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Saturday, September 6, 2025
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

The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?