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Uniform Civil Code (UCC) could potentially harm the religious freedoms of minority communities in India. As reported by ANI, the party's election manifesto reads, “AIADMK will urge the Government of India not to bring any amendments to the constitution for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) that will adversely affect the religious rights of minorities of India." Under the segment of language policy, the party has urged the Centre to implement the Tamil language as the official language of the country, noting, "Tamil should be declared by the government of India as the official court language of the High Courts of Tamil Nadu by proper legislation." AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami said, "Our stand on the Uniform Civil Code is the same as that of the 2019 Election Manifesto.

Supreme Court on Wednesday extended interim protection to activist Teesta Setalvad in case linked to post-Godhra riots. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, A S Bopanna and Dipankar Datta issued a notice to Gujarat government on the activist's plea against Gujarat High Court denying regular bail.

Moily on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Law Commission and all political leaders not to open the «Pandora's box» on personal laws and «create chaos» in the society. He also alleged that it was an issue that was intended to divide the society, destabilise the country and demolish the diversity enjoyed in Indian society. In a statement, Moily underlined that Article 25 provides for the Right to Freedom of Religion.

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during the declaration issued at the conclusion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, making it the sole country to withhold endorsement of the project, Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of protecting "regional peace". Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the summit, which was attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and various other leaders from the participating countries.

Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) credit by recycling the banned single-use plastic items after seizing them, a senior civic official claimed. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has congratulated the residents and local administration on this achievement of the IMC.

ESPN. Jeakson Singh proudly displayed the Manipur flag throughout the SAFF championships winners' medal ceremony and even as he left the field with Mahesh. However, despite his noble intention of unity and peace, some fans criticized his gesture.

India strongly raised the matter of Khalistani threats and vandalism with Canada, the United States and Australia, said people with knowledge of the matter. Close on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit, the Indian consulate in San Francisco was allegedly vandalised by Khalistani separatists, drawing a sharp condemnation from the United States State Department. “The US strongly condemns the reported vandalism and attempted arson against the Indian Consulate in San Francisco on Saturday.

Xi Jinping pitched for his country’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in his speech at the SCO Summit on Tuesday, claiming that the infrastructure project would facilitate regional cooperation and trade and investment, even as host India expressed reservations over such initiatives. Xi called for “efforts to better synergise high-quality cooperation under the BRI with various countries’ development strategies and regional cooperation initiatives”.

Putin on Tuesday hailed India’s presidency of the SCO and appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support after the Wagner mercenary group staged a mutiny in Russia on June 25. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is firmly committed to building an equitable, multipolar world order grounded in international law, Putin said while addressing the virtual summit of the SCO.

India on Tuesday once again refused to endorse China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), becoming the only country in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) not to support the project. A declaration issued at the end of an India-hosted virtual summit of the grouping said Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan reaffirmed their support to the BRI.

Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday said the Western hegemonic powers have jeopardised prosperity and the principles of fair trade by resorting to economic coercion and sanctions as he called for the removal of the dollar in transactions to form a fair international system. Raisi made the remarks while addressing the 23rd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State (CHS) presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via a video link as Iran became the 9th permanent member of the Beijing-headquartered economic and security bloc.

Tourist-cum-Cargo IWT Terminal to come at Bogibeel by February, 2024 with an investment of Rs 46.60 crores. The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone of Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) terminal to be developed at Bogibeel in Dibrugarh, by the bank of the River Brahmaputra (National Waterways 2).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on Tuesday, highlighting India's contribution to the group over the past six years. He also stressed the need for the member nations to work together to eliminate the menace of terrorism.

Xi Jinping urged Russian, Iranian and other leaders on Tuesday to work towards safeguarding «regional peace» as he addressed a virtual summit of their Shanghai alliance. Xi «called for efforts to safeguard regional peace and ensure common security», state news agency Xinhua said, adding that he urged member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to «follow the right direction and enhance their solidarity and mutual trust».

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a clarion call for SCO member nations to stand against terrorism during his address at the SCO Summit on Tuesday.  "Terrorism is a threat to regional and global peace.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that countries need to respect territorial integrity. «We do not see the SCO as an extended neighbourhood, but rather as an extended family. Security, economic development, connectivity, unity, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and environmental protection are the pillars of our vision for SCO,» PM Modi said.

SCO) on Tuesday will hold an online summit hosted by India seeking to expand the influence of the Eurasian group by including Iran and opening a path to membership for Belarus. China's President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will participate in the virtual summit, which will be Putin's first appearance at an international event since the short-lived mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group in late June.

The June 2 crash at Bahanaga Bazar station, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, killed 288 people and injured more than 1,000. The disaster struck when a passenger train hit a stationary freight train, jumped off the tracks and hit another passenger train coming from the opposite direction.

The next Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit will be hosted by India virtually on Tuesday. The summit is set to be joined by all SCO member states including China and Pakistan. Major highlight will be the participation of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif.  Russian President Vladimir Putin will also be the part of the summit.

Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers at the newly built convention centre at the Pragati Maidan, which will host the G20 summit in September. At the meet PM Modi said that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government ‘had done lot of development in 9 years’ and asked the Council of Ministers to ‘reach out to people in next 9 months’.  "A fruitful meeting with the Council of Ministers, where we exchanged views on diverse policy related issues," Modi tweeted.

New Delhi: The Indian Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) has set up a task force to ensure that Indo-US electronics trade goes up from $8 billion to $ 100 billion within a decade, said the apex industry body in a statement.   This comes after India and the United States joined forces to drive forward transformative initiatives, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the United States last month.    “This will give a major boost to our efforts to become a global hub for innovation and manufacturing," said ICEA chairman Pankaj Mohindroo. The industry body represents electronics ecosystem in India, including components, subassemblies, EMS, and finished goods across various ESDM verticals such as mobile phones, consumer electronics, and IT hardware.  The setting up of Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) will aid in cooperation in futuristic areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, space exploration, semiconductors, and defence technology, the statement added.