Morning Digest: Haryana Cabinet approves Anti-Conversion Bill; PM Modi’s words on Telangana, Maharashtra created fury; even more

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The Haryana Cabinet on Tuesday approved the draft Haryana Prevention of Religious Conversions Bill, 2022, which aims at misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, solicitation or any fraudulent means or religious conversions affecting marriage or marriage. have to stop. making marriage a crime

The main political parties of Telangana and Maharashtra on Tuesday reacted sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks during his reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in Parliament.

Finance secretary TV Somanathan reacted to comments by global rating agencies about India being the most indebted emerging market and lack of clarity on the fiscal consolidation path in the Union Budget, arguing that they are ‘double standards’ in their assessment of emerging markets. ‘ seem to adopt. economy and developed markets.

Wayanad MP and former party president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attack on the Congress in his speeches in Parliament shows that he is “scared” of the Congress for speaking the truth.

As the dress code in Karnataka escalated and turned into a law and order issue, the Karnataka government on Tuesday ordered the closure of high schools (classes IX and X) and colleges in the state for three days. Meanwhile, the High Court began hearing petitions questioning the ban on wearing hijab (head scarf) in colleges.

The Indian government on Tuesday took to social media posts calling for Kashmiri “independence” by various Pakistan-based multinational companies (MNCs) on a war footing, to which External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Korean counterpart Chung Yue-yong. Of. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal told Parliament on Tuesday that the post has been found “offensive” by Hyundai Motor Company and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) while conveying to several other countries.

Suryakumar Yadav is an expert in bringing the atmosphere around him to life. Often, during his decade-long stint in first-class cricket, the batsman has been seen cheering his teammates, sometimes even the opposition, with his cheeky remarks.

Olympic bronze medalist India started their FIH Pro League hockey campaign with a 5-0 win over France on Tuesday.

Former Finance Minister and Rajya Sabha MP P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said the NDA government had “no data available”, citing the government’s responses to lack of data on oxygen shortages and deaths due to floating bodies in rivers during COVID-19. global pandemic.

The Samajwadi Party has resolved to make every farmer in Uttar Pradesh debt-free by 2025, a law to guarantee minimum employment in urban areas and to reserve 33 per cent of all government jobs, including police, for women.

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