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Uniform Civil Code bill in Uttarakhand Assembly today, CM Dhami calls is “Moment of pride”

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 6 (ANI): As the Uniform Civil Code Bill is to be tabled in the state legislative assembly on Tuesday, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami called it a moment of pride adding that Uttarakhand will be the first to move towards implementing UCC. The bill will be tabled during the ongoing four-day special session of the assembly, which began on Monday. Referring to this, CM Dhami posted on X, “With the aim of giving equal rights to the citizens of Devbhoomi Uttarakhand, a Uniform Civil Code bill will be introduced in the Assembly today. It is a

Ashwin, Bumrah bowl India to series-levelling victory

VISAKHAPATNAM, India, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah claimed three wickets apiece and bowled India to a series-levelling victory by 106 runs against England in the second test on Monday. Chasing 399 for victory, England were 95-1 before they lost five wickets in the morning session to allow India to take charge of the contest. Opener Zak Crawley struck 73, while Ben Foakes and Tom Hartley produced defiant 36s down the order but England were eventually all out for 292 in the second session on day four. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel removed Rehan Ahmed, who did a

Champai Soren-led coalition government in Jharkhand wins trust vote by 47-29

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 5 (ANI): The newly formed government of Jharkhand, led by Chief Minister Champai Soren, passed the confidence motion in the state Assembly on Monday. The coalition government won the floor test with a 47:29 majority. The Assembly Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato asked the members of the House who were in favour and against the motion to stand at their places one by one. “(A total of) 47 votes have been received in favour of the motion. There were 29 votes against the motion. Thus, this House passes the trust vote,” the Speaker said before adjourning the

Prove corruption charges; will quit politics: ex-J’khand CM Hemant Soren’s challenge to BJP

Ranchi, Feb 5 (PTI) Arrested former chief minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren on Monday challenged the BJP to prove the corruption charges against him, asserting that if the accusations are proved, he will quit politics. Taking part in the confidence motion moved by his successor Champai Soren in the assembly, the JMM executive president also alleged that the Raj Bhavan was instrumental in his arrest after a “conspiracy” was hatched by the Centre. JMM legislature party leader Champai Soren took oath as the chief minister of Jharkhand on February 2, after Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate last

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