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Muslim cleric slams SP's pitch for 'separate' quota for Muslim women, backs Women's Reservation Bill

IANS | April 16, 2026 7:18 PM

Bareilly, April 16 (IANS) All India Muslim Jamaat Chief, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, on Thursday criticised the Samajwadi Party's (SP) demand for a separate reservation for Muslim women, calling it "politically driven", while expressing continued support for the Women's Reservation Bill that proposes 33 per cent quota for women in Legislatures.

Priyanka Gandhi opposes three bills proposed by Centre, takes ‘Chanakya’ swipe at Home Minister

IANS | April 16, 2026 7:14 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday questioned the Centre’s decision to link women’s reservation with delimitation and described it as a well-planned ‘conspiracy’ to alter the electoral constituencies for a certain political motive.

BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj calls delimitation as 'path towards women's reservation'

IANS | April 16, 2026 6:47 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bansuri Swaraj said on Thursday that the proposed Delimitation Bill is the actually the path towards achieving the goal of women's reservation in the country.

India’s renewable push seen as template amid global energy disruptions

IANS | April 16, 2026 6:36 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) India’s renewable energy expansion is increasingly being seen as a template for balancing energy security and transition amid global disruptions, with comparisons emerging with regions such as New York that are facing challenges in executing clean energy plans, according to a report.

NDA pushes LS numbers as PM Modi urges not to politicise Women’s Bill, delimitation

IANS | April 16, 2026 6:01 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Union government on Thursday introduced and initiated discussion on the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Delimitation Bill, even as Opposition members in the Lok Sabha pressed for a division before the move.

Loan fraud case: Delhi court sends Anil Ambani’s former aides to five-day ED custody

IANS | April 16, 2026 5:52 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday sent two former senior officials of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group — Amitabh Jhunjhunwala and Amit Bapna — to five days’ Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in connection with a money laundering probe linked to an alleged bank loan fraud case.

Bengal will turn from ‘crime capital’ to ‘cultural capital’ after BJP comes to power: CM Yogi

IANS | April 16, 2026 5:46 PM

Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday that from the current status of the “national crime capital”, West Bengal will be reformed and converted into the “national cultural capital” if the BJP comes to power in the state following the forthcoming elections.

'Common practice': SC declines plea against large-scale bureaucratic reshuffle in poll-bound Bengal

IANS | April 16, 2026 5:19 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the Calcutta High Court’s order upholding the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to transfer several senior bureaucrats and police officers in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections, observing that such reshuffles before polls are a common practice.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung set to undertake three-day India State Visit

IANS | April 16, 2026 5:06 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will travel to India for a State Visit from April 19-21 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday.

Women's Reservation Bill could be among century's greatest achievements: Sonal Mansingh

IANS | April 16, 2026 4:28 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Former Rajya Sabha MP Sonal Mansingh on Thursday expressed hope that all parties would come together to pass the Women's Reservation Bill after detailed deliberations, calling it a potential landmark reform that could redefine political representation in India.

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Muslim cleric slams SP's pitch for 'separate' quota for Muslim women, backs Women's Reservation Bill

Priyanka Gandhi opposes three bills proposed by Centre, takes ‘Chanakya’ swipe at Home Minister

BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj calls delimitation as 'path towards women's reservation'

India’s renewable push seen as template amid global energy disruptions

NDA pushes LS numbers as PM Modi urges not to politicise Women’s Bill, delimitation

Loan fraud case: Delhi court sends Anil Ambani’s former aides to five-day ED custody

Bengal will turn from ‘crime capital’ to ‘cultural capital’ after BJP comes to power: CM Yogi

'Common practice': SC declines plea against large-scale bureaucratic reshuffle in poll-bound Bengal

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung set to undertake three-day India State Visit

Women's Reservation Bill could be among century's greatest achievements: Sonal Mansingh

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