`Women`s Bill will provoke men to whistle in Parliament`

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 09:59

Dishing out a somewhat controversial argument, Samajwadi Party on Tuesday said the women`s reservation bill would only help those belonging to families of industrialists and bureaucrats and whom youths would whistle at.

Women’s Bill: To Be or Not to Be

Last Updated: Sunday, March 21, 2010, 13:04

Like there are fads in the fashion industry, the Indian politics is also known for such fads.

Pawar asks `Yadavs` not to stall Women’s Reservation Bill

Last Updated: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 21:42

NCP president Sharad Pawar on Sunday said he has asked the three Yadavs -- Mulayam Singh, Lalu Prasad and Sharad -- not to stall the passage of the Women`s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.

Don`t foresee problem in passage of Women Bill in LS: Pawar

Last Updated: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 21:49

Reiterating his support to the Women`s Reservation Bill, Union Agriculture Minister and NCP president Sharad Pawar on Saturday expressed confidence that it would be passed in the Lok Sabha during the current Budget session.

Govt to consult all parties on Women`s Bill: Pranab

Last Updated: Thursday, March 11, 2010, 18:57

The govt has assured to hold discussions with all parties before bringing Women’s Quota bill in the LS.

Women’s Bill giant leap of empowerment: PM

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 21:48

Participating in the debate on Women’s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, PM Manmohan Singh said the bill was a ‘giant step in the empowerment of women in India.’

Women’s Bill: Congress stands firm, protests continue

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 17:33

Congress on Tuesday appeared firm on ensuring the passage of the Women’s Quota Bill in Rajya Sabha despite continuing opposition to it.

Yadav trio ask PM to defer Women`s Bill

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 12:46

The meeting between PM and the opponents of the Women’s Quota Bill ended inconclusively on Tuesday.

RJD, SP scuttle Women’s Bill; Govt ready for talks

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 00:41

The 13-year-old jinx on the women`s reservation bill failed to be broken on Women`s Day as politics took its toll.

PM meets Congress leaders, discusses floor strategy for Women’s Bill passage

Last Updated: Monday, March 8, 2010, 14:00

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, is attending a Congress party meeting to formulate the floor strategy for ensuring the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill, which has been held up for more than a decade.

‘Women quota bill a conspiracy against Muslims, Dalits’

Last Updated: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 16:04

Slamming the Women`s Reservation Bill as a "dangerous" one, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday alleged that it was a conspiracy to prevent Muslims, backwards and dalits from entering Parliament and state assemblies.