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Thursday, February 19, 2026
TopicWomen reservation bill

Topic: women reservation bill

Just 25 candidates out of 194 — why Kerala still lags in women’s representation in Lok Sabha polls

Experts cite patriarchal mindset & parties' view that men have more time to devote to campaigning as reasons for low representation.

SubscriberWrites: Women Reservation Bill in India

It was a long and arduous fight for women as it is 27 years since first conceptualized and introduced in the highest congregation of our country.

A conundrum called ‘women’s reservation Bill’ & Rahul-Owaisi’s ‘arm-wrestle match’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

1 woman in parliamentary board, 14 of 90 in national executive, no women CMs — BJP still a male bastion

While BJP has patted itself on the back over women’s reservation bill, data shows its posts of power are mostly held by men. Leaders, however, insist ‘BJP has always stood for women’.

‘India has shown it won’t bow down’ — Urdu press hails country’s stand in diplomatic row with Canada

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

‘100% regret’: Rahul Gandhi on not including OBC quota in UPA govt’s 2010 women’s bill

The Congress MP also said the women’s reservation bill — in its present form — was an attempt by the current dispensation to divert attention from the demand for a caste census.

‘Because of full-majority, stable govt,’ says Modi after women’s bill clears Parliament

At a felicitation programme by the BJP women’s wing, he said stable governments could also take big decisions, cross big milestones.

‘How many women are there in RSS?’ Venugopal hits out at BJP, Yogi Adityanath in Rajya Sabha debate

K.C. Venugopal calls women's reservation bill Congress's 'child', reiterating what many senior party leaders have said. TMC MP Mausam Noor says, 'It is our bill.'

The ‘long road to women empowerment’ & crumbling political alliances

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Modi govt must give strict timeframe on Census, women’s reservation bill

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

On Camera

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has debts to pay

London: Just when you thought former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could sink no lower, fresh evidence shows that indeed he did. King Charles’ troublesome younger brother...

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.