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October 7, 2016 5:54 PM

Law Commission seeks public views on abolition of triple talaq

The Law Commission today sought public response on abolition of the practice of triple talaq and asked whether a uniform civil code should be optional. <br/><br/>The law panel has, perhaps for the first time, sought public views on the subject to revise and reform family laws, saying the...

October 7, 2016 5:49 PM

SC asks BCCI not to disburse funds to state cricket associations

Supreme Court today asked the Indian Cricket Board not to disburse funds till state bodies file their affidavits that they will abide by Lodha panel recommendations. The court directed BCCI President, Anurag Thakur to file a personal affidavit on his communication with ICC about Lodha panel within 1...

October 7, 2016 5:38 PM

Over 2 crore bogus ration cards weeded out: Paswan

Union minister for Food and Consumer Affairs Ram Vilas Paswan today said due to initiative of NDA government 2.62 Crore bogus ration cards have been weeded out and due to this pilferage of Rupees 15,000 Crores of food subsidy stopped in the country.<br/><br/>Talking to mediapersons in Pa...

October 7, 2016 1:56 PM

India to take up with China blocking of Brahmaputra tributary

India will take up with China the issue of its blocking of a tributary of the Brahmaputra river in Tibet as part of the construction of its hydro project. Replying to a media query, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in New Delhi, there is a bilateral agreement with China to sh...

October 7, 2016 1:50 PM

SC stays Patna HC order quashing law banning liquor in Bihar

Supreme Court today stayed the Patna High Court judgement quashing the Bihar government's law banning sale and consumption of all types of liquor in the state. A bench, comprising justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit, issued notices to all respondents including some liquor manufacturers on whose ...

October 7, 2016 1:41 PM

Rahul Gandhi meets TN CM Jayalalithaa in Chennai's Apollo Hospital

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today visited the Apollo Hospital in Chennai where Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa is admitted, and inquired about her health. <br/><br/>Later, responding to the queries of the newspersons, he said Ms Jayalalithaa, who is admitted in the hosp...

October 7, 2016 12:57 PM

No one can hide information in today's world due to social media: Rathore

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has said that no one can hide information in today's world due to the presence of social media. Releasing a book named 'India Connected : Mapping the impact of new media' in New Delhi today, Mr Rathore s...

October 7, 2016 12:45 PM

'Brand Pakistan' identifies itself with global terror: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said 'Brand Pakistan' "really identifies with global terror" as every major terrorist incident in the world has a "Pakistani footprint" around it. Jaitley, leading the Indian delegation to the IMF and World Bank meetings in Washington...

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