A special Parliament Session witnessed a heated debate over the women’s reservation bill. Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav demanded a census first, while Home Minister Amit Shah rejected religion-based quotas. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi also opposed the bill. (Pics/PTI)

On Monday, former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya met with the survivors and families of the victims of the 2006 Mumbai train blasts after the Bombay High Court's decision to acquit all the 12 accused in the case. They approached additional chief secretary (Home) Iqbal Singh Chahal at Mantralaya (Pics/ASHISH RAJE)