The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Dharma Swatantrata (Religious Freedom) Ordinance, 2020 to check the rising cases of "love jihad" in the state. It has been sent to Governor for final assent.
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar has assured protesting farmers that he will unite the UPA constituents to bolster their agitation against the three farm laws. Pawar asked farmer leaders during a meeting at his Delhi residence to wait for the government's offer in the next round of talks on December 30.
Following widespread speculations regarding his political entry, Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth, who was set to make an important announcement regarding the launch of his political party on December 31, on Tuesday announced that he will not be entering politics due to health reasons. "With extreme sadness I say that I can't enter politics. I alone know the pain I went through while announcing this decision," he said.
The air quality in Delhi improved to the 'poor' from the 'very poor' category on Tuesday, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) said. The national capital's overall AQI stands at 280 said Ministry of Earth Science's SAFAR. India Meteorological Department (IMD) Scientist RK Jenamani on Monday said that the AQI of Delhi will be in the 'good' or 'poor' category up to January 02.
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of an interfaith couple, mentioning that the woman "has a choice to live her life on her own terms" with her husband. The Bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice Vivek Agarwal was hearing a habeas corpus plea filed by the man (Salman), who submitted before the Court that his wife (Shikha) had been sent to her parents by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), against her wishes.
Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday said he will launch an agitation in New Delhi in January on issues concerning farmers. In his letter dated December 28, issued from his native village Ralegan Siddhi of Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, he said, that he has decided to again sit protest in Delhi from next month.
Minimum temperatures across Northwest India are likely to fall by three to five degrees Celsius during the next three days. According to a bulletin by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), "After the passage of the western disturbance and under the influence of the consequent strengthening of cold and dry northwesterly/northerly lower-level winds: Fall in minimum temperatures by 3-5°C over Northwest India during next 3 days (29th-31st December) and slight rise by 2-3°C thereafter."Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
