Rajya Sabha clears births, deaths registration amendment bill amid uproar

Rajya Sabha clears births and deaths registration amendment bill amid uproar

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Tuesday passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026 by a voice vote amid continuous uproar and sloganeering by Opposition members. The Bill had already been cleared by the Lok Sabha July 31. After the passing of the Bill, Deputy Chairman Harvansh Naryan Singh adjourned the House till Wednesday. When the House reassembled at 2 p.m., the Deputy Chairman called Minister of State for...

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Testing privacy-protective ways for users to confirm age to comply with laws like DPDP: WhatsApp

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New Delhi: WhatsApp is testing privacy-protective ways for people to confirm their age as it prepares to comply with upcoming laws in India, such as the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP), the messaging platform has said. WhatsApp further said it understands that age-related information is private, and assured that it won't be shared with other WhatsApp users. This is an optional test, and users do not have to confirm their...

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AAP to continue nationwide campaign against E20 fuel: Kejriwal

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New Delhi: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday said his party's campaign against E20 fuel would continue and urged people to join the protest in large numbers if they wanted to stop its implementation. Addressing a press conference after leading a march towards the Prime Minister's residence with petitions opposing E20 fuel, Kejriwal said the party would also oppose any move to implement the policy in states where it has legislators....

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Udhayanidhi taken into police custody for questioning

TN Cabinet reshuffle: Udhayanidhi elevated to DyCM post, Senthil Balaji to get Electricity portfolio

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin was taken into police custody from his residence Tuesday for questioning over his controversial double-meaning remark in Thanjavur meeting over Cauvery issue. The development follows Udhayanidhi's controversial speech at a DMK farmers' protest August 3 concerning the Cauvery water dispute. During the rally, he allegedly used an offensive double entendre alluding to actor Trisha after sections of the crowd chanted her name. Besides a...

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Rajya Sabha clears births and deaths registration amendment bill amid uproar

Rajya Sabha clears births, deaths registration amendment bill amid uproar

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Tuesday passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026 by a voice vote amid continuous uproar and sloganeering by Opposition members. The Bill had already been cleared by the Lok Sabha July 31. After the passing of the Bill, Deputy Chairman Harvansh Naryan Singh adjourned the House till Wednesday. When...

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New Delhi: Celebrated actress Tabu has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of her personality and publicity rights against the alleged unauthorised use of her name, image, likeness and other identity attributes, including through artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content and digital impersonation. The matter came up for hearing before a single-judge Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh, who...

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AAP to continue nationwide campaign against E20 fuel: Kejriwal

New Delhi: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday said his party's campaign against E20 fuel would continue and urged people to join the protest in large numbers if they wanted to stop its implementation. Addressing a press conference after leading a march towards the Prime Minister's residence with petitions opposing E20 fuel, Kejriwal said the party would...

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Los Angeles: Actor-singer Ariana Grande has addressed her decision to step away from the limelight with a career break, saying it was not an impulsive thing. The actor had announced via her representative that she was taking a break after the end of her Eternal Sunshine Tour. Addressing the announcement during her performance in Chicago, the 33-year-old...

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Kejriwal’s E20 protest revives ‘failed politics’, hurts farmers: BJP

New Delhi: The BJP Tuesday hit back at AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal over his move to march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence against E20 petrol, accusing him of opposing the interests of Indian farmers and attempting to revive his "failed politics". Delhi Police stopped Kejriwal and others at Ferozshah road from marching towards the prime...

 

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