Morning Digest | Parents’ religion to be recorded to register births; no need for talks with India on ‘resolved’ Katchatheevu issue, says Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, and more
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Government to record parents’ religion to register births
When registering the birth of a child, parents will now be required to separately record the religion of both the child’s father and mother, according to Model Rules drafted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. These Rules will have to be adopted and notified by State governments before they are implemented.
Will build presence in the South: Nitin Gadkari
The Congress is synonymous with corruption and scandals, while the BJP epitomises development, administration and good governance, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said.
In an interview with The Hindu, Mr. Gadkari said the BJP remains united in its ideological commitment, with no discord between the party and the RSS.
No need for talks with India on ‘resolved’ Katchatheevu issue, says Sri Lankan Foreign Minister
Sri Lanka sees no reason for re-opening talks on Katchatheevu that India gave up 50 years ago, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has said, in the first official reaction yet to the recent remarks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on the island.