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The example of Indian boardrooms points to the dangers of ‘quotawashing. So, quotas are good in the way they kickstart the public conversations and actions regarding womens representation, providing that foot in the door of public life.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the historic passage of Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in both the Houses of Parliament, making reservation for...

A bill to reserve one-third of seats in the legislative bodies for women received the parliamentary nod on Thursday as the Rajya Sabha voted unanimously in favour of it.

    new delhi, a day after the lok sabha passed the women’s reservation bill with near unanimity, prime minister narendra modi on thursday described its passage as a “golden moment” in india’s parliamentary

A special Mahila Samman programme was organised on Thursday at Haryana Bhawan in Delhi where women from various districts of Haryana gathered to witness the Nari Shakti Vandan Bill’s discussion in the new Parliament House.   Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar hailed Prime

Khandu also said that during the meeting, he had an enriching discussion with the prime minister on various development matters of Arunachal Pradesh.

The decades-old bill guarantees a third of seats for women in parliament and state assemblies.

The Rajya Sabha had earlier passed the Womens Reservation Bill in 2010 during the Congress-led UPA government but it was not taken up in the Lok Sabha and subsequently lapsed in the lower House of Parliament.

    new delhi,prime minister narendra modi on thursday lauded the parliamentary’s approval to the women’s reservation bill as a defining moment in the nation’s democratic journey. parliament approved the bill for rese

    new delhi, defence minister rajnath singh on thursday said the ‘nari shakti vandan adhiniyam’, which will provide 33 per cent reservation for women in lok sabha and state assemblies, is a gift by a grateful nation