Tue, 21 Dec 2021 19:05:34
Amid Opposition criticism of a bill to link Aadhaar with electoral rolls, sources in the government on Tuesday said the move would solve the "major problem" of multiple enrolment of the same person at different places and help in "cleaning" the voters' list to a great extent.
The assertion comes a day after the 'Election Laws (Amendment) bill 2021' to link electoral roll data with the Aadhaar e
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 19:03:46
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the BIMSTEC countries have stood by each other under trying circumstances, like cyclones, Tsunamis, earthquakes and floods.
He was speaking at the PANEX-21, a trans-national, multi-agency exercise organised at the College of Military Engineering in Pune, where he witnessed a demonstration related to a natural disaster scenario in the time of COVID-
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 19:01:22
Ace cueist Pankaj Advani defended his national billiards title -- his 11th in the tournament -- after he defeated his PSPB teammate Dhruv Sitwala 5-2 in a best of nine games final here.
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 19:00:06
No person is currently engaged in manual scavenging but 158 persons have died while cleaning sewers or septic tanks in the last three years, the government said on Tuesday.
Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said there have been no reports regarding death of persons due to manual scavenging.
"However, as per reports
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:58:20
Lok Sabha on Tuesday sent two bills, including the proposed law to increase the minimum age of marriage for women to 21 years from 18, to standing committees amid continuous protests by opposition parties over a number of issues which marred its proceedings and cut it short.
The House also sent the bill to amend the Chartered Accountants Act, the Cost and Works Accountants Act and the Company S
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:56:45
A godown in the Neemrana area of Alwar district near here with 44,000 units of air conditioners of a Japanese firm kept in it gutted in a major fire at Neemrana in Alwar district, police said on Tuesday.
Bhiwadi (Alwar) Superintendent of Police Ram Moorty Joshi said the fire broke out in the godown on Monday night which could be controlled only by Tuesday morning.
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:55:24
The eighth season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will start here on Wednesday and all the 12 teams are geared up for the tournament to be played at a single venue due to the COVID-19 threat.
There would be no spectators and the even will be played in a bio-bubble.
Former champions U Mumba and Bengaluru Bulls will face off in season 8's first match, which will be followed by Telugu Titans' s
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:52:52
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) : In a veiled attack at Samajwadi Party (SP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Union Cabinet has taken this decision to increase the marriage age of women from 18 to 21 years in the interest of women but it has caused pain to some people.
Addressing people at the launch of 'Kanya Sumangala Yojana' in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, the Prime Minister sai
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:49:12
India's stature on the global stage has grown significantly and the world expects more from the country, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.
In an address at an event, he said there has been a profound transformation in the international order and its expressions are many.
"We find ourselves in a different strategic environment. Our stature on the global stage has grown s
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