News18 Afternoon Digest: Sonia Leads Oppn Charge On Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament & Other Top Stories
News18 Afternoon Digest: Sonia Leads Oppn Charge On Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament & Other Top Stories
We are also covering: Vijay Antony's Painful Statement Goes Viral Amid Daughter Meera's Death: 'Never Commit Suicide...'; Chandigarh Woman Discovers Live Worm in Chicken Rice Dish, Restaurant Ordered to Pay Rs 25K among other stories

Hello readers! Here are some top news of this afternoon to keep you up to date with today’s happenings.

Parliament LIVE: Sonia Leads Oppn Charge On Women’s Reservation Bill, Demands OBC Inclusion

While credit war between BJP and Congress remains on over Women’s Reservation Bill, Lok Sabha on Wednesday started debate on the same with Sonia Gandhi leading the charge for Opposition. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said she hopes the Bill is passed unanimously and demanded census for OBC quota. The new Bill has no provision for reservation for women in Rajya Sabha or state Legislative Council and also does not include women from the OBC. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES

‘Was Like This Only…’: BJP Over Adhir Ranjan’s Big Claim on Preamble Missing ‘Socialist, Secular’

After Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s big claim that Preamble in the new copies of Constitution does not have the words “socialist” and “secular”, BJP has said “it was like this only” when Constitution was made. READ MORE

Personal Ambition or United Front? Bengal Discord Over Seat Sharing May Derail INDIA Bloc’s 2024 Masterplan

The lack of consensus over seat sharing in West Bengal is likely to mark the end of INDIA bloc’s grand plans of putting up an impressive show against the Narendra Modi-led NDA behemoth. READ MORE

Behind Closed Doors: What Happened Before Trudeau’s Claims Against India About Nijjar Killing

Weeks before Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly made allegations about India’s involvement in the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Ottawa had sought the support of its closest allies, according to The Washington Post. Citing an anonymous Western official, the report disclosed that these requests were denied. READ MORE

Vijay Antony’s Painful Statement Goes Viral Amid Daughter Meera’s Death: ‘Never Commit Suicide…’

Tamil actor and music composer Vijay Antony’s daughter Meera died by alleged suicide on Tuesday morning. She was just 16. Amid her death, Vijay’s old statement on suicide awareness is going viral on social media. In the video, Vijay, who lost his father at a young age to suicide, urged people to avoid taking the extreme step. READ MORE

UP Shocker: 7-Year-Old Boy Accused of ‘Raping’ 5-Year-Old Girl In Kanpur

In a shocking incident, a seven-year-old boy has been accused of sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur Dehat district. The incident was reported in a village under the limits of district’s Akbarpur police station on Sunday night after the girl’s mother accused the boy from their neighborhood of sexually assaulting her daughter. READ MORE

Chandigarh Woman Discovers Live Worm in Chicken Rice Dish, Restaurant Ordered to Pay Rs 25K

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of Chandigarh has directed a well-known restaurant chain in Chandigarh to compensate a customer, Ranjot Kaur, with Rs 25,852 due to an unsatisfactory incident at one of their branches. Kaur had a rather creepy encounter at Chilli’s restaurant located in Elante Mall on September 14, where she discovered a live worm in her bowl. READ MORE

OnePlus Confirms Which Phones Will Get Android 14 Beta Update In 2023: Full List

OnePlus is already planning for the Android 14 version with the new OxygenOS 14 open beta rollout timeline confirmed by the company for a slew of its OnePlus flagship and OnePlus Nord smartphones. READ MORE

Babar at Shaheen Afridi’s Wedding: Star Players Hug Each Other, Send Positive Vibes Before World Cup

All is well in the Pakistan dressing room and the latest social media post of skipper Babar Azam has testified it publicly. Several media reports claimed a verbal spat between him and fast-bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi following their loss to Sri Lanka in the Super Four which knocked them out of the Asia Cup 2023 last week. It was learned that Babar expressed his displeasure with the performances of the senior players, urging them to perform better. But Afridi retaliated and asked the captain to at least praise those who did well. READ MORE

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