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Above 18 Years and No Aadhaar Card? Passport-like verification system now made compulsory

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced that those above 18 years and wanting Aadhaar made for the first time will now be subjected to physical verification, with the consent of the state government

Dec 21, 2023

PM Modi with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid, Mohd Shami

National Sports Awards 2023 announced, Shami gets Arjuna Award for cricket

The National Sports Awards 2023 recipients' list, announced on Wednesday by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, features, among others, Mohammed Shami for cricket.

Dec 20, 2023

"We fight everyday": When Aishwarya Rai Bachchan spilled the beans on marital life, Abhishek revealed he is the one who makes up

Amid all the noise around their alleged separation, an old interview of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan talking about their fights have taken over social media.

Dec 20, 2023

Online loan crackdown: FM Nirmala Sitharaman says 2,500 apps removed by Google from Playstore

Several borrowers claim that these fraudulent apps have a notorious history of charging unethical interest rates, and they even used to threaten borrowers to pay exorbitantly high interest rates

Dec 18, 2023

Airport commissions second solar power plant.

Govt's renewables drive puts India on track for 45% emissions cut by 2030

India is expanding its renewable energy capacity at a hectic pace of 50 GW a year, which is among the fastest in the world and aims to achieve a 45 per cent cut in emissions by 2030, which will exceed the target of 43 per cent fixed at the COP28 summit in Dubai.

Dec 16, 2023

NY Met Museum agrees to return 14 stolen cultural artefacts to Cambodia

New York's Metropolitan Museum (the Met) has agreed to return 14 stolen cultural artefacts in its possession to Cambodia after several years of negotiations, the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts said in a statement on Saturday.

Dec 16, 2023

Smriti Irani thinks period leave is not required, Kangana Ranaut agrees; both get schooled [details]

This year in February, Spain became the first country in Europe to provide for three days of period leave each month, while a few Asian countries grant one day per month to two days per cycle to women workforce

Dec 15, 2023

DRDO staffer found dead at home in K'taka village

A 24-year-old DRDO staffer was found dead in suspicious circumstances at his residence in Karnataka's Kallarpe village, said officials on Friday.

Dec 15, 2023

LS Secretariat writes to MHA for review of Parliament's security

In view of the massive security breach in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, its Secretariat has written to the Union Home Ministry (MHA) seeking a security review of Parliament, sources said.

Dec 13, 2023

Kerala CM sending people to hurt me physically, alleges governor Arif Mohammed Khan

Arif Mohammed Khan said that he has written to Vijayan to ensure his safety, but has not received any response from the state's home ministry

Dec 12, 2023

NIA raids 44 locations in Maha, K'taka; B'luru bizman among 15 arrested [details]

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained a businessman from Bengaluru and a few more persons after arresting 15 people, including Mohammad Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan, who was convicted for possession of firearms in connection with the three train bomb blasts in Mumbai.

Dec 10, 2023

Taking Meftal Spas for period cramps? Govt issues health alert, should you panic?

The suspected adverse reaction called DRESS is characterized by fever, skin rash, hematological abnormalities among others.

Dec 9, 2023

Stop deaths on Jammu roads; J&K HC tells govt to form expert committee [details]

Division Bench of J&K High Court directs UT administration to constitute an expert committee to ascertain reasons for frequent road accidents in the Chenab region and Pir-Panchal range.

Dec 7, 2023

India puts the foot down; MoS IT says zero tolerance policy towards deepfakes [details]

As Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven deepfakes continue to alarm lawmakers around the world, the Indian government has stressed it has a zero tolerance policy towards any online information which is patently false, misinformation and against national security.