CARA asks states to ensure access to records by older adoptees seeking info about their origins | India News

New Delhi: In view of difficulties faced by adult adoptees seeking information about their origins through the “root search” process laid out under the adoption regulations 2022, the Central Adoption Resource Authority has asked states and Union Territories to ensure that all physical and digital records are securely preserved and transferred to the designated authority…

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‘Baseless’: Centre rejects report of Iran seeking return of 3 tankers seized by India in return for Hormuz safe passage | India News

NEW DELHI: A central government source on Monday dismissed as “baseless” a report claiming that India and Iran had discussed the release of three ships seized by New Delhi in exchange for ensuring safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. The source also rejected assertions that the vessels were owned by Iran.“This report…

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Parliamentary panel flags digital infrastructure, cyber capacity gaps in MeitY spending review | India News

NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee has recommended strengthening institutional capacity in cybersecurity, data protection and digital infrastructure while examining the government’s spending plans for the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) for 2026-27. The panel also cautioned that inadequate funding could affect the expansion of digital governance systems, cybersecurity capacity and emerging initiatives such…

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All restrictions under GRAP in Delhi-NCR revoked as air quality improves significantly | India News

All restrictions imposed in Delhi-NCR under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) have been revoked after a significant improvement in air quality, officials said on Monday.The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said that owing to favourable meteorological conditions, the air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded at 119 on Monday. Delhi’s Air Pollution…

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‘Targeted for being Hardeep Puri’s daughter’: Minister’s kin files defamation plea in Delhi HC over Epstein posts | India News

NEW DELHI: The daughter of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has approached the Delhi High Court seeking an injunction and damages against several individuals and online platforms for allegedly circulating defamatory content linking her to criminal Jeffrey Epstein. Poll Do you believe online platforms should be held accountable for circulating defamatory content? In her plea,…

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‘Assaulted my very idea of parliamentary democracy’: Deve Gowda writes to Sonia Gandhi; flags ‘far too many disruptions’ in Parliament | India News

NEW DELHI: Former prime minister and Rajya Sabha MP H. D. Deve Gowda on Monday wrote a letter to Congress MP Sonia Gandhi expressing concern over what he described as “chaos” inside Parliament and its premises. In his letter, Gowda shared that he had been “greatly disturbed” by developments in Parliament, which he attributed primarily…

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