Dehradun, Feb 7 (UNI) The Uttarakhand assembly on Wednesday passed the landmark Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill, that proposes the same set of laws governing issues like marriage, divorce, and inheritance for all religions. Uttarakhand has become the first state in India to pass such a legislation in its Assembly. Speaking in the assembly during…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (UNI) Five days ahead of seeking a trust vote in the Bihar Assembly, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. This was the first meeting between the two leaders after Kumar ditched the Grand Alliance to return to the NDA in Bihar on January 28….
New Delhi, Feb 7 (UNI) The Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP on Wednesday filed a caveat application in the Supreme Court, praying no order should be passed by the top judiciary without hearing them on any possible plea by the rival Sharad Pawar faction against Tuesday’s Election Commission of India (ECI) order related to…
Islamabad, Feb 7 (UNI) A powerful explosion hit an election office in Pakistan’s southwest Pishin district of Balochistan province on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people while injuring over 30 others, police and government officials said. Confirming the casualties, Deputy Commissioner Pishin Juma Dad Khan Mandukhel told Xinhua that the explosion happened when workers and…
Srinagar, Feb 7 (UNI) Kashmir valley continued to grip in freezing temperatures, with Pahalgam recording a low of -10.8°C and Gulmarg -10.0°C on Wednesday, officials said. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said Kashmir Valley remained gripped under sub-freezing temperatures in view of significant snow accumulation over hilly areas that dropped the minimum temperature over many stations…
Shillong, Feb 7 (UNI) Apprehending the movement of terrorists and Rohingiya, the district administration in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district has clamped Section 144 of the CrPC in areas along the India-Bangladesh border, an official said on Wednesday. The prohibitory order was also imposed to check rising cases of smuggling along the international border. The…
Beijing, Feb 7 (UNI) China’s meteorological authority on Wednesday renewed a blue alert for blizzards, forecasting intense snowfall in Hunan Province and Jiangxi Province. Central and southern parts of Hunan Province, and southern and western parts of Jiangxi Province will be hit by heavy snow from Wednesday to Thursday morning, according to the National Meteorological…
Cairo, Feb 7 (UNI) Around 4.8 million people visited the 55th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) which concluded in the Egyptian capital on Tuesday. About 1,200 publishers and 5,250 exhibitors from 70 countries attended this year’s fair, which was organised by the General Egyptian Book Organization (GEBO) of the Ministry of Culture,…
Washington, Feb 7 (UNI) Early findings show that the US military outpost in northeast Jordan, known as Tower 22, likely failed to detect a drone that killed three American troops, the Washington Post reported, citing US Defence Department officials familiar with the matter. Last week, three US soldiers were killed and more than 40 were…
Manila, Feb 7 (UNI) At least five people were killed and 31 others injured due to a landslide on Tuesday that buried two buses and houses in a mining town in southern Philippines, local authorities said on Wednesday. The landslide took place on Tuesday night near a mining site in Maco town of Davao de…
