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NEW DELHI: Parliament was on Thursday adjourned till April 16, when it is expected to take up two bills aimed at rolling out reservation for women in one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and assemblies from the next national election in 2029 and to increase the strength of directly elected legislatures by 50 per cent.Lok…
NEW DELHI: Stressing the need for robust infrastructure along the borders, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has been entrusted with the task of developing infrastructure along the Indo-Myanmar border, spanning approximately 1,600 km, an initiative that will further bolster the border management capabilities.Rajnath, who chaired a parliamentary consultative committee…
NEW DELHI: To boost IAF’s strength, India is set to conclude several big contracts in the financial year 2026-27, including deals for buying 114 Rafale fighter jets, up to 60 medium transport aircraft (MTA) and additional airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) systems, the defence ministry has told a parliamentary panel.“There is an increase of…
NE DELHI: Reflecting on the sharp increase in cybercrime against women and children over the years, a parliamentary committee has recommended that the govt should initiate structured and time-bound examination for formulation of a “comprehensive and gender-sensitive cybercrime legislation”.In its report on “Cyber Crimes and Cyber safety of Women” presented in Parliament on Monday, the…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee scrutinising the bill seeking removal of PM, CMs and ministers arrested on serious charges on Thursday unanimously resolved to ask opposition parties, which have decided not to join the panel in protest against the proposed law, to share their suggestions, sources said.The committee headed by BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi held…
Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda, Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Ram Meghwal (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: It was a day of hectic parleys among top BJP netas, including PM Narendra Modi, at his Parliament office amid an impending decision on the next party president and growing speculation over political equations in Jharkhand.Home minister Amit Shah, accompanied…
MUMBAI: The insolvency system slowed in the Sept 2025 quarter, with the resolution to liquidation ratio falling to 0.7x from 0.9x in Q1FY26 and FY25.Lender realisations slipped to about 25% of claims and over 77% of corporate insolvency cases are in breach of statutory timelines, even as a parliamentary panel on Tuesday proposed reforms to…
