Morning Digest | Birth certificates to be made mandatory for jobs, voter list; two CRPF jawans on Gujarat poll duty killed by colleague, and more

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Birth certificates to be made mandatory for jobs, driving licence, passport, voter list

The Central government proposes to make birth certificates a mandatory document for almost every sphere of life — admission in educational institutions, inclusion in the voter list, appointment in Central and State government jobs, issue of driving licence and passport — according to a draft Bill to amend the Registration of Birth and Death (RBD) Act, 1969.

Messi magic guides relieved Argentina past Mexico

Sublime strikes by Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez earned Argentina a 2-0 win over feisty Mexico in a pulsating atmosphere at the Lusail Stadium on Saturday and got the South American favourites' World Cup campaign up and running.

Kargil hill council passes resolution for Ladakh’s statehood, jobs for locals, special status

The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil (LAHDC-K), an elected body of the Union Territory (U.T.) of Ladakh, has passed a joint resolution and demanded statehood and special status under the sixth schedule of the Constitution for the region.

Two CRPF jawans on Gujarat election duty killed in firing by colleague