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Photo: IMAGO / Hindustan Times : Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a press conference alongwith other INDIA Bloc leaders, Congress leader KC Venugopal, RJD National Working President Tejashwi Yadav, RSP MP NK Premachandran, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule and TMC MP Sagarika Ghose after their meeting to discuss a united strategy regarding the Women s Reservation Bill and parliamentary seat expansion at Kharge s residence on April 15, 2026 in New Delhi, India.

Opposition Leaders, Women’s Groups Demand Immediate Reservation Without Delimitation

BY Ashlin Mathew

Representative Image : Replug: As Secularism Debate Intensifies, Revisiting Outlook’s November 2022 Issue

Replug: As Secularism Debate Intensifies, Revisiting Outlook’s November 2022 Issue

BY Outlook News Desk

Outlook Replug: Federalism And Faultlines Of One Nation, One Election Debate

BY Outlook News Desk

AP : Muslim Reservation

No Religion-Based Quotas: Amit Shah Sets the Line in Lok Sabha

BY Vidya Ramamurthy

Tribhuvan Tiwari : The flame workers of Firozabad

Firozabad Ground Report | West Asia War Hits India’s Glass City, Craftsmen, Industry Feel The Pain

BY Swati Subhedar

PTI : As part of this restructuring, 272 seats will be reserved for women, fulfilling the government's commitment to implement a one-third (33%) quota for women in Parliament.

Lok Sabha Seats To Be Increased By 50%, 272 Reserved For Women: Law Minister Reveals Numbers

BY Outlook News Desk

Source: Harper Collins India : A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report exposed that in 2018-19, the Union government withheld 1 lakh crore rupees of the 2.75 lakh crore rupees collected through various cesses in the Consolidated Fund of India (CFI).

Book Excerpt: 'Politics, Policy And Predictions', By Derek O’Brien

BY Derek O`Brien

PTI : The 131st Amendment would raise the Lok Sabha’s strength to a maximum of 850 seats — 815 from the states and 35 from the Union Territories from the current 543.

Delimitation, Women’s Quota: How Three Bills Could Redraw India’s Political Map

Photo: PTI : In this image posted on April 16, 2026, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin during a protest against the proposed Delimitation bill, in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu.

Delimitation Row Recasts Tamil Nadu Poll Narrative As South Pushes Back

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

PTI : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin burns a copy of the proposed Delimitation bill during a protest, in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, April 16, 2026

M.K. Stalin And The Politics of Religion, Dravidian Resistance In Tamil Nadu

BY S. Gunasekaran

| Photo: @INCIndia/X via PTI; Representative image : Opposition party MPs meeting

Opposition Parties Unite To Oppose Delimitation In Women's Reservation Bill

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : A rally in support of Women's Reservation Bill in Delhi on April 15

Outlook Explainer: What Is The Women’s Reservation And Delimitation Bill 2026 And Why The Opposition Is Protesting

BY Mohammad Ali

Getty Images; Representative images : Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Fadnavis Says Census Delay Forced Quota Timeline Shift

BY Outlook News Desk

THIRD PARTY IMAGE; SCREENGRAB VIA SANSAD TV : Gadgil Flags ‘North-South Divide’ Risk Over Women’s Quota

Gadgil Flags ‘North-South Divide’ Risk Over Women’s Quota

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI :
The police verifications have been made necessary to bag government jobs, and even lawyers are issued practice licenses only after clearance from the police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID)

Increased Surveillance By Security Agencies Leaves People Jittery In Kashmir

BY Ishfaq Naseem

| Photo: PTI : JD(U) national president Nitish Kumar greets Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) legislators' meeting, in Patna.

Bihar Names Two Deputy CMs from JD(U) as Choudhary Takes Charge

BY Outlook News Desk

Representative Image/ Internet Commons : A political storm has erupted ahead of the Centre’s special parliamentary session, with opposition parties warning that the push for delimitation and women’s reservation could redraw India’s electoral balance without consensus.

Opposition Slams Special Session On Delimitation, Women’s Reservation

BY Outlook News Desk

Representative Image : CBSE Class 10 Results 2026 Declared; Students Await Detailed Stats, Possible Toppers List

CBSE Class 10 Results 2026 Declared; Students Await Detailed Stats, Possible Toppers List

BY Outlook News Desk

Outlook Team : The delimitation row is no longer just about Lok Sabha seats but about whether southern states will be sidelined by a Union increasingly dominated by northern demographics.

Outlook Replug: Black Flags And A Southern Uprising: Delimitation Battle Deepens North-South Divide

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : Congress leader P Chidambaram

Chidambaram Opposes Delimitation, Says It Will ‘Stifle’ Southern Voice

BY Outlook News Desk

Outlook Replug: Women's Reservation, Empowerment Or Mere Symbolism?

BY Outlook News Desk

Concept by Leela : Uniform Civil Code In India

Chhattisgarh To Draft Uniform Civil Code, Sets Up Panel Led By Retired Judge

BY Outlook News Desk

Photo: IMAGO / ANI News : Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, during a public meeting, in Tiruchirappalli

The NDA Alternative: Inside Tamil Nadu’s High-Stakes Battle for Change

BY K. Annamalai

File Photo : Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav |

Akhilesh Yadav Backs Women’s Quota, Flags BJP ‘Hidden Agenda’

BY Outlook News Desk

Ashok Gehlot

Gehlot Urges Modi To Address Southern Concerns Over Delimitation, Warns Of Rising Tensions

BY Outlook News Desk

X; Representative image : Rubina Iqbal Khan, who joined the Congress after winning the civic election as an independent candidate, also supported Fauzia's stance and refused to sing the national song.

Indore Police Registers Case Against Two Congress Corporators For Refusing To Sing 'Vande Mataram'

BY Outlook News Desk

IMAGO / NurPhoto :
The pattern of sexual violence against minor girls in Bihar has been rising sharply in recent years, and most of these cases involve young children.

Disturbing Trend: Sharp Spike In Sexual Crimes Against Minors And Children In Bihar

BY Md Asghar Khan

Representative Image : Uttarakhand Starts Census 2027, Introduces Self-Enumeration Under Digital India

Arunachal Pradesh Begins Census 2027 Self-Enumeration Drive From April 16

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI; Representative image : Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress Leaders Meet On Women’s Quota Law Ahead Of Special Parliament Session

BY Outlook News Desk

Representative Image : Mamata Banerjee Alleges BJP Plot to Split Bengal, Bribe Candidates Ahead of Polls

Mamata Banerjee Greets Poila Boishakh, Urges Voters To Reply To 'Zamindars In Delhi'

BY Outlook News Desk

Facebook : Vikramaditya Singh, the Himachal Pradesh PWD minister, visited the family of the 19-year-old who was murdered

Brutal Killing Of 19-Year-Old College Student Sends Shockwaves Across Himachal Pradesh

BY Ashwani Sharma

PTI : TDP leader Nara Lokesh

Chandrababu Naidu’s Son Nara Lokesh Elevated As TDP Working President

BY Outlook News Desk

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