The government has decided to keep the last page of the passport blank in keeping with the recommendations of a committee set up to look into, among other issues, requests by single mothers that the name of the father not be mentioned in their child’s passport.
Read MoreProsecution complaints filed by the income tax department shot up nearly three times to 2,225 during April-November 2017, compared to 784 cases a year ago, the government said on Friday.
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As they say, love always finds a way. A US-based Indian engineer married his gay lover in a traditional ceremony at Yavatmal on December 30, days before the Supreme Court agreed to review the criminalisation of homosexuality.
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Junior home minister Kiren Rijiju said here on Friday that he had “initialled” two MoUs with his UK counterparts that would be signed when PM Modi visits London in April for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
Read MoreArmy chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday called for a major revamp of the entire government school system in trouble-torn Kashmir, stressing that the youth were being radicalised by the “corrupted” basic education structure and disinformation being spread by madrassas, masjids and social media.
Read MoreCommunist Party of India leader and Rajya Sabha MP D Raja’s presence at the residence of Justice J Chelameswar sparked off a controversy on Friday as it came shortly after the judge had led a revolt against CJI Dipak Misra over the allocation of politically sensitive cases.
Read MoreSurat: Five members of a gang stole scrap worth Rs 3 lakh from a shop in Puna area of the city on Thursday. The gang reached Darshneel Metal Corporation owned by Jayveer Shah in a tempo in the wee hours. The gang members broke open the lock of the shop and loaded brass pieces, aluminium utensils and other goods in the tempo and drove away. The shop owner, who lodged a complaint under IPC Sections 380, 427, 457 and 114, estimated the value of stolen goods at Rs 3 lakh.…
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Surat: There would be heavy police bandobast in the city on the occasion of Uttarayan on Sunday. Police will carry out patrolling in sensitive areas to ensure that people celebrate the festival in a peaceful atmosphere. Notifications have been published about the ban on use of Chinese and synthetic manjas. Meanwhile, police distributed mufflers at a number of crossings on city roads to people for protection against manja. City police commissioner Satish Sharma told reporters that tight police bandobast have been made in the city on Uttarayan. “Police would be…
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Surat: A financier fired two rounds in air from his licensed revolver after a group of 10 men damaged his car in Radhaswami Society of Ved Road here on Friday. No one was injured in the incident. Financier Anil Patel submitted a complaint against the group to the police, who booked them under IPC Sections 143, 147, 148, 149, 452, 427, 504 and 506(2). Police said they have also lodged a manhunt for rival financier, who was seen with the group. According to the complaint, Anil’s son Vraj, who is…
Read MoreJust a few days into the New Year, and it is already clear this is a critical juncture for Goa. Ever since the new millennium dawned nearly 20 years ago, India’s smallest state has been buffeted by powerful changes but still managed to retain a recognisable quotient of its natural wealth, character, integrity and identity. All that is now at risk, as a perfect storm of outside pressures, internal crises, and deeply cynical governance has become entrenched with devastating effects on society, culture and environment. None of this is sustainable.…
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