Constitution Amendment Bills News Today

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including shortage of beds in Fiji hospitals to cater for the growing number of patients.

The Parliamentary Select Committee handling the three Constitution Amendment Bills is planning to conduct public consultations for Ngaputoru- Mitiaro, Atiu and Mauke.

Despite their emergence as a powerful constituency, women's equitable participation in country's politics still eludes them as the process to ensure it remains painfully slow

Few days ago, former Senate President,Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki was 61 years old. As supporters of the former Kwara state governor, we are joining his lovely

A new Bill that will enable Government to seize and forfeit cryptocurrency will be tabled in Parliament this week.

Increased demands and workload prompt the government’s proposal to expand its Cabinet from six to eight members, says the Prime Minister. Rashneel Kumar reports.

In Ahmedabad, Modi said those who had kept the bill to reserve seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies "hanging" for 10 years finally voted for it due to the fear of womens power. "You sent me rakhis on Rakshabandhan, womens reservation is a gift from your brother," the prime minister said.

The constitutional amendment bill was introduced in the Lower House on Tuesday. It was the first bill introduced in the new Parliament building.

While putting forward strong political points on the bill, she also injected a personal note when she recalled former prime minister and her husband Rajiv Gandhi's efforts to secure reservation for women

Initiating the debate from the oppositions side in the Lok Sabha, Gandhi said, I stand here in support of Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.