New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse has asserted that the Women’s Reservation Bill will significantly enhance women’s participation in governance, strengthen grassroots leadership, and ensure inclusive policy-making by increasing their representation in legislative bodies.In a special interaction with IANS, the Union Minister spoke on the impact of the bill, its implementation timeline, political consensus, and also reflected on her p…
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Jammu, April 12 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board Chairperson, Syed Darakhshan Andrabi, on Sunday termed the Women’s Reservation Bill a long-pending demand and urged all political parties, including the Opposition, to come together to ensure its smooth passage during the upcoming special session of Parliament.Speaking to IANS in Jammu, Andrabi praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Women’s Reservation Bill.She said that when it comes to elections, all political parties seek votes from w…
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) The makers of the streaming series ‘Panchayat’ have started filming for the upcoming 5th season of the show. On Friday, the makers took to their Instagram, and celebrated the 6th anniversary of the show, and officially announced the commencement of filming for the series’ much-awaited Season 5. The post features stills from the show and BTS moments. They wrote in the caption, “6 years of being in Phulera and never wanting to leave. #PanchayatOnPrime, New Season, No…
Bhopal, March 5 (IANS) As wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Madhya Pradesh is scheduled to begin from March 16, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday directed district collectors to ensure complete arrangements for verification of identified farmers among those registered, availability of gunny bags at procurement centres, and timely payment to farmers.Chairing a virtual meeting with senior administrative officials and district collectors, the Chief Minister directed that …
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) National Award-winning singer and actor Swanand Kirkire believes Hindi film music has never been a static space, and it never will be. Reflecting on the debate around melody versus algorithm-driven hits, Kirkire says music is, and always has been, in a state of constant evolution.He told IANS: “Having witnessed the evolution of Hindi film music over time, I can say that music is an ever-changing phenomenon. It keeps evolving with the years. What was new yesterday is old t…
Gandhinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) Emphasising that the transformation of villages is central to India’s long-term growth, Gujarat’s Rural Development Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya said on Friday that the vision of “Viksit Bharat@2047” can be realised only when villages evolve into vibrant economic hubs. He was speaking while chairing a high-level review meeting in Gandhinagar to assess the implementation of key rural development schemes across the state.The meeting focused on a comprehensive review of wor…
Ludhiana, Jan 8 (IANS) In a strong political message, Aam Aadmi Party Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Thursday, met the newly elected Zila Parishad and Block Samiti members and asserted that the state has decisively broken away from the era of fear and manipulated elections, while announcing the AAP government will now launch a full-scale war against gangsters on the lines of the ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ (War against Drugs) campaign. Citing the AAP’s sweeping vi…
TVF has once again struck the right chord with its audience by blending two of its promising rural-based storylines into…