Law minister in Gowda cabinet, Ramakant Khalap says Modi govt should enact 33% quota for women in Lok Sabha & state assemblies 'immediately', adds 'delimitation can be done later'.
Janata Dal (Secular) president HD Deve Gowda says his party will contest the Lok Sabha elections independently in Karnataka, putting an end to weeks of speculation.
Amid the recent friendly relations with BJP, the JD(S) supremo maintained that the party will decide its future course of action based on the prevailing situation.
While the party has won 19 seats in the 224-member Karnataka assembly, its tally in 11 Vokkaliga-dominated districts of south Karnataka, a traditional JD(S) support base, is just 15 of 73 seats.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, almost every member of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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