The Bill seeks to establish a national registry with a database of clinics and banks The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said. Giving details of the Bill, Union minister Smriti Irani said, the proposed law seeks to establish a national registry. A national board and a state board will be set up to help implement the legal framework. A central database of clinics and banks will also be established, she said. The bill also proposes stringent punishment for those practising sex selection and sale of human embryos or gametes. Giving…
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Three people were killed on Wednesday night when a crane fell on them on the sets of the Kamal Haasan-starrer Indian 2, local media reported. The accident happened when the set was being constructed, and as many as 10 people are badly injured. Kamal Haasan took to Twitter to share the mishap. “I have faced and overcome many accidents, but today’s is the most horrific one. I lost three colleagues. The distress of their family members will be many times greater than my own pain. I share their grief as one of them. My deepest condolences to them,” he wrote.…
Air Force One, the official aircraft of the US President, will be provided security cover by the Indian Air Force as soon as it enters the Indian airspace. The AIF has been on the alert regarding the arrival of US President Donald Trump and the first lady Melania Trump on February 24. Sukhoi and Mirage 2000 could be part of the IAF security fleet. According to the Gujarat government’s official brief, almost every security aspect of the Trump visit has been looked into and an impenetrable cover has been prepared. A special plane carrying snipers, fire safety systems, spy cameras,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the top police officers of the country to deal with incidents affecting the vulnerable sections of the society such as the SCs, STs and women with alacrity and treat such threats on par with terror challenges. According to the minutes of the 54th conference of the director generals and inspector generals of police, held in Pune on December 6-8, 2019, PM Modi made these observations before the top police brass of the country, apparently in consonance with his slogan — “sabka sath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas”. “Emphasising the need to act with alacrity and…
The theme of Donald Trump-Narendra Modi roadshow has been named ‘Unity in Diversity’, which will depict the cultural diversity of India. Trump’s official visit will begin at 12.30 p.m. when he will land at the Ahmedabad airport. After inspecting the guard of honour by the three services at the airport, Trump will join Modi in the roadshow at 1 p.m. They will arrive at the world’s biggest cricket stadium at 2.20 p.m, after spending time at the Gandhi Ashram in Sabarmati. After the ‘Namaste Trump’ event, the Trump couple will arrive at the Ahmedabad airport at 3.10 p.m. to leave…
World champion P.V. Sindhu laid the foundation stone of Heartfulness Institute which then unveiled its plans of setting up the PV Sindhu Badminton Academy and Stadium at the Omega School in Chennai. The upcoming facility is expected to be ready in the next 18-24 months and will be a landmark that matches the best in the world, a statement said. The facility will be located at Omega International School, Kolapakkam Chennai and is open to students from the school as well as those interested in pursuing badminton as a sport. The academy will have over eight courts that will be…
Union Minister for the Ministry of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Wednesday said that she was proud that not only women but also men showed high morals by approving Medical termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2020. “Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Bill is one of the most modern bills that will help empower women to a great extent. I am really proud that in my country men also walked shoulder to shoulder with women in approving such a modern bill in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” said Irani while addressing the media at Union Cabinet briefing.…
Union Road Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari, was “requested” by the Supreme Court today to come and share “innovative ideas” on tackling pollution. It was a request or the minister’s inputs,not writs, the judges sought to clarify. “The minister has innovative ideas. We are requesting him to come to court and assist us because he is in a position to make decisions,” Chief Justice SA Bobde, heading the bench, said. As the government lawyer appeared reluctant and this may be “seen in a political way”, the Chief Justice clarified: “Don’t think we are summoning him. It is a request. We want…
Supreme Court-appointed mediators Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran are at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh to speak to the women who have been sitting in protest against the citizenship law for more than two months. Appointed by the apex court, senior advocate Sanjay Hegde and advocate Sadhana Ramachandran mediated with the protesters and persuade them to move their protest to an alternative site where no public place is blocked. The two mediators appointed by the Supreme Court to negotiate with protesters of Shaheen Bagh on Wednesday reached the agitation site in the national capital to talk to the people and resolve the…
The Ram Lalla statue at the makeshift Ram Janmabhoomi temple will be shifted to another site near Manas Bhawan, when the construction of the Ram temple begins. The head priest of the temple, Acharya Satyendra Das said on Wednesday that the existing temple site will have to be vacated to facilitate construction of the new temple. “A makeshift temple will be built near Manas Bhawan where the deity will be placed until the grand temple is constructed. The site is about 150 metres away from the existing site,” he said. According to the priest, the sanctum sanctorum of the new…