs 5 lakh free healthcare for women in Bengal; Iran hits out at US over nuclear rights & more | India News – The Times of India

Evening news wrap: PM Modi promises Rs 5 lakh free healthcare for women in Bengal; Iran hits out at US over nuclear rights & more | India News – The Times of India

PM Modi intensified his Bengal campaign, targeting TMC and promising Rs 5 lakh free healthcare and women-focused benefits. Iranian President Pezeshkian criticised the US and Donald Trump, questioning their authority to restrict Iran’s nuclear programme. Two Indian men were shot dead near Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur Ji in Italy during a Vaisakhi gathering late Friday…

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‘Mentioned Congress 59 times, women barely’: Kharge leads opposition charge on PM Modi’s speech | India News – The Times of India

‘Mentioned Congress 59 times, women barely’: Kharge leads opposition charge on PM Modi’s speech | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday led the opposition charge against Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he pinned the blame on them for the defeat of the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha.In a social media post on X, Kharge accused PM Modi of turning an official address into a political speech,…

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‘TMC didn’t want more daughters as MLAs and MPs’: PM Modi in Bengal after women quota bill failure | India News – The Times of India

‘TMC didn’t want more daughters as MLAs and MPs’: PM Modi in Bengal after women quota bill failure | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sharpened his attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the women’s reservation bill, alleging that the party opposed greater political representation for women and worked against the passage of the 33 per cent quota bill.Addressing a rally in Bengal’s Bankura, PM Modi said, “The women of Bengal…

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TMC tops women tally, don’t preach on quota: Mamata Banerjee | India News – The Times of India

TMC tops women tally, don’t preach on quota: Mamata Banerjee | India News – The Times of India

KOLKATA: “Don’t lecture me on women’s reservation,” Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday, adding that back in 1998 she had raised this issue in Parliament. She said PM Modi’s speeches were “full of lies” and that he was “forced” to address the nation because “their (BJP’s) fall began yesterday”. Banerjee pointed out that over…

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Fight for empowering women stalled due to selfish politics of oppn: PM Modi | India News – The Times of India

Fight for empowering women stalled due to selfish politics of oppn: PM Modi | India News – The Times of India

PM Narendra Modi addressing the nation NEW DELHI: In an address to the nation on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the opposition, a day after a bill to implement women’s reservation in legislatures was defeated in the Lok Sabha.Apologising to “all mothers and sisters” in the country, PM Modi said he was “startled” to…

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