One year of Uttarakhand UCC: Over five lakh applications, no privacy complaints | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: One year after the rollout of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand, the state government says concerns over privacy violations have been effectively addressed, with more than five lakh applications processed and not a single complaint reported.Officials said the absence of privacy-related grievances reflects the strength of the digital security framework…

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Sunita Williams in Delhi: Nasa astronaut calls being in India ‘homecoming’; shares life lessons from ISS | India News

[ad_1] Retd astronaut Sunita Williams at the US Embassy in New Delhi (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Calling her visit to India a homecoming, Indian-origin Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams on Tuesday said India held personal importance for her as it was the country where her father was born.Speaking at an interactive session at the American Center…

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India asks dependents of Bangladesh Mission & Post officials to return home, cites security situation: Report | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India has reportedly asked dependents of Mission & Post officials in Bangladesh to return home as a precautionary step, according to ANI sources. However, they added that the the Indian Mission and all Posts continue to remain open and fully operational.Ties between New Delhi and Dhaka have remained strained since the interim…

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Punjab Police launch ‘Operation Prahar’; raid locations linked to 60 foreign-based gangsters | India News

[ad_1] Punjab Police (File photo) The Punjab government on Tuesday launched ‘Operation Prahar’, a statewide drive to dismantle the entire ecosystem of organised crime, with over 2,000 police teams conducting raids across the state at locations linked to associates of 60 foreign-based gangsters. Addressing a press conference here, Director General of Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav…

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CM Naidu ‘misused’ Davos visit for political gains: YSRCP leader | India News

[ad_1] VISAKHAPATNAM: Senior YSRCP leader Gudivada Amarnath on Tuesday alleged that Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu used a global platform for self-promotion and to level baseless charges against the opposition.Amarnath’s remarks came amid Naidu’s participation in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, where CM addressed members of the Telugu diaspora and…

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SIR chaos: West Bengal districts erupt in protest; demonstrators allege ‘harassment,’ forces deployed | India News

[ad_1] Malda: People block National Highway 12 during a protest against the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, at Gazole in Malda district. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Roads were blocked and tyres set ablaze as several districts in West Bengal erupted in protests on Tuesday over alleged harassment of people…

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‘Committed contempt’: SC criticises Maneka Gandhi on remarks on stray dogs order; asks what ‘budgetary allocation’ helped with | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over former Union minister Maneka Gandhi’s criticism of the apex court’s order in the stray dog case. Though the court said that the remarks qualified as “contempt”, it had decided not to go ahead with the charges “due to its magnanimity.“The top court further questioned…

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Tejashwi Yadav vs Misa Bharti? RJD national executive meeting on Jan 25; to decide ‘working president’ | India News

[ad_1] Misa Bharti and Tejashwi Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is set to convene a meeting of its national executive in Patna later this week, with key leadership decisions expected to be made.“Yes, the national executive meeting will be held on January 25. Besides Lalu ji, all top leaders are…

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‘Expose them to public’: PM Modi targets parties ‘protecting’ illegal immigrants; flags ‘threat’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday doubled down on his government’s ambition to detect and deport illegal immigrants in the country, while strongly criticising the political parties “protecting or covering up for illegal immigrants for the sake of vote bank politics”.Addressing the party workers after the new BJP chief Nitin Nabin took…

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