Dispur/ 29 August,2024 : The Assam Assembly recently passed the Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024, making it mandatory for Muslim marriages and divorces to be registered with the government. This new legislation replaces the previous 1935 Act, which had governed these matters in the state for nearly nine decades. The…
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New Delhi : The government has authorized the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to implement Aadhaar-based authentication to verify candidates’ identities. This measure, which will be applied on a voluntary basis, is designed to enhance the integrity of the examination process. Aadhaar authentication will be used at various stages, including registration and during examinations. This…
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New Delhi : The online Passport Seva portal will be temporarily offline for maintenance from August 29, 2024, at 20:00 IST until September 2, 2024, at 06:00 IST, according to a government announcement. During this five-day period, users will be unable to schedule new appointments, and all previously booked appointments will be rescheduled. A notice…
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New Delhi : The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken serious notice of a post by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Haryana on the social media platform X, which features a child in a campaign video. The Chief Electoral Officer of Haryana has issued a show cause notice to the state BJP President, Mohan…
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New Delhi , 28 August, 2024 : Shri Satish Kumar, a distinguished officer of the 1986 batch of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), has made significant contributions to Indian Railways throughout his illustrious career, spanning over 34 years. On 8th November 2022, he took charge as the General Manager of North Central…
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New Delhi : The Supreme Court has issued a stay on the government’s July 1 order that removed the requirement for manufacturers of Ayurveda, Siddha, or Unani drugs to obtain prior licensing permission before advertising their products. This decision came after the court found the government’s move to be in direct contradiction to earlier court…
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Kolkata :The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is staging a 12-hour “Bangla Bandh” across West Bengal today, protesting against the police crackdown on participants of the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally held on Tuesday. The bandh is marked by widespread detentions and heightened tensions, with several prominent BJP leaders, including Locket Chatterjee, Rahul Sinha, and Roopa Ganguly, being…
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Kolkata : Student groups are moving forward with their planned ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally today, despite the West Bengal Police denying them permission. The rally is being organized by the Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj and the ‘Sangrami Joutha Mancha,’ with the primary demand being the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The protest is in response…
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New Delhi : The BJP has distanced itself from recent comments made by Mandi MP and actress Kangana Ranaut regarding the farmers’ protests. In her controversial statement, Kangana claimed that the protests could have led to a “Bangladesh-like situation” if the government had not taken strong measures to control them. This statement has sparked a…
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New Delhi August 27 2024 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Singapore in the near future, following a series of high-level discussions between senior ministers from both nations. Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan confirmed that the meeting laid the groundwork for Modi’s upcoming visit, emphasizing the addition of new areas of cooperation…
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