Rajasthan, AP, Assam against same-sex marriage: Centre to SC

New Delhi, 10/5: The Union government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court it has received responses from seven states on the issue of same-sex marriage and the governments of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Assam have opposed granting legal validation for such wedlock. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a five-judge Constitution bench…

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12 of 16 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh identified, Odisha’s Munna among dead

Twelve of the 16 Maoists killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district have been identified as dreaded ultras carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 3.13 crore, including a central committee member of the outlawed movement, a police official said on Thursday. Prime among them was Chalpathi alias Jairam, a member of the central committee…

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2 years after NGT slaps Rs 52 cr penalty on Adani thermal plant in Karnataka, officials look away

Bengaluru, 20/1: More than two years after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Adani-owned UPCL thermal power plant in Udupi to pay Rs 52 crore penalty for causing environmental damage and ordered the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to recover the amount as per law, no action has been taken in this regard by…

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Month-long ceasefire to no nuke: Donald Trump sends 15-point peace plan to Iran to end West Asia crisis

Tehran, 25/3: Amid ongoing efforts to end the Iran war, US President Donald Trump said Washington was making progress in the talks and had secured a significant deal with Tehran. According to Reuters, the United States has shared a 15-point proposal with Iran. The report, citing The New York Times, said that Washington’s 15-point plan…

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