Daily Archives: April 5, 2023
Himachal amends archaic law, allows daughters to hold land
SHIMLA: Aimed at removing gender disparity, the passing of the Himachal Pradesh Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Bill, 2023, by the Assembly...
Kapil Sibal takes a dig at govt over ‘deletions’ from NCERT textbooks
NEW DELHI: In an apparent swipe at the government over the reported removal of certain references in NCERT’s new Class 12 textbooks,...
Centre accords Z+ security cover to Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari
NEW DELHI: The Union Government has sanctioned a Z+ category VIP security cover to Jammu and Kashmir politician and Apni Party president...
Rescue operations under way in Sikkim to find tourists trapped in avalanche
GANGTOK: The Indian Army, Border Road Organisation (BRO) and police were carrying out rescue and search operations near 15th Mile on Jawahar...
US recognises Arunachal Pradesh as India’s integral part: White House
WASHINGTON: The US has recognised Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India and strongly opposes any unilateral attempts to advance territorial...
4,435 fresh Covid cases in India, highest single-day rise in 163 days
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday recorded 4,435 new covid infections, the biggest single-day jump in 163 days (five months and 13 days),...
Jacinda Ardern to ‘combat’ online extremism
WELLINGTON: Jacinda Ardern, who stepped down as New Zealand’s Prime Minister in January, will begin an unpaid role this month combating online extremism....
Pakistan top court junks move to delay Punjab polls
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday termed as “unconstitutional” the election commission’s decision to postpone polls in the Punjab province till October...
France announces $450 bn defence budget as Macron heads to Beijing
PARIS: The French government on Tuesday approved a key budget bill presented as the country’s biggest military spending spree in more than...
Finland joins NATO, Kremlin threatens ‘countermeasures’
HELSINKI: Finland formally joined the NATO military alliance on Tuesday in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...