WOMEN’S RESERVATION, DELIMITATION BILLS DEFEATED AS NDA MISSES 2/3RD MAJORITY
NEW DELHI,18April 2026 : The Constitution amendment bills for women’s reservation and delimitation were defeated in the Lok Sabha Friday night as the NDA could not get 2/3rd majority to pass them. In the voting, 298 MPs supported the bills while 230 voted against them, with a total of 489 members participating. To pass the […]
INDIAN REFINERS SETTLE IRAN OIL DEALS IN CHINESE YUAN
NEW DELHI,18 April 2026 : Indian refiners are making payments using Chinese yuan for the limited cargoes of Iranian oil they are buying under the temporary US sanctions waver. The transactions are being routed through ICICI Bank, a report added. Reacting to this, the government has said that such transactions are entirely within the rules. […]
RAHUL DUBS CENTRE LINKING DELIMITATION, WOMEN’S BILL AS “PANIC REACTION”
NEW DELHI,17 April 2026 : On the second day of special Parliament session, Lok Sabha Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the women’s quota bill is meant to “side line the caste census.” “Everyone knows the kind of discrimination faced by OBCs, Dalits, minority communities, and women in Indian society. This bill is meant […]
TRUMP SAYS HE MAY TRAVEL TO ISLAMABAD
NEW DELHI,17 April 2026 : US President Donald Trump said he had a “very good talk” with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while expressing optimism about a ceasefire effort between Israel and Lebanon. “I had a very good talk with him… he’s doing great,” Trump said of Modi, describing the exchange as positive. In the […]
SHASHI THAROOR HOLD DELIMITATION AS “POLITICAL DEMONETISATION”
NEW DELHI ,17 April 2026 : Don’t do it, was the message to Centre from Shashi Tharoor on Friday, amid a debate over delimitation, an exercise which will redraw parliamentary and Assembly constituencies. The Congress MP referenced the 2016 demonetisation move as a cautionary tale, urging the BJP-led government at the Centre to give the […]
SECURITY LAPSES IN POST-POLL STRONGROOMS IN ASSAM
NEW DELHI,16 April 2026 : Assam’s Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia has raised serious concerns over alleged lapses in the security of strongrooms storing post-poll election materials, prompting him to write to Assam’s Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel. Notably, Assam recorded high voter turnout of 85.96% of 2.51 crore voters in the single-phase polling held […]
TOP COURT REJECTS PUNISHMENT FOR NOT VOTING
NEW DELHI,16 April 2026 : The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) plea seeking penalties against citizens who do not vote in elections. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi disposed of the petition filed by Ajay Goel, […]
RAHUL SAYS GOVT AVOIDING OBC QUOTA
NEW DELHI,16 April 2026 : Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday pressed for delimitation based on 2026 caste census and not on the old data in which the Other Backward Castes (OBCs) will be denied their share. He told reporters in the Parliament House premises that the Congress will fully back the government […]
PM MODI SPEAKS ON WOMEN’S RESERVATION BILL
NEW DELHI,16 April 2026 : In a 3-day Parliament special session, the Centre on Thursday introduced the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, marking a significant legislative move during the ongoing special session of Parliament. Prime Minister Modi spoke on the significance of the women’s reservation. Ever since discussions around women’s reservation began in […]
COVID VIRUS MAY TURN LUNG CELLS INTO TARGET
NEW DELHI,16 April 2026 : The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 may spread through the lungs by turning previously resistant cells into targets for infection, a finding that helps explain the widespread inflammation and organ damage seen in severe cases and points to a potential new treatment. Lung cells release tiny particles that carry the key […]
