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Gujarat deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi, who has itnroduced the proposal GANDHINAGAR: The BJP govt in Gujarat has proposed ‘anti-love jihad’ amendments to marriage registration rules that would require couples to inform their parents before registering their union – a move welcomed by AAP, met with silence by the Congress and flagged by legal experts as a potential constitutional violation.Under the draft rules introduced in the assembly Friday, couples seeking to register their marriage will have to submit an undertaking stating whether they have informed their parents. The assistant registrar will notify the parents of both bride and groom electronically, including…

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File photo) New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Friday said that the India trade deal was on track and described his relations with the country as “fantastic”. He said India will continue to pay the 18% tariffs that was decided as part of the interim framework.Indian authorities are closely watching Trump administration’s response to the US Supreme Court decision on tariffs, with some seeing a possible room for manoeuvrer as the interim trade deal is yet to be signed.India has agreed to reduce tariffs on majority of items as part…

Winter Olympics 2026: Tommaso Giacomel collapses during men’s 15km mass start biathlon in Anterselva(Image via Getty Images) Tommaso Giacomel looked ready for a medal. Then, in a shocking turn, he was sitting in the snow. The 22-year-old Italian biathlon star shocked fans after collapsing during the men’s 15km mass start at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The worrying moment happened in Anterselva during the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Tommaso Giacomel was in strong form and even led the race at the halfway mark. He had hit all his targets in two shooting stages without a single miss. The home crowd believed…

New Delhi: In an unprecedented decision, the Supreme Court on Friday used its “extraordinary powers” to deploy judicial officers in West Bengal to decide claims for inclusion in voter list and speed up the completion of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The court emphasised that CM Mamata Banerjee should be aware of the consequences if the revision exercise is not concluded. The court explained that the unprecedented judicial intervention under Article 142 of the Constitution was necessitated by the “extraordinary situation” that has arisen in Bengal due to trust deficit and non-cooperation between EC and the Bengal govt. A…

New Delhi: A six-year-old girl went missing in 2018. She was last seen with her stepfather. When he was arrested eight days later, he led police to the place where her charred remains were found. Supreme Court found this evidence weak and acquitted him of the murder charge. Finding no other evidence to link the man to the murder except that he was the last person to be seen with the child according to a neighbour and he was the one to lead the police to the victim’s bones, a bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran acquitted…

India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo/Solomon Chingono) India have completed their T20 World Cup group-stage assignments and now brace for a far sterner examination in the Super 8s. The defending champions will face tougher opposition in the next phase, including 2024 runners-up South Africa, the West Indies and Zimbabwe. So far, India have underlined their status as title holders by sweeping aside every challenge in the opening round. Speaking on Ash ki Baat, Ravichandran Ashwin lauded the team’s consistency but admitted that the performance against the Netherlands was not flawless. He pointed out that Suryakumar Yadav anchored the innings with care,…

CBSE Class 12 Physics paper analysis 2026: Students report mixed reactions, experts call it moderate The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is conducting the Class 12 Physics examination as part of the 2026 board cycle, with 18,59,551 students registered for the senior secondary exams this year. The paper is being held in offline mode across 7,574 centres and is one of 120 subjects offered under the Class 12 curriculum.Of the total registered candidates, 10,27,552 are male and 8,31,999 are female. As the examination concluded, students and parents began searching for the CBSE Class 12 Physics question paper PDF and…

Ministry of home affairs. (File Photo) New Delhi: The Union home ministry on Friday constituted a second empowered committee for West Bengal to fast-track the processing of citizenship requests received under Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA). CAA provides for grant of citizenship to immigra-nts from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh belonging to their six minority faiths – Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Jain and Parsi – who entered India before Dec 31, 2014, fearing religious persecution in their home countries. In a gazette notification issued on Friday, the home ministry said West Bengal’s new empowered committee – which takes the final call…

New Delhi: Commuters using national highways may not be able to pay user fees in cash and have to rely entirely on digital payment modes – FASTag and UPI – at toll plazas. NHAI said it was “contemplating” completely discontinuing cash transactions at NH fee plazas across the country from April 1. According to current norms, vehicles passing a toll plaza without a valid, functional FASTag are charged twice the applicable toll if the payment is in cash. Those who opt to pay via UPI are charged 1.25 times the user fee for the applicable vehicle category. “The payment through…

Shadab Khan of Pakistan celebrates (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) The Pakistan Cricket Board has reportedly expressed its unhappiness with Shadab Khan following his pointed remarks about former players during the ongoing World Cup. According to a report, the board has cautioned the all-rounder to be more measured in his language after he responded sharply to criticism surrounding his selection. Shadab had answered his detractors after playing a key role in Pakistan’s 102-run win over Namibia in Colombo on Wednesday, contributing a brisk 22-ball 36 and returning figures of 3-13. Addressing the criticism from ex-cricketers appearing on television panels, he…