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Ahead of the crucial Uttar Pradesh polls next year, the NDA government has asked the Law Commission to examine if a uniform civil code can be implemented in the country
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Ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls, NDA seeks to implement uniform civil code
Ahead of the crucial Uttar Pradesh elections next year, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has asked the Law Commission to examine if a uniform civil code can be implemented in the country. The move is set to kick off a debate on the issue as the Samajwadi Party (SP), which rules Uttar Pradesh, and many other political parties are staunch opponents of the idea. Read More
Tejas inducted in IAF after 33 years
The Indian Air Force has inducted the first indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA) ‘Tejas’ into its No. 45 squadron, also called the ‘Flying Daggers’. Tejas is the first advanced fly-by-wire (FBW) fighter aircraft designed and developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). Read More
Minimum wage for central govt employees may be hiked
Under pressure from the unions, the government has indicated that it may increase the minimum monthly pay of central government employees beyond the ₹ 18,000 suggested by the Seventh Pay Commission, seeking to defuse a strike threat. Read More
Raghuram Rajan’s decision to not seek a second term will affect India’s growth: Poll
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan’s decision not to seek a second term will affect India’s growth story, according to 60% of respondents to a Mint-instaVaani poll that covered 509 people across major metros. Read More
Kharif sowing lower for oilseeds, cotton due to deficit rain in some states
Even though the monsoon has picked up pace over the past week, sowing of rain-fed kharif crops is lagging behind last year’s numbers, according to data released by the agriculture ministry on Friday. So far an area of 21.6 million hectares has been planted, nearly 23% lower than the 27.9 million hectares planted by this time last year. Read More
Govt departments asked to carry out transparency audits
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has suggested that all departments carry out transparency audits and identify questions that are frequently asked by people, seeking to reduce the backlog of right to information (RTI) applications. Read More
Jayalalithaa objects to increase in height of Palar dam
Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Friday wrote to Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu objecting to the increase in the height of a check dam across the Palar river and said that the unilateral action by authorities in the neighbouring state had caused great alarm and apprehension. Read More
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