New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the extension of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, under which inter-religion weddings can be registered, to Sikkim. Punitive provisions for the violation of the Act will also come into force in the Northeastern state with the publication of a notification by the Union Home Ministry. In exercise […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah said on Monday that he will make way for a new leader to head the saffron party when its organisational elections are over by the end of this year. Shah, who is also the Union home minister, said a new party president is expected to take charge by December. […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Following her successful debut with “Close to the Bone” in May this year, supermodel-actor and cancer survivor Lisa Ray is all set to pen three new books, publisher HarperCollins India announced on Monday. The books will include a work of non-fiction, a novel, and a collection of poems. “I thank my publishers for […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: A layer of haze lingered over the national capital on Sunday as the city’s air quality plunged to the “very poor” category, days before strict measures to fight air pollution come into force under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi touched the 301 mark by […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: The body of a 18-year-old man, with his hands and legs tied up, was found inside the Deer Park in Dilshad Garden on Sunday morning, police said. The man was identified as Sahil, a resident Kalander Colony, they said. A police patrolling team was informed about the incident by a passerby, following which […]
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