Written by Apurva Vishwanath | Bangalore | December 2, 2020 4:39:22 am Section 3 of the Ordinance, considered as a model by many states governed by the BJP, prohibits any illegal conversion and conversion generally for marriage. Shifting the burden of proof of a legal religious conversion from the convert …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma, Liz Mathew | New Delhi | December 2, 2020 5:18:31 am Peasant leaders with cabinet ministers at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: Tashi Tobgyal) Moving to resolve the standoff with farmers protesting on the doorstep of Delhi against the recently enacted farm laws, the …
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Written by Anjali Marar | Pune | Updated: November 30, 2020 3:44:57 pm Boats anchored in a coastal area before the arrival of Cyclone Nivar, in Mamallapuram. (PTI Photo / November 25, 2020.) Another cyclone, which is brewing in the southeastern region of the Bay of Bengal, is heading towards …
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By: Express Web Desk | Bangalore | Updated: November 30, 2020 11:37:43 am Karnataka Rural Development Minister KS Eshwarappa said that “it is not about putting a Muslim” in the by-election for the seat of Belagavi Lok Sabha. (File photo) In a comment likely to fuel controversy, Karnataka Rural Development …
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By: Express Web Desk | Bangalore | November 29, 2020 10:13:39 am One type of burrowing frog discovered outside of the wild is named after the city of Bangalore. Discovered in 2018 by Deepak P, an assistant professor at Mount Carmel College in the city, the hobbyist herpetologist had submitted …
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By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Updated: November 29, 2020 10:24:09 pm Tests underway outside Thane train station on Saturday. (Photo: Deepak Joshi) In one of the highest seroprevalence rates reported in the country, 605 of 806 patients who underwent antibody tests in five Cuffe Parade slums tested positive …
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Written by Dipankar Ghose | New Delhi | Updated: November 29, 2020 6:57:40 pm Prime Minister Narendra Modi during ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday. (AND ME) As plain protests continue in and around Delhi against government-passed agricultural laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that these “reforms had opened …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 29, 2020 5:20:52 pm Jonas Masetti, a mechanical engineer, is the founder of an organization called ‘Vishva Vidya’, located in the hills of Petropolis one hour from Rio de Janeiro. (Photo: Vedanta.life) Addressing the nation on his monthly ‘Mann Ki …
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Written by Debraj Deb | Agartala | November 28, 2020 14:15:08 More than 300 Hindu Jagaran Manch members protested on Friday and blocked National Highway 8 in Udaipur in the Gomati district of Tripura, 50 km from Agartala. (Express photo) Require a strict law similar to the Uttar Pradesh has …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 28, 2020 1:30:17 pm Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel passed an ordinance against forced or “dishonest” religious conversions on Saturday. (Express file photo Javed Raja) Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Saturday gave his consent to an ordinance enacted by …
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