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Nepal: Prime Minister Dahal changes coalition partners, inducts new ministers

KATHMANDU, March 7 -- Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal restructured his Cabinet on Wednesday after breaking ties with Nepali Congress and joining hands with K P Sharma Oli's CPM-UML, adding ... Read More


Shahjahan in CBI custody after HC asks Bengal to follow order

Kolkata, March 7 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday took custody of Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan from the West Bengal Police after a dramatic day where the Calc... Read More


BJP-Sena-NCP close to finalising 34-10-4 seat sharing agreement

MUMBAI, March 7 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) two allies in the state's three-party government are likely to settle for fewer seats than their demands put up in the seat-sharing meetings held ... Read More


Corbett case: Apex court rejects Centre's plan to allow zoo animals in tiger reserves

New Delhi, March 7 -- The Supreme Court rejected the central government's plan to allow zoo animals inside tiger reserves for proposed tiger safaris, terming it "completely contrary" to conservation a... Read More


'North Bengal will not become union territory'

Cooch Behar, March 7 -- Rajya Sabha BJP MP Nagendranath Roy, popular as Ananta Maharaj claims that Union Home minister Amit Shah has informed him that North Bengal would not become a union territory. ... Read More


Election Commission finds Resham Chaudhary ineligible to become party chair

Nepal, March 7 -- The Election Commission on Thursday refused to recognise Resham Chaudhary as the chairman of the Nagrik Unmukti Party. Giving its decision on Chaudhary's application to make an upda... Read More


BJD, BJP hold discussions for alliance in Lok Sabha, Odisha polls

India, March 7 -- Hectic parleys were underway between the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday for a possible alliance ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Accor... Read More


Supreme Court rejects Authum's plea challenging resolution of Srei companies

Mumbai, March 7 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by non-banking financier Authum Investment and Infrastructure challenging a resolution plan for two Srei companies. A detailed ord... Read More


PBK chief: House arrest of convicted offenders will give rise to discrimination, injustice

KUCHING, March 7 -- The federal government's proposal for the introduction of home detection to reduce overcrowding in prison will give rise to discrimination, says Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) presiden... Read More


'With many contenders for BJP ticket in Darjeeling, saffron brigade could be staring at divided house'

Darjeeling, March 7 -- With a number of contenders vying for the BJP ticket from the Darjeeling Parliamentary constituency, the saffron brigade could be staring at a divided house. Political observers... Read More