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    Women’s quota and delimitation: Experts flag lack of consultation | Capital Beat

    Neelu Vyas
    16 April 2026 6:55 PM IST

    With voting scheduled and stakes high, coming days will determine whether the legislation marks a transformative reform or deepens existing political divides

    MPs discuss women quota bill
    The Federal Focus
    Supreme Court of India SC pensionary benefits to women officers
    India

    SC upholds EC's transfer of Bengal officials, flags trust deficit

    16 April 2026 6:53 PM IST
    Tendulkar joins helping hands for ailing childhood friend Vinod Kambli: Report
    India

    Tendulkar joins helping hands for ailing childhood friend Vinod Kambli: Report

    16 April 2026 6:22 PM IST
    West Bengal assembly elections
    Elections 2026

    In Bengal’s migrant belt, women challenge identity politics with survival demand

    16 April 2026 5:59 PM IST
    Wipro

    Wipro Q4 profit slides 1.8 pc to Rs 3,502 crore

    16 April 2026 5:55 PM IST
    NT Rama rao, N Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Lokesh

    Gen-next takes TDP reins: Nara Lokesh elevated as seniors get sidelined

    16 April 2026 5:15 PM IST
    Nashik MNC case: SC plea filed against deceitful conversions; prioritise Hindus for jobs says BJP

    Nashik MNC case: SC plea filed against 'deceitful conversions'; 'prioritise Hindus for jobs' says BJP

    16 April 2026 5:14 PM IST
    SpiceJet

    Akasa, SpiceJet aircraft collide at Delhi Airport during taxiing

    16 April 2026 4:52 PM IST
    Now, CSK, RCB spar over idli, sambar and chutney

    Now, CSK, RCB spar over idli, sambar and chutney

    16 April 2026 4:42 PM IST
    IADMK leader S P Velumani claims party will win 210 seats

    AIADMK only alternative to DMK, not Vijay’s TVK: SP Velumani

    16 April 2026 4:40 PM IST
    How government school mergers have triggered varied fallout across states

    How government school mergers have triggered varied fallout across states

    16 April 2026 4:13 PM IST
    Poll results a fortnight away, power tussle brews in Congress over Kerala CM face

    Poll results a fortnight away, power tussle brews in Congress over Kerala CM face

    16 April 2026 3:56 PM IST
    Iran conflict exposes cracks in Western alliance, says expert

    How Iran conflict exposes deep cracks in Western alliance

    16 April 2026 3:07 PM IST
    DMK govt has been a total, utter failure across the board: Nainar Nagendran | Interview

    DMK govt has been a total, utter failure across the board: Nainar Nagendran | Interview

    16 April 2026 3:02 PM IST
    Gerrymandering

    What is gerrymandering, and why is everyone suddenly talking about it?

    The Federal
    16 April 2026 2:18 PM IST

    A once-obscure political term is now at the centre of an explosive parliamentary session, as delimitation and women’s reservation get debated

    Why Delhi’s roomali rolls, a variant of Kolkata’s kathi classics, remain a mostly-local legend

    Why Delhi’s roomali rolls, a variant of Kolkata’s kathi classics, remain a mostly-local legend

    16 April 2026 2:18 PM IST
    No to bindi, yes to hijab: Lenskart under fire over employee guide

    No to bindi, yes to hijab: Lenskart under fire over employee guide

    16 April 2026 2:01 PM IST
    Five killed near Prayagraj as curiosity turns fatal on tracks

    Five killed near Prayagraj as curiosity turns fatal on tracks

    16 April 2026 1:39 PM IST
    Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Amir Hamza critically injured in Lahore shooting attack

    Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Amir Hamza critically injured in Lahore shooting attack

    16 April 2026 1:27 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    SC declines PIL on mandatory voting, says it falls in policy domain

    16 April 2026 12:32 PM IST
    Arrested man

    Dismissed UP cop held for killing beggar, burning body to fake own death

    16 April 2026 12:16 PM IST
    poverty

    Telangana caste survey | SCs, STs three times more backward than general castes: Report

    16 April 2026 11:51 AM IST
    Sunny Joseph

    KPCC chief Sunny Joseph urges Congress leaders to stay mum on CM face

    16 April 2026 10:57 AM IST
    Stock markets climb in early trade after Trump halts strikes on Iran, hints at deal

    Sensex jumps over 600 points, Nifty tops 24,400 in early trade amid easing oil prices

    16 April 2026 10:31 AM IST
    Khushbu Sundar (left)

    Khushbu Sundar confident of NDA victory in Tamil Nadu, dismisses Vijay hype

    16 April 2026 10:24 AM IST
    IT firm employee arrested in Nashik

    TCS Nashik case: ‘Male accused operated like organised gang to target female colleagues’

    16 April 2026 9:25 AM IST
    Eight devotees killed in road accident near Mantralayam in Andhra, several injured

    Eight devotees killed in road accident near Mantralayam in Andhra, several injured

    16 April 2026 8:54 AM IST
    Supreme Court

    Sabarimala case: To declare belief of millions as wrong is tough, says SC

    16 April 2026 8:21 AM IST
    BBC, India, ED

    BBC to cut 2,000 jobs in major cost-saving drive amid financial pressures

    16 April 2026 7:24 AM IST
    IPL 2026: RCB ride on pace bowlers’ excellence to outclass LSG by 5 wickets

    IPL 2026: RCB ride on pace bowlers’ excellence to outclass LSG by 5 wickets

    16 April 2026 7:16 AM IST
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