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Lok Sabha passes bill to legally allow police to obtain detainees’ samples
The Indian Lok Sabha this week passed a contentious bill providing for legal sanction to police to obtain physical and biological samples of convicts and detainees for investigation in criminal matters.
Nepal PM pays obeisance to Varanasi shrines during his India visit
Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was welcomed by UP CM Yogi Adityanath during his visit to Varanasi.
Pakistan President dissolves Assembly as opposition parties protest; Imran Khan de-notified as PM
Imran Khan has been denotified as the prime minister of Pakistan. The denotification comes after the deputy speaker of the National Assembly (NA) Qasim Suri dismissed the no-confidence motion.
Delhi, Maharashtra to do away with masks at public areas
Delhi and Maharashtra have decided to lift the face mask mandate amid a drop in Covid cases, but advised to put on covers at crowded places.
Telangana CM KCR inaugurates INR 1,800-crore Yadadri Temple
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) inaugurated the ancient hindu Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district.
First day of India strike witnesses rail blockades, scuffles; services hit
Bharat Bandh is a central trade unions to protest against government policies affecting workers, farmers, and people. In New Delhi, public sector banks remained closed on the first day of the nationwide bandh.
India highways will not have any toll tax within 60 km after three months: Gadkari
Indian Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that after three months no toll booth on the highways will levy tax within 60 km of one another.
US declares Rohingya’s year-long repression in Myanmar a genocide
Joe Biden administration has declared the year-long repression of the Rohingya Muslim population in Myanmar a ‘genocide’, US officials said.
Congress chief meets Azad; G-23 leaders pitch for ‘collective leadership’
In a first Congress G-23 leaders meeting yesterday after the recent assembly elections debacle, party chief Sonia Gandhi is learnt to have spoken to senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad.