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New Delhi: The government is making a fresh attempt for the passage of a Constitution Amendment Bill to implement 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and redraw the Lok Sabha constituencies to increase their number to 816 in the ongoing Monsoon...

New Delhi: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday declared that she is determined to return home in December, pledging to face the risk of arrest or a death sentence, in order to "restore democracy and justice" to the country. Hasina said this at a...

New Delhi: India Wednesday categorically rejected Pakistan's "futile attempts" to observe August 5 as 'Youm-e-Istehsal' or 'Day of Exploitation' to oppose the scrapping of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir seven years ago. External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Pakistan's attempts to interfere...

New Delhi: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for child abuse content, deepfakes and errors in operating the platform, sources said Wednesday after the company's global team met IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, following the government's recent summons over the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Wednesday approved a Bill to increase the number of Supreme Court judges to 38 from 34 with a voice vote. The bill seeks to replace an ordinance that increased the number of Supreme Court judges. The Upper House cleared the Bill...

New Delhi: In a bid to end the ongoing logjam in Parliament, the government Wednesday reached out to the principal Opposition Congress to end the protests that have repeatedly disrupted proceedings since the Monsoon session began and sought its cooperation in smooth functioning of the...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday granted six weeks time to several states and Union Territories to file their responses on a plea which sought to declare that consumers have a "right to know" about the quality, purity and certification of products, besides the details of...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday underscored the need for law enforcement agencies to exercise restraint during protests and said youngsters must be pacified, even if some "misguided elements" indulge in stone-pelting, as it agreed to hear a plea seeking action against organisers of the July...

New Delhi: A Parliamentary standing committee Wednesday demanded an apology from Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech being removed from Facebook. In a letter to the secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT, a director of the Lok Sabha secretariat said protection...

Mumbai: In a significant relief to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, the Bombay High Court Wednesday directed the removal of "defamatory" and AI-generated deepfake content circulating on social media platforms that falsely linked him and his family members to the Central government's E20 ethanol blending programme....