The government should show political will in passing the women’s quota bill in the Lok Sabha, the Communist Party of India-Marxist said Tuesday, a day after an all-party meeting on the issue failed to reach a consensus.
“The government should show political will,” CPI-M MP Brinda Karat said on the government’s decision to hold further discussion [...] Continue reading Show political will on women’s bill, CPI-M tells government
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The United States is “encouraging” India and Pakistan to not conduct transactions like their gas pipeline with Iran at a time when it’s engaged in sensitive negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear programme.
The US “has encouraged our friends in the government of Pakistan to try to seek alternatives,” Assistant Secretary Of State For South And [...] Continue reading Dont do deals with Iran: US tells India, Pakistan
Complaining of insult by a section of party leaders, singer-turned-Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Kabir Suman Monday night expressed a desire to resign from parliament and the party in an SMS to Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee.
“I am resigning my AITMC (All India Trinamool Congress) membership and Lok Sabha membership at once. Wish you good health. [...] Continue reading ‘Insulted’ Kabir Suman tells Mamata he is quitting Lok Sabha, party
Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday urged workers of the Seva Dal, the grassroots frontal organisation of the party, to reach out to the people through social work.
Addressing the national convention of Seva Dal workers here, Gandhi said they should work against the designs of communal and casteist forces. “People who resort to communalism, casteism, their [...] Continue reading Become voice of the poor, Sonia Gandhi tells Seva Dal
Actor Sanjay Dutt, who has donned a new avatar of a Game Master in Pepsi’s new interactive ad, urges youngsters to stay away from drugs.
“I think whatever the youth of today thinks, they achieve it. The only thing I have to say to the youngsters of today is: stay away from drugs,” said Sanjay at [...] Continue reading Stay away from drugs, Sanjay Dutt tells youngsters