Ahmedabad, April 25 (IANS) In a significant push towards women-led economic empowerment, the Adani Foundation on Saturday launched a large-scale livelihood initiative in Madhya Pradesh under its Swabhimaan programme, inspired by the vision of its Chairperson, Dr Priti Adani. The initiative aims to enable around 1,500 women in Badarwas, Shivpuri district, to earn steady incomes and achieve financial independence through skill-based employment.The newly inaugurated Adani Vikas Kendra, spread acros…
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Dibrugarh, April 22 (IANS) Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and its INDIA bloc allies, accusing them of standing on the “wrong side of women’s empowerment” by opposing the Nari Shakti Vandan Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to enhance women’s representation in legislative bodies.Addressing a press conference at the BJP district office in Dibrugarh, Sonowal said that the opposition to the proposed legislation, which seeks to reserve 3…
Jaipur, April 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party Rajasthan State in-charge Radhamohan Das Agarwal on Tuesday strongly defended former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on the controversy surrounding a purported forged letter linked to her and said the party stands firmly with her. He said the party is taking the matter seriously, adding that she has already presented her position publicly, and directions have been issued to the administration to take appropriate action.He alleged that the Congr…
Bhopal, April 21 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has called a one-day special session of the Legislative Assembly on April 27 to discuss women’s empowerment and their holistic development, but the move has sparked a political debate, with the opposition questioning its intent. The session, themed ‘Nari Shakti Vandan’, comes at a significant time following the recent failure of a key women’s reservation proposal in Parliament.A notification issued on Tuesday confirmed that the …
Gandhinagar, April 19 (IANS) Any force that opposes women has never survived and will not survive in the future, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Sunday, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders accused the Congress and its allies of blocking the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam Amendment Bill’ in Parliament. Addressing a press conference at the State BJP headquarters in Gandhinagar, Chief Minister Patel said the proposed legislation was “not merely a law but a decisive step toward…
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Popular television actress Rupali Ganguly expressed her anger over the Women’s Reservation Bill’s defeat in the Lok Sabha.The ‘Anupamaa’ actress published a video on social media, voicing her disappointment. She was heard saying, “A country where Mother Durga is worshipped, where we consider women as power, where there is a woman in every house, who takes care of the whole family alone. In that country, for the past 30 years, a women’s reservation bill has been pending….
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday defended the proposed amendments to the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan’ Act while launching a sharp attack on opposition parties for blocking what he described as a historic step towards women’s empowerment.In an address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged that the government could not secure the constitutionally mandated two-thirds majority in Parliament to pass the Constitution Amendment Bill linked to women’s re…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party and its allies for what he described as committing “foeticide” against the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan’ Amendment, a landmark legislation aimed at empowering women in Indian politics.Addressing the nation on Saturday, the Prime Minister emphasised that the amendment was never about taking away rights from anyone but rather about granting long-pending rights to women, who constitute h…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday criticised the Congress and its allies, alleging that they have opposed women’s empowerment.In a post on social media platform X, he said that the Congress and its allies had “shown their true colours”.”Congress and its allies have shown their true colours – Congress opposes women’s empowerment,” he wrote.The remarks come at a time when political exchanges have intensified over the women’s reservation issue and related le…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Following the fall of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which did not secure the necessary two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha, floor leaders of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) met for a crucial meeting in Parliament on Friday. It was decided in the meeting that the constituents will raise the issue of the Opposition’s resistance to women’s empowerment, said sources.The message will be delivered to people across the country through protests,…