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Surrogacy Bill referred to Rajya Sabha select committee, to submit report by end of next session
The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019, was referred to a select committee of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday after many parliamentarians raised concerns about several provisions of the legislation, including one that makes it mandatory for the surrogate to be a close relative.
Jharkhand police responds to Scroll.in’s report, silent on ‘unknown’ thousands accused of sedition
In a statement on Friday, Jharkhand police said media reports have given “totally incorrect and hugely inflated figures” about the number of people booked in sedition cases in Khunti district. On Monday, Scroll.in had reported that the police had filed sedition cases against more than 10,000 people in the district over 2017 and 2018 when Adivasi villages erected stone monoliths with engravings of the Indian Constitution related to tribal autonomy.
Becoming $5-trillion economy by 2025 is ‘simply out of question’, says ex-RBI governor C Rangarajan
Former Reserve Bank of India Governor C Rangarajan on Thursday said it was “simply out of question” for India to become a $5-trillion economy by 2025. He said India will need another 22 years of sustained growth to become a “developed country”.
Maharashtra crisis: Shiv Sena chief meets Sharad Pawar, formal announcement on alliance likely today
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav...
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