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Govt eases scholarship rules for children of unorganised workers

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The government has eased norms to allow children of eligible unorganised workers to avail of both welfare-based and merit-based scholarships and rules are being amended to give e... Read More


UP anti-conversion law doesn't bar interfaith live-in relationships: HC

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 24 -- The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, popularly known as anti-conversion law, doesn't bar interfaith couples from living together in a live-... Read More


Skewed sex ratio fuels violence against women, trafficking: SC

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Emphasising that a skewed sex ratio can have grave social consequences, including increased violence against women and trafficking, the Supreme Court on Monday called for a stern... Read More


'Yunus kept me palace prisoner for 18 months'

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has accused ex-chief adviser Muhmmad Yunus and his 18-month interim government as a period of harrowing "palace imprisonment". In an exp... Read More


Bihar to prohibit meat shops near schools, temples, public places

Patna, Feb. 24 -- Bihar's cities and towns will shut down meat and fish shops near schools, temples and other crowded public places, deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Sinha said on Monday, barely a we... Read More


Canadian PM to visit India on Feb 27 to expand trade, AI ties

Toronto, Feb. 24 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to visit India on February 27 with a focus on "elevating and expanding" ties and partnership in trade, energy and AI, according to ... Read More


ls speaker forms 'parl friendship groups' with over 60 nations

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has constituted "Parliamentary Friendship Groups" with over 60 countries to enhance India's inter-parliamentary engagement at the global level, accordi... Read More


ED flags 'info warfare' angle in NewsClick case

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- American billionaire Neville Roy Singham, along with Prabir Purkayastha, was involved in "conceptualising and structuring" the routing of foreign funds to India by projecting New... Read More


'Kishtwar ops dealt major blow to terror network'

Jammu, Feb. 24 -- Relentless and painstaking high-altitude joint operations conducted over the last 326 days in Jammu & Kashmir's Kishtwar district paid off with the neutralisation of seven dreaded te... Read More


'india visit was to turn shared ambition to real opportunity'

Toronto, Feb. 24 -- Following his trip to India last week for the AI Impact Summit, Canada's minister of AI has said the visit was for turning the "shared ambitions" of the two countries "into real op... Read More