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India is moving away from having a passive foreign policy to the one vigorously advancing its interests, a top American diplomat said Friday, attributing the trend to New Delhi's "broadening strategic horizons" over the past two decades.

Senior Congress leader Margaret Alva on Saturday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act "negates" constitutional guarantees and rights given to all Indians and that the judicial system which is supposed to be the protector and the interpreter of the Constitution "has failed us".

A 72-year-old CPM worker, who was actively participating in protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA, is critical after he had allegedly set himself on fire on Friday, police said.

To prevent sexual abuse of children and contain access to and transmission of child pornographic content on social media, a Rajya Sabha panel has made 40 recommendations, including making monitoring apps mandatory on all devices and amending the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Information Technology Act.

The Election Commission has imposed a 48-hour campaigning ban on the BJP's Kapil Mishra, effective 5 pm Saturday, for tweets Delhi Police said were "creating enmity among classes"

Government job notifications are released in the official websites (which are hosted on the NIC/ gov.in platform) of the respective organisations.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will visit Ayodhya on March 7, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut announced today.

Two days after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray declared his support to the Modi government over eviction of Bangladeshi and Pakistani infiltrators, the Shiv Sena on Saturday said that Muslim infiltrators from these countries should be thrown out of India.

IBPS will select candidates for the PO post on the basis of their performance in preliminary exam, main exam and interview.

Republic Day: The road users have been advised to plan their journey in advance accordingly and avoid the route of Republic Day Parade, from 9 am to 12:30 pm.

A 12-year-old boy got a new lease of life after doctors at the state-run hospital in Kolkata removed a pen cap from his lungs, a senior doctor said on Friday.

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro - who will be the chief guest for tomorrow's Republic Day parade - and discussed ways to strengthen ties between the two countries.

A 24-year-old man allegedly committed suicide inside a five-star hotel room in Delhi, police said today.

Congress-ruled Rajasthan today passed a resolution against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in the state assembly demanding repeal of the law amid countrywide protests. Rajasthan is the third state in the country to pass an anti-CAA resolution after Kerala and Punjab.

It has made clear that any deficiency in the services of coaching centres will fall within its jurisdiction as they cannot be equated with regular schools or colleges.