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Soon, men in minority? Sonia has a solution
-“Then we will have reservation for men," Congress president Sonia Gandhi said in a lighter vein on Wednesday when a Trinamool Congress leader contended that men would be a marginalised lot if the Women's Reservation Bill was enacted and implemented.
India rubbishes charge of involvement in Lahore blast
-Dismissing Pakistan's allegation that India was involved in the Lahore blast, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said on Wednesday it was "most unthinkable" and a "falsehood" that was being spread.
Congress suspends Sadhu Yadav
-The Congress party on Wednesday suspended former MP and its senior leader Anirudh Prasad alias Sadhu Yadav, high profile brother-in-law of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad for his alleged violation of party's stand on Women's Reservation Bill.
Women's Bill: Mamata downplays anger
-In Parliament on Wednesday, Mamata Banerjee clarified that she supports the Women’s Bill but was angry about the fact that her party was not informed that the bill was being put to vote.
Will suspended MPs return to Rajya Sabha?
-RJD and Samajwadi Party members on Wednesday staged a walk out in Rajya Sabha demanding revocation of the suspension of seven members who were marshalled out from the House for their "unruly" behaviour while protesting against the Women's Reservation Bill.
Women's Bill causes chaos in Lok Sabha
-Women's Reservation Bill rocked the proceedings in the Lok Sabha for the third day today forcing Speaker Meira Kumar to adjourn the House till noon. As soon as the House assembled for the day, SP, RJD and some JD(U) members criticised the government's "autocratic move" to pass the Bill in the Rajya Sabha.
Sajjan Kumar gets bail in '84 riots case
-Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who has been chargesheeted alongwith others for his alleged role in the anti-Sikh riots cases, on Wednesday appeared before a Delhi Court which granted him bail in the matter.
No bail for Indian cabbie arrested for rape in Oz
-An Australian court here has denied bail to a 21-year-old Indian cabbie accused of raping a female passenger who was travelling in his car. The Melbourne Magistrates court heard Rajveer Singh of Niddrie picked up the 40-year-old woman outside a Richmond pub last November and drove to Northcote, but during the journey he turned off the meter.
Tatas make a comeback in Assam
-Guwahati gets a Taj as the Tatas slowly make a comeback to one of their plantation states, well timed with the government readying itself for talks with the ULFA. Some of the country's most successful business people are getting together to form the Assam Investment Advisory Board. Ratan Tata was also amongst them.
Women’s Bill: And now the rumbling allies
-Sonia Gandhi expressed her surprised with Mamata Banerjee's decision to abstain from voting on the Women’s Reservation Bill. So, what made Mamata do what she did? She's clearly eyeing the battle for Bengal. Dissent from the government 's largest ally is out in the open and there is a sound political reason.
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