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    Is BJP electoral juggernaut deciding the shape of women’s quota, delimitation bills?

    S Srinivasan
    15 April 2026 6:24 PM IST

    Parliament debates women’s reservation and delimitation together, raising concerns over political balance. Is the government pushing delimitation unilaterally?

    Parliament debates women’s reservation and delimitation together, raising concerns over political balance
    The Federal Focus
    Despite poll risk, Opposition to fight Centres delimitation ‘trap’ tooth and nail
    The Federal Focus

    Despite poll risk, Opposition to fight Centre's delimitation ‘trap’ tooth and nail

    15 April 2026 8:10 PM IST
    Why students and parents bear the brunt of govt schools consolidation
    Schools

    Why students and parents bear the brunt of govt schools' consolidation

    15 April 2026 5:32 PM IST
    Bihar chief minister Samrat Chaudhary
    Bihar

    Turban off, crown on: Samrat Choudhary’s journey from BJP’s target to Bihar CM

    15 April 2026 4:00 PM IST
    ‘Look at the intention’: BJP leaders defend delimitation-women’s quota link

    ‘Look at the intention’: BJP leaders defend delimitation-women’s quota link

    15 April 2026 9:05 PM IST
    Actor Vijay

    Vijay joins anti-delimitation chorus, asks Centre to retreat: 'A biased action'

    15 April 2026 8:30 PM IST
    Karnataka Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni convicted in 2016 BJP leader murder

    Karnataka Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni convicted in 2016 BJP leader murder

    15 April 2026 8:03 PM IST
    immigration

    Australian Oppn leader’s deportation plan sparks new anxiety for Indian students

    15 April 2026 7:52 PM IST
    2026 fifa world cup

    World Cup 2026 football on doorstep, but media rights still unsold in India

    15 April 2026 7:21 PM IST
    Opposition protests against Centres delimitation move

    'Degressive proportionality', 'unscientific exercise', 'punishment to TN' | Delimitation Bill

    15 April 2026 5:57 PM IST
    Suvendu Adhikari

    BJP's Suvendu Adhikari accuses TMC of imposing 'Arabic culture' in Bengal

    15 April 2026 5:47 PM IST
    press conference by Mallikarjun Kharge and INDIA bloc leaders

    Opposition backs women’s quota, opposes delimitation move: Kharge

    15 April 2026 5:41 PM IST
    Karnataka Congress suspends MLC Jabbar for anti-party activity in bypoll

    Karnataka Congress suspends MLC Jabbar for anti-party activity in bypoll

    15 April 2026 5:10 PM IST
    Noida labour unrest: Low wages spark protests, uneasy calm remains

    Noida Ground Report: What workers say amid uneasy calm

    15 April 2026 4:59 PM IST
    Exports is third growth engine of Indian economy

    India's exports fall 7.4 per cent, imports decline amid West Asia crisis

    Agencies
    15 April 2026 4:35 PM IST

    Trade data shows a sharp fall in March shipments as Middle East exports plunge nearly 58 per cent amid US-Israel-Iran war disruptions

    Anjali Bhardwaj speaks on womens reservation and delimitation

    Women’s reservation a smokescreen for delimitation, warns activist Anjali Bhardwaj

    15 April 2026 4:28 PM IST
    AAP pulls Raghav Chadhas security, Delhi steps in with upgrade: Poll games, says Kejriwal

    Chadha loses and gains security while successor Mittal faces ED raids

    15 April 2026 4:22 PM IST
    Asha Bhosle and R.D. Burman were an iconic musical collaboration

    Why Asha Bhosle-RD Burman symphony still casts its spell? | Filmmaker interview

    15 April 2026 3:39 PM IST
    Yogendra Yadav on voter roll deletions in West Bengal

    West Bengal voter roll revision: Yogendra Yadav flags ‘targeted deletions’

    15 April 2026 3:24 PM IST
    Retail inflation goes up in November

    Fuel price spike pushes WPI inflation to 3-year high of 3.88 pc

    15 April 2026 3:12 PM IST
    Honour killing: 15-year-old girl shot dead by father, minor brother in UP

    Why Karnataka's new ‘Eva Nammava’ law alone may not be enough to curb 'honour killings' in the state

    15 April 2026 3:00 PM IST
    MK Stalin

    Stalin announces black-flag protest in TN on April 16 over delimitation proposal

    15 April 2026 2:38 PM IST
    Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann

    ED raid on Ashok Mittal: CM Bhagwant Mann says BJP preparing for Punjab polls

    15 April 2026 1:51 PM IST
    Murshidabad electoral roll adjudication

    Polls a week away, 12,000 Murshidabad voters remain in a limbo | Ground report

    15 April 2026 1:42 PM IST
    PM Modi urges people to take 9 pledges for a developed India

    PM Modi urges people to take 9 pledges for a developed India

    15 April 2026 1:36 PM IST
    Bengal elections: Amit Shah vows to prioritise Gorkha issue, withdraw cases against leaders

    Bengal elections: Amit Shah vows to prioritise Gorkha issue, withdraw cases against leaders

    15 April 2026 1:33 PM IST
    RBI interest rate, markets, analysts

    Asian markets rally on prospects of US-Iran talks resuming

    15 April 2026 1:27 PM IST
    Jairam Ramesh

    Congress accuses PM Modi of engaging in 'deliberate deceit' on delimitation

    15 April 2026 1:08 PM IST
    Derek OBrien delimitation womens reservation

    TMC's Derek O'Brien calls delimitation a 'devious' agenda

    15 April 2026 1:03 PM IST
    Vedanta power plant blast in Chhattisgarh: Death toll rises to 16

    Vedanta power plant blast in Chhattisgarh: Death toll rises to 16

    15 April 2026 12:16 PM IST
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