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Sakeena Itoo lays foundation stone for additional classrooms at Girls School in Kulgam

Kulgam, April 20 -- Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Education, Social Welfare and Health Sakeena Itoo on Saturday laid the foundation stone for an additional classroom block at Government Girls Middle ... Read More


BJP slams Congress over women's reservation row, reaffirms commitment to Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam

Jammu, April 20 -- Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Rajya Sabha MP and former National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma, and J&K BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Sat Sharma on Saturday ... Read More


Karra, Bhalla lead Congress rally in R.S. Pura; target Centre over women's reservation, statehood

RS Pura, April 20 -- Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee chief Tariq Hameed Karra and working president Raman Bhalla on Sunday led a massive bike and car rally from Kullian to Rameshwar Dham ... Read More


BJP will win all seven seats in Asansol...people want change: G Kishan Reddy ahead of West Bengal polls

Asansol, April 20 -- As the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections draws near, Union minister G. Kishan Reddy on Sunday expressed his confidence that the BJP will win all seven seats in Asa... Read More


Himanta's stronghold Jalukbari set for high-stakes contest in Assam assembly elections

India, April 20 -- BJP's bastion, Assam's Jalukbari constituency, has been a stronghold of Chief Minister Himanta Sarma for nearly 25 years. The constituency is among 126 seats going to the polls in t... Read More


Dirty dozen defaulters behind over Rs 5 lakh crore banking hole

India, April 20 -- For the past one month, The Pioneer reported a series on large defaulters of 11 PSU Banks and the three major private banks, based on the January and February filings of the banks t... Read More


A 30-year curse revived: Behind the defeat of the women's reservation bill, 2026

India, April 20 -- The Women's Reservation Bill (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) was defeated in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026. The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which sought to operation... Read More


SC issues pan-India directions for road safety

India, April 20 -- Observing that expressways must not become corridors of peril due to administrative lethargy or infrastructural gaps, the Supreme Court has issued a slew of pan-India guidelines for... Read More


Women's Bill falls: A reform lost in distrust

India, April 20 -- where empowerment and federal equity clashed, and consensus gave way to confrontation, stalling a long-awaited reform In an unprecedented development, the Women's Reservation Bill ... Read More


Women's Reservation Bill: A historic opportunity lost

India, April 20 -- Championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Women's Reservation Bill aimed not only to empower women but also to restructure representation through delimitation. However, fierce... Read More