Union Cabinet approves ordinance to make instant triple talaq a penal offence
• The Union Cabinet has cleared ordinance to make practice of instant triple talaq penal offence. It was signed by President Ram Nath Kovind later as peArticle 123 of the Constitution. Compelling reason cited by Government for promulgation of this ordinance was that...
India puts four more nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards
• India has decided to place four more reactors under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. It was announced Sekhar Basu, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) at 62nd General Conference of IAEA held in Vienna, Austria. The four reactors include two...
Sushma to meet Pakistan’s Foreign Minister in New York
• India on Thursday accepted Pakistan’s proposal for talks between the Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the ongoing annual UN General Assembly session in New York. • India’s response came within hours of the news that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan proposed...