Amid protests by the Opposition, the private member's bill on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.The bill was introduced by BJP member Kirodi Lal Meena.A total of 63 members voted for the bill while 23 votes .
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is a proposed law to formulate and implement personal laws of citizens which would apply to all citizens regardless of their religion, gender or sexual orientation.
Rajya Sabha MP PV Abdul Wahab has alleged that his son was recently intercepted at the international airport by Customs, on his return from UAE, and strip searched without following the due procedure.
India will release five million barrels of crude oil from its strategic reserves in line with other major global energy consumers including US, Japan, South Korea and China, a move aimed at cooling global oil prices. The US is expected to release 50 million barrels of crude oil from its reserves. This was informed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Rameswar Teli in Rajya
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