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“I welcome the Women Reservation Bill. It is the first time that women are getting ‘Sanman’ (of reservation) by the BJP government under the leadership of Narendra Modi. I congratulate him,” Sawant said.Speaking about the reservation for Goa assembly, he said that 13 seats will be reserved for women in Goa.Goa has 40 members in the state legislative assembly.“It will help women for their representation in Lok Sabha and assembly,” Sawant said.Meanwhile, Congress in Goa has called the bill another ‘Jumla’ by the BJP government.Congress leader Girish Chodankar has said that ‘Women Reservation’ should not become another ‘Jumla’ like ‘crediting…

Afternoon rain saw delays hit the Indian Grand Prix, the MotoGP riders getting an extra ‘Wet Session’ to try the new circuit in the changeable conditions. A handful of further delays meant that the Sprint Race would start with every rider on slick tyres as the Indian sun began to set overhead.As the drama unfolded at the front and the back of the field, Marc Marquez and Joan Mir stayed clear at the front and immediately found themselves in podium contention. Swapping positions across the opening laps, the pair kept Bagnaia in second in their sights. Pushing harder with each…

Kerala has 20 Lok Sabha seats of which the Congress-led UDF had won 19 seats in 2019, thus literally wiping out the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF.While the LDF is under pressure due to the numerous alleged scams involving its leaders, the rout in the recent Puthuppally Assembly bypoll, where Chandy Oommen, the son of two-time former Chief Minister late Oommen Chandy, won by election by a staggering margin of over 37,000 votes, has dealt further blows to the ruling party.Hence, Vijayan will surely do all it takes to improve upon LDF’s 2019 tally when the nation goes to the polls next…

“Today some BJP leaders are trying to run a narrative that I provoked Ramesh Bidhuri in the Parliament, whereas the truth is that I worked to save the dignity of the post of Prime Minister and made the Chairman aware of the highly objectionable words related to Modi Ji. Had demanded his removal from the proceedings of the House,” Danish Ali wrote on X.His remarks came after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey alleged that Danish Ali also made “highly objectionable” remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the BSP called PM Modi “Neech” which triggered Bidhuri and he fell in…

A special leave petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on September 23.On Friday, Justice Sreenivas Reddy of the Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed the petition filed by Telugu Desam Party chief where he had claimed that the case against him was politically motivated and the FIR registered against him should be quashed.Later on the same day, Vijayawada ACB Court granted custody of Naidu to the CID for two days for interrogating him in Rajahmundry Central Jail where he is currently lodged.After the end of the two-day custody, Naidu will be produced before the Vijayawada court through video-conferencing.Naidu was…

On Saturday videos of The Leela Palace from the evening started doing rounds on the Internet. The videos show the palatial hotel looking aesthetically pleasing with perfect texture and combination of light amidst the Lake Pichola in Udaipur.In the video, ferries can also be seen plying towards the hotel to help the wedding invitees commute in the city.Earlier, the Chief Minister of Punjab Bhagwant Mann and the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal landed in Udaipur to grace the wedding festivities after Member of Rajya Sabha, Sanjeev Arora and MP Sanjay Singh arrived in the city.The bride and groom families…

Interest payments will be the single largest federal expenditure, topping Social Security by 2051, a projection shows. US debt breached an all-time high of $33 trillion as federal deficit ballooned amid a swath of Treasury bills, budget experts warned.The US government faced the same dilemma last year too when debt became un-serviceable with republicans wanting to slash Biden’s $1.70 trillion budget to $1.30 trillion but a bi-partisan approach bailed the government out of the mess.The government finds itself on the same spot this year also. But this is not uncommon in the US government history.Even under former President Donald Trump,…

Combining the traditional sonic aesthetics of mantras and its complex intonations in Hindi, this rendition gives a hard rock touch to the Hymn of Creation, feeling extremely serious and yet calming and peaceful.‘Nasadiya Sukta’ from ‘The Vaccine War’ features heavy and hard edged rock riffs combined with traditional folk music reminiscent of classical Carnatic style, complete with sitars, chanting and shreddy guitar solos.The production is booming loud with a very fine audio design, the bass is a bit subdued and the drums are simple though don’t have a loud enough impact on the snare or the cymbals.But that can very…

As per the notification issued by WBBSE, around Rs 1 crore will be spent from the state-exchequer. Considering that around 10 lakh aspirants will be appearing for the secondary board examination next year, the per-student cost comes to just Rs 10.As per the notification, the schools spent a substantial amount for preparation of their students for their first main examination and the state school education department wants to share a portion of the financial responsibility.Academic circles believe that such announcement is a joke with the secondary education system and it would have been better had the board not announced any…

New York : The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, has commended Bahrain’s efforts in digitalisation and the use of modern technologies to support sustainable development goals in light of the comprehensive development process, under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, with the support of the government, led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. In an event co-hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain to launch the “Digital for Sustainable Development” on the sidelines of the…