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Pak’s parliament blocks bill allowing non-Muslims to become PM, Prez

12:44 pm October 4, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan’s parliament has blocked a bill seeking an amendment in the Constitution to allow non-Muslims to become Prime Minister and President of the country. Dr Naveed Aamir Jeeva, a Christian lawmaker from the Pakistan Peoples Party, wanted to move a bill on Wednesday to amend article 41 and 91 of the constitution to allow […]

Kerala’s backward hamlet eyes country’s first ‘literate tribalblock’ tag

1:57 pm September 21, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Attappady, one of the most backward tribal hamlets in Kerala, which was in the limelight for long for the wrong reasons– infant mortality, malnutrition, poverty and under development, is now slowly turning a new leaf. The settlement, located on the foothills of Nilgiri hills of Western Ghats in Palakkad district, is now on its […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

South Korea confirms first swine fever outbreak

6:53 am September 17, 2019

Seoul: South Korea on Tuesday reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs from China to North Korea, pushing up pork prices worldwide. Five pigs found dead at a farm in Paju, a city near the inter-Korean border, were confirmed to have been […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

LS passes bill on dam safety

9:43 pm August 2, 2019

New Delhi: A bill seeking to set up an institutional mechanism for surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of specified dams across the country was passed by Lok Sabha on Friday by a voice vote. The provisions of the bill is proposed to be applied to all specified dams in the country which have height of […]

LS takes up Bill for safety of dams

6:42 pm August 2, 2019

New Delhi: A bill seeking to set up an institutional mechanism for surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of specified dams across the country was taken up for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The provisions of the bill is proposed to be applied to all specified dams in the country which have […]