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To roll out women's quota, bill seeks to push LS strength to 850

New Delhi, April 15 -- A bill to "operationalise" 33% reservation to women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies by increasing the house's strength up to 850 from 543 is set for introduction in Parliament... Read More


'Will solve Gorkha issue without dividing Bengal'

Gangarampur/Manikchak, April 15 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BJP, if voted to power in West Bengal, will resolve the Gorkha issue in the Darjeeling hills in a constitutional ma... Read More


mamata: logical discrepancy not a recognised term in eci framework

Kolkata, April 15 -- TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that "logical discrepancy" under the SIR exercise was not an officially recognised term under the Election Commission framework and ... Read More


Six U.P. Congress leaders to canvass in West Bengal polls

LUCKNOW, April 15 -- All India Congress Committee has named six party leaders from UP, including party's state chief Ajay Rai, as campaigners for the second phase of the assembly polls in West Bengal.... Read More


SP sheds 'crocodile tears' for Ambedkar: Adityanath

LUCKNOW, April 15 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) of doing precious little for Dalits while in power and of now shedding "crocodile tears" for Babasaheb D... Read More


Ambedkar statues' vandalism: Akhilesh takes pot shots at BJP

LUCKNOW, April 15 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the ruling BJP, alleging that a party under whose rule the most statues of BR Ambedkar were vandalis... Read More


Babasaheb's life a source of inspiration for all: Ajay Rai

LUCKNOW, April 15 -- Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders and workers paid homage to Dr BR Ambedkar (1891-1956) on his 135th birth anniversary here on Tuesday. On the occasion, state Congress president Ajay... Read More


samrat choudhary

Patna, April 15 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Samrat Choudhary will take oath as the 24th chief minister of Bihar on Wednesday, marking the first time the national party has claimed the top... Read More


Nitish steps down, Samrat to take oath as 1st BJP Bihar CM

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from HT Lucknow.... Read More


women's reservation

New Delhi, April 15 -- The government's legislative push to reserve a third of the seats in Parliament and state legislative assemblies involves raising the cap on seats in the Lok Sabha from 550 to 8... Read More