Bhopal, April 13 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has warmly welcomed the Centre’s decision to convene a special three-day Parliament session from April 16 to 18, to introduce and pass a Constitutional Amendment Bill aimed at implementing the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ (Women’s Reservation Act) from the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.Addressing the media after Monday’s Cabinet meeting, Minister Narendra Shivaji Patel said the state government has extended its felicitations and profound grat…
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New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Friday claimed that opposition parties in West Bengal are “in a state of panic” as the state heads for crucial Assembly elections, asserting that voters are prepared to bring the BJP to power.Speaking to IANS, Khandelwal said, “The real issue is that opposition parties, whoever they may be, are in a state of panic. This panic exists because the people of West Bengal have made up their minds to form a government with a large majority u…
Amaravati, March 25 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday expressed strong support for the proposed amendments to the Women’s Reservation Act, 2023, aimed at enabling its implementation by 2029. In a post on the social media platform ‘X’, he welcomed the move to ensure 33 per cent reservation for women in the Assembly and Lok Sabha, calling it a significant step toward strengthening women’s political representation in the country…
Hyderabad, Feb 4 (IANS) BJP National President Nitin Nabin on Wednesday alleged that Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has crossed all limits of appeasement.He claimed that the Chief Minister’s sole objective was to promote division in society.On his maiden visit to Telangana after becoming BJP chief, Nitin Nabin was addressing a public meeting at Mahabubnagar as part of the party’s campaign for February 11 municipal elections.He said that the BJP cadres are determined to fight again…
Bengaluru, Feb 1 (IANS) Criticising the Union Budget for 2026–27 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said it resembling a municipality corporate budget and termed it the most disappointing budget he has seen in his political career. The Chief Minister said that in the 2025–26 budget, Union Finance Minister Sitharaman had promised an allocation of Rs 5.41 lakh crore for centrally sponsored schemes. “However, in the current bu…
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) The Centre has once again treated Telangana unfairly in the Union Budget, said Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka.Reacting to Union Budget 2026-27 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Sunday, he said they expected allocations for various projects for Telangana, but the State received nothing in the Rs 53.47 lakh crore Budget.He told the media that despite Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Cabinet Ministers, and Members of Parliament rep…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, reacting to the raging controversy over the new UGC regulations on Tuesday, said that nobody will be allowed to “discriminate or harass” under the guise of new guidelines and assured that the education body and government will ensure that these are implemented on the ground in all fairness. The Union Minister, speaking to newsmen today, said, “I assure everyone that there won’t be any discrimination or harassment in th…
Amaravati, Jan 19 (IANS) YSR Congress Party leaders staged a dharna in front of the DGP’s office after police refused to grant them an appointment to submit a complaint regarding the brutal murder of the party’s Dalit activist Manda Salman.YSRCP leaders said they were denied permission to meet Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta, forcing them to protest outside the office, after which an Additional DGP finally received their representation.Former minister Merugu Nagarjuna stated …
Bengaluru, Dec 24 (IANS) The State Backward Classes Awareness Forum on Wednesday has decided to organise an Ahinda convention in support of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on January 25, 2026, in Mysuru. The programme is expected to serve as a show of strength for the Chief Minister.Ahinda leaders held a preliminary meeting in Mysuru city today and finalised the date and venue for the event. It has also been decided to gather between 25,000 and 30,000 people for the convention. Forum President K. Sh…