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Thursday, August 14, 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

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.