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Uniform Civil Code draft submitted to Uttarakhand CM

Dehradun, Feb 2 (PTI) A state government-appointed panel to prepare a draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Friday submitted the document to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami here. The draft was handed over to the chief minister by the five-member committee headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Ranjana Prakash Desai. The UCC will provide a legal framework for a uniform marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance laws for all citizens irrespective of their religion in the state. If implemented, Uttarakhand will become the first state in the country after Independence to adopt the UCC. It has been

Day after arrest by ED, Hemant Soren sent to one-day judicial custody

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 1 (ANI): Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and former chief minister Hemant Soren was on Thursday sent to one-day judicial custody by a special PMLA court in Ranchi, in connection with the Enforcement Directorate probe into an alleged land scam. The Directorate of Enforcement had sought 10-day remand of the former Jharkhand Chief Minister but the order has been reserved. The court has listed the next hearing in the case for tomorrow. Justice Dinesh Rai, the Special Judge of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court, reserved the order after hearing both sides. Soren was

Puja performed inside Gyanvapi mosque complex; Muslim side challenges order in Allahabad High Court

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 1 (ANI): After the Varanasi Court allowed the Hindu devotees to worship inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, the barricades of Vyas Ka Tehkhana (basement) of the mosque were opened, and daily arti and puja were performed early in the morning on Thursday. According to Vishnu Shankar Jain, the Hindu side lawyer Mangla Arti was performed at 3:30 in the morning and bhog was done at 12 pm. Puja started at gyanvyapi pic.twitter.com/ZjcWYnklCG — Vishnu Shankar Jain (@Vishnu_Jain1) February 1, 2024 “Timings for Aarti at Vyas cellar. Daily 5 aarti –Mangla- 3:30 am, Bhog- 12 pm,

Modi’s government refrains from populist budget before election, trims fiscal deficit

NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government resisted the temptation of spending trillions of rupees on schemes for the poor in its last budget before elections and instead stuck to the path of fiscal consolidation to attract investors. The lack of social spending largesse is indicative of Modi’s confidence in returning to power for a rare third term on the back of his stratospheric approval ratings, which have been further boosted by the building of a grand Hindu temple on long disputed land. Tax policies were left unchanged, major subsidies on food, fertiliser and fuel were

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