UP minister says to curb fraud, each mass wedding event will be limited to 100 couples

Uttar Pradesh Social Welfare Minister Asim Arun said that a maximum of 100 weddings can be held at any event organized under the chief minister’s mass marriage scheme. He added that marriage registration will be done at the venue and the newlyweds will be given certificates and photos after the ceremony. The steps taken by … Read more

“Add a ‘little dragon’ to your family”: Singapore Prime Minister’s message to couples

Singapore’s Prime Minister noted that fertility rates have been declining around the world. Singapore: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday urged Singaporean married couples to have children in the Year of the Dragon and assured them of the government’s support, as many Chinese families consider children born in the Year of the Dragon to … Read more

Uttarakhand UCC Bill: From halala ban to rules for live-in couples, highlights at a glance

On Tuesday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami entered the Parliament holding a copy of the Indian Constitution to table the Uniform Civil Code Bill. Supporters of the bill hailed the occasion as “historic” with #UttarakhandCreatesHistory trending on social media. The finance ministers welcomed the submission of the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2024 … Read more

Uttar Pradesh government will link couples’ details with Aadhar to stop fraud in mass marriage schemes, minister says

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to link the details of newlyweds with DBT and Aadhaar to prevent recurrence of the fraud committed by Balia in the chief minister’s group marriage scheme, in which 240 ineligible people signed up for it Welfare. Welfare Minister Asim Arun said on Sunday. He said the government would issue … Read more

Gujarat murders, Australian drugs: The fall of an Indian-origin couple’s empire

India’s extradition request was rejected in 2019. New Delhi: Story and critically acclaimed TV series "Ozark, an Indian couple living in the UK were each sentenced to 33 years in prison for transnational crimes. Arti Dhir, 59, and Kavaljitsinh Raijada, 35, from Ealing, west London, were at the center of a multi-million pound drug trafficking … Read more

‘African exception’: Pope’s stance on blessing gay couples criticized

Vatican City: Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday that he believed critics of his decision to allow blessings to same-sex couples would eventually understand, except for “exceptional cases” of Africans. Last month, a document called the Fiducia Supplicans (Invocation of Trust), which allows for blessings, sparked widespread debate in the Catholic Church, … Read more