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SC strikes down restriction on maternity benefits for adoptive mothers under Social Security Code

Parmod KumarNew Delhi, March 17 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a provision of the Social Security Code, 2020 that limited maternity benefits for adoptive mothers to cases where the adopte... Read More


Ludhiana: Congress leaders protest over block samiti poll, supporters detained

Ludhiana, March 17 -- Tension prevailed in Khanna on Monday after Congress leaders and workers staged a protest against the election of the block samiti chairman and vice-chairman, alleging that the p... Read More


BCB fears ICC suspension, requests Government to dissolve investigation committee: Report

India, March 17 -- Bangladesh cricket's latest off-field battle has moved beyond a domestic administrative dispute into territory the International Cricket Council closely monitors. The Bangladesh Cri... Read More


Aam Aadmi Party releases second list of 21 candidates for Kerala Assembly elections

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced its second list of 21 candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, naming contestants for key seats across the state, incl... Read More


Guarantees fulfilled, state on path of progress, says Punjab CM Mann

Chandigarh, March 17 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said his government has fulfilled all the pre-poll 'guarantees' within four years of his term and the state is moving forward on the path... Read More


No central funds for Mission Bhagiratha, which inspired Modi's Jal Jeevan Mission

Hyderabad, March 17 -- Telangana is yet to receive any assistance for Mission Bhagiratha, the Centre informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday, March 16. Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil was responding to... Read More


TMC will win 226 seats in the 2026 Assembly polls, says Mamata

Kolkata, March 17 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday unveiled its full list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, denying tickets to 74 sitting MLAs-nearly one-third o... Read More


Post removal, Bengal Home Secy now Tamil Nadu observer

Kolkata, March 17 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed former state Home Secretary Jagdish Prasad Meena as a poll observer in Tamil Nadu. Meena, along with Chief Secretary Nandini ... Read More


Myanmar's parliament meets for the first time in 5 years with the military controlling most seats

New Delhi, March 17 -- Myanmar opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years on Monday following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling mi... Read More


LDF ally ISJD, UDF ally RSP name candidates for four seats each

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 -- The Indian Socialist Janata Dal (ISJD), an ally of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), and the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), an ally of the Congress-led United Demo... Read More