U'khand govt sets UCC rollout in motion, forms new team for implementation

IANS | February 14, 2024 8:36 PM

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Days after the Uttarakhand Assembly gave its nod to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Pushkar Singh Dhami-led state government went a step further on Wednesday to realise the goal of equality and uniformity across different religions, with regard to marriage, inheritance, divorce and other aspects.

Yogi increases grant under Kanya Sumangala Yojana

IANS | February 14, 2024 8:02 PM

Gorakhpur, Feb 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that the grant under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana will be increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 per beneficiary annually from April, this year.

‘One Nation, One Election’ offers multiple benefits

IANS | February 14, 2024 6:57 PM

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) With the Tamil Nadu Assembly having adopted the resolution against the Central government’s proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ policy, the spotlight is once again on the debate over the feasibility of this ‘critical reform’ that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led regime is keen to go ahead with.

Nawaz Sharif not taking a back seat in politics: Maryam Nawaz

IANS | February 14, 2024 5:44 PM

Lahore, Feb 14 (IANS) Maryam Nawaz, the Senior Vice-President of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), on Wednesday rebuffed the impression that party supremo and her father Nawaz Sharif has quit active politics after he nominated his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif for the post of Prime Minister, a media reports said.