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- India
How UCC impacts live-in relationships in Uttarakhand
As the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) came into effect in Uttarakhand on January 27, it became the first Indian state to mandate the registration of live-in relationships. The UCC mandates unmarried couples…
- India
Union Budget ’25: IB’s gets Rs 3,893.35 cr, down by Rs 72.8 cr
New Delhi: The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has received Rs 3,893.35 crore in the Union Budget 2025-26, a nominal cut of Rs 72.80 crore as compared to the revised estimates for 2024-25. The…
- India
Budget ’25 gives immense relief to middle class: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, February 1, praised the Union Budget 2025, emphasising that it not only meets India’s present needs but also prepares the nation for the future.…
- Delhi
Delhi elections: Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu to campaign for BJP
Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu will campaign in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. According to reports, the Andhra Pradesh…
- India
Budget speech: Oppn walks out briefly, seeks Kumbh stampede discussion
New Delhi: Opposition MPs on Saturday staged a brief walkout from the Lok Sabha during Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech, demanding a statement from the government on the Kumbh stampede. Soon…
- India
Bihar appears to have got bonanza, why AP so cruelly ignored: Congress on Budget
New Delhi: Taking a swipe at the Modi government over its budget announcements, the Congress on Saturday said Bihar appears to have got a bonanza and asked why the other pillar of…
- India
Zakia Jafri, 2002 Gujarat riot survivor and wife of MP Ehsan Jafri, passes away
Zakia Jafri, the 2002 Gujarat riot survivor and wife of slain MP Ehsan Jafri passed away on Saturday, February 1. “Zakia Appa, a compassionate leader of the human rights community, passed away…
- Middle East
India vs Pakistan in Dubai: Airfares to surge by 50 pc amid last-minute travel rush
As the highly anticipated India-Pakistan ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match on Sunday, February 23, drawing near, Dubai’s travel sector is gearing up for a last-minute surge in flight bookings. With ticket prices…
- India
So many engines that Budget completely derailed: Congress takes dig at FM
New Delhi: Taking a swipe at the Centre over the Union Budget, the Congress on Saturday said while Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke of four engines of development, the Budget was “completely…
- India
Budget 2025: Tax rejig, schemes for Bihar, gig workers’ win, and other key announcements
Presenting her eighth straight Budget in the Lok Sabha, Nirmala Sitharaman laid out a blueprint for next generation reforms including raising FDI limit in insurance sector, simplification of tax laws, cutting duties…
- Middle East
Three Indians who travelled to Iran for business purposes missing
New Delhi: Three Indian nationals went missing in Iran and New Delhi has taken up the matter strongly with Tehran, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. MEA spokesperson Randhir…
- India
No difference between PM Modi, Kejriwal; both are cowards, corrupt: Priyanka
New Delhi: Launching a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said there was no difference between the two as…
- India
V-P Dhankhar to visit Kumbh on February 1
New Delhi: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar will visit the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on Saturday, officials said. The vice-president is likely to reach Prayagraj around 2:15 pm, they said. His visit comes days…
- India
‘Shocking’: Asaduddin Owaisi slams deletion of dissent notes in Waqf Bill JPC
Hyderabad: MP and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday, January 31, released the dissent notes he had submitted to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Bill…
- India
India a pluralistic democracy, cannot become a one-religion nation, says Siddaramaiah
Kodagu: Noting many people call India a one-religion nation, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday stressed that India is a secular, democratic, and pluralistic country, and cannot be transformed into a sovereign…
