Expressing concern over the rise in attacks on fishermen, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the issue and secure the release of fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy.
A China-made quadcopter drone was shot down by vigilant BSF troops near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Gurdaspur district. The drone was sighted in the night hours of February 9.
A five-member panel headed by Justice (retd.) Ranjana Prakash Desai formed to draft the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) submitted the document to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday.
In her interim Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said a scheme would soon be launched for the middle class wherein people living in rented houses, slums or unauthorised colonies can either purchase or build their own houses.
The US is actively pursuing the creation of an independent Palestinian state with security guarantees for Israel in order to bring lasting peace in the region amid the war in Gaza, a State Department spokesperson said.