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Activists differ on bill to raise age of marriage for women, house panel t
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports on Monday discussed the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021, which proposes to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21.
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SC stays proceedings before HCs on pleas challenging IT rules
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the further proceedings pending before the High Courts across the country on petitions challenging the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021) and the Cable
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Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi vows to continue fight against CAA
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 7 (ANI): A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah reiterated that the Centre would implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) after the COVID-19 pandemic gets over, Assam's lone independent MLA and president of Raijor Dal Akhil Gogoi said that the people in
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Mamata Banerjee claims BJP will not return to power in 2024, no CAA will b
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 5 (ANI): Reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark about implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that the BJP will not return to power in 2024 and no CAA will be implemented. Read More
Amit Shah accuses TMC of spreading rumours on CAA, says it will be impleme
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], May 5 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday slammed the Trinamool Congress for spreading rumours about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and said that the Central government will implement it once the COVID-19 pandemic ends.
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Sri Lanka to amend electricity law to remove impediments to procurement
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], May 2 (ANI): Sri Lanka will amend its electricity law to remove impediments to procurement, said Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera on Monday.
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Sleepy Joe turns funny Joe at White House Correspondents' Dinner
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): US President Joe Biden had the press corps in splits with his humorous take on a host of issues, including his predecessor Donald Trump and also his falling approval rating, during the 2022 White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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Centre notifies second phase of mandatory hallmarking, to come into force
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): The second phase of the mandatory hallmarking vide hallmarking of Gold jewellery and Gold Artefacts (Amendment) Order, 2022 will come into force from June 1.
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Telangana is better than Andhra Pradesh in providing electricity, water: K
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 29 (ANI): Municipal Administration & Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao on Friday said that Telangana is better at providing its citizens with basic amenities like electricity and water than the state of Andhra Pradesh.
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Kazakh President proposes holding referendum on amending constitution
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], April 29 (ANI): President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Friday suggested holding a referendum on the issue of amending the country's basic law to modernize and democratize its political system.
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Human Rights Watch asks Pakistan to amend 'blood money' laws to deliver ju
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 28 (ANI): Highlighting the "severe miscarriage of justice" due to Pakistan's existing infamous "blood money" laws since 1990, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called on the government to amend provisions of the criminal law that allow for murder and other s
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Sri Lanka: 21st Amendment proposal to be presented in new cabinet meeting
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will present on Monday proposals submitted by political parties to Parliament to draft the 21st Amendment of the Constitution at the first meeting of the new cabinet, local media reported.
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