The passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday has not ended the problems of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
Legendary artist Sayed Haider Raza speaks to Payal Mohanka about roots and compassion
Israel has called for Iran’s expulsion from the United Nations for its calls to wipe out the Jewish state from the world map and expressed fears over the “nuclear threat” posed by Tehran.
Rejecting recent allegations by Pakistan of non-adherence to the Indus Water Treaty, India on Tuesday said it was yet another move to raise an ‘anti-India’ bogey to create ‘popular resonance’ to cover-up their internal domestic water woes and asked Islamabad to do better water management.
American intelligence agency Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday warned India and Brazil that they face ‘emerging threats’ from the Al Qaeda and Taliban, though the terrorist outfits are ‘on the run’ due to extreme pressure exerted on them in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The support of a majority of his own party MPs to the legislation notwithstanding, JD (U) president Sharad Yadav on Tuesday accused the UPA of forcing through the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha and said constitutional amendments should only be passed after evolving a consensus.
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Carl E Taylor, an internationally reputed healthcare expert born in Landour (now in Uttarakhand) and a lifelong lover of India, died in the United States last month of prostate cancer.
The bill granting reservation for women in the parliamentary process was passed on Tuesday by the upper house, braving acrimonious protests. Speak Up elicits views on the proceedings.
Opinion among inhabitants is divided if city is indeed the nation’s second most liveable city.
Tata Institute of Social Science (Tiss) has envisioned a platform where children will be able to send their doubts, queries, suggestions and opinions to improve the educational system.