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UCC registration unrelated to residence certificate: Expert committee

Professor Surekha Dangwal said that UCC is related to services like marriage, divorce, live-in, will and that it is not possible to link it with permanent residence or domicile in any way

Delhi's air quality improves to 'moderate' as cold winds bring back chill

Minimum temperature also saw a sharp drop of over 3 degrees Celsius due to the northwesterly winds that reached upto 30 kmph in the afternoon

Delhi wakes up to a foggy morning; temperature fluctuations to continue

This January has been particularly unusual for Delhi, with a combination of unexpectedly high temperatures, dense fog, and deteriorating air quality

J-K HC to hear case challenging LG's power to nominate MLAs on March 20

During the proceedings, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared for the respondents, while Senior Supreme Court lawyer Dr Abhishek Manu Singh, along with D K Khajuria, represented the petitioner

Isro's EOS-06 satellite captures Phytoplankton growth on global scale

EOS-06, also known as Oceansat-3, is a third-generation satellite in India's Oceansat series which carries multiple advanced instruments to support ocean studies and environmental monitoring

Indians received 72% of all H-1B visas issued from Oct 2022-Sept 2023: Govt

The Ministry of External Affairs was asked whether it is in talks with the US government regarding the possible restrictions on the H1B visa programme, and if so, the details and steps taken

Court to pronounce judgement against Sajjan Kumar in 1984 riots case today

On January 31, the court reserved the order after hearing additional submissions by the Public Prosecutor Manish Rawat

Earth sets another heat record in January, expectations of cooler 2025

It was the 18th month of the last 19 that the world hit or passed the internationally agreed upon warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times

Odisha asks Rs 12.59 trn from Finance Commission, 50% divisible pool share

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi made the request during a meeting with the Finance Commission team, led by Chairman Arvind Panagariya, emphasising that the demand was crucial for the state

News updates: World moving to new energy system, India stuck in old economic thinking, says Rahul

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Vande Bharat Sleeper train trials complete, 50 more in the works: Railways

Medha Servo, Alstom to supply propulsion system for Vande Bharat

No proposal at present to hike salaries of SC, HC judges, says govt

The chief justice of India (CJI) gets Rs 2.80 lakh per month and judges of the Supreme Court and chief justices of the high courts get Rs 2.50 lakh a month

Parliament Budget Session highlights: We're realising Ambedkar's dreams via Mudra scheme, says PM

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Congress' priority is family first; BJP puts nation first: PM's top quotes

Congress prioritises 'family first' while BJP puts the nation first, said PM Modi in Rajya Sabha, accusing Congress of fostering a model of lies, corruption, and appeasement

Rectification of 4,777 black spots to reduce road accidents: Gadkari

Replying to a separate question, he said about 1,01,900 km of National Highways (NHs) have been constructed/developed from April 2014 to December 2024

Govt depts engage contractual services as per their requirement: Centre

In a separate reply to questions on appointments under "discretionary quota", Singh said appointments against vacant posts in the Central government

Akhilesh alleges electoral Misconduct in Milkipur Bypoll, calls ECI 'dead'

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed that police officials were illegally checking voters' ID cards at polling centres, creating an atmosphere of fear and indirectly influencing voting pattern

Families of US deportees recount horror stories of 'dunki' routes

They traversed treacherous routes, crossing several rivers and forests while facing extortion and getting roughed up, to reach the US

Labour ministry to soon seek Cabinet nod for pension scheme for gig workers

This assumes significance in view of the Budget announcement earlier this month by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman about rolling out of a social security scheme for one crore gig workers

Bengal got investment proposals worth Rs 4.40 trn in biz summit: Mamata

Addressing the concluding session of the summit, Banerjee revealed that a total of 212 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and letters of intent were signed across various sectors