Shashi Tharoor

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Indian politician, diplomat, author

Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician, author, public intellectual and diplomat. A member of the Indian National Congress, he has represented Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, in the Lok Sabha since 2009. He was formerly an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and ran for the office of Secretary-General in 2006, coming second.

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Modi Pushes for Women's Reservation

India's Parliament is debating a landmark bill to reserve 33% of legislative seats for women, linked to a future redrawing of voting districts.

'Don't want credit': Top quotes from PM Modi's Lok Sabha speech on women's reservation bill Times Of India — Apr 16, 10:08 AM
Parliament special session in Lok Sabha: 251 support, 185 oppose Constitution Bill to tweak women quota law Times Of India — Apr 16, 07:57 AM
Modi is pushing to get more women into India's Parliament. That could have other consequences ABC News — Apr 16, 11:33 AM
India’s Modi pushing to add more female lawmakers and redraw voting boundaries AP News — Apr 16, 07:22 AM
India to decide women's quota bill as row over parliamentary seats intensifies BBC News — Apr 16, 08:20 AM
Parliament showdown over women’s quota, delimitation bills: Centre, opposition trade barbs — who said what Times Of India — Apr 16, 07:56 AM
Women’s Reservation Bill: How numbers stack up in Lok Sabha and what delimitation could change Times Of India — Apr 16, 05:49 AM
'Political demonetisation': Tharoor slams Centre for linking women’s reservation with delimitation Times Of India — Apr 16, 15:28 PM
India plans more seats for women in parliament, links it to ‘delimitation’ Al Jazeera — Apr 16, 12:38 PM
'Kala tika on bills': PM Modi takes swipe at DMK over black attire protest Times Of India — Apr 16, 11:14 AM