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Cabinet nod to be sought to suspend parate law

Sri Lanka, Feb. 22 -- State Minister of Finance Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said in Parliament yesterday (21) that measures will be taken to suspend parate execution rights for a specific period with ... Read More


Standard Bank organises virtual training on 'Sustainable Finance'

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Standard Bank Learning Center organised a virtual training on 'Sustainable Finance' on Thursday. Md Habibur Rahman, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, inaugurated the training a... Read More


J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha inaugurates Khelo India Winter Games

Srinagar, Feb. 22 -- J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday inaugurated the snow sports event of 4th Khelo India Winter Games at the world-famous ski resort, Gulmarg. Union minister of state... Read More


Huge crowd throngs Telangana's Medaram for India's biggest tribal festival

Hyderabad, Feb. 22 -- Hundreds of thousands of Adivasis from across the country began thronging Medaram - a tiny hamlet in Tadwai forests of Telangana's Mulugu district - for the three-day biennial tr... Read More


MPs can declare assets online under Anti-Corruption Act

Sri Lanka, Feb. 22 -- Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said in Parliament yesterday that MPs and others will be able to declare their assets and liabilities through online methods in the fut... Read More


"New low in appeasement politics": Union Minister shreds Congress over Karnataka temple tax

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- Coming down heavily on Rahul Gandhi after the Congress-ruled Karnataka on Thursday passed the contentious Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Bill 20... Read More


Cabinet hikes sugarcane prices for 2024-25 by 8%

India, Feb. 22 -- The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a hike in prices for sugarcane, known as fair and remunerative price (FRP), payable by millers to ca... Read More


Alliance talks on for Lok Sabha elections: Kamal Haasan

Chennai, Feb. 22 -- Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said discussions were on to form an alliance ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, asserting his Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) will supp... Read More


CBSE Class 9 to 12 to have open book exams? Here's what is proposed...

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is looking at having Open Book Examinations (OBE) for Classes 9-12 students aligning with recommendations of the new National Curr... Read More


MP govt plans to roll out new 'birth to death' policy for cows

India, Feb. 22 -- Bhopal The Madhya Pradesh government is coming up with a new cow policy that looks at providing dignified life for the bovine with regulations from "birth to death", officials aware ... Read More