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Telangana to implement 42% quota for Backward Classes in upcoming local body elections

HYDERBAD, Sept. 27 -- The Telangana government has issued an order to implement the 42 per cent quota for Backward Classes (BCs) in the upcoming local body elections. The Orders came nearly a month af... Read More


No-Confidence motion against Speaker to be signed next week

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- The signing of the no-confidence motion against Parliament Speaker, Jagath Wickramaratne, will begin next week, says Samagi Jana Balawegaya Colombo District Parliamentarian, Muj... Read More


Two Sri Lankan workers repatriated from Israel due to misconduct

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- The Sri Lankan Ambassador to Israel, Nimal Bandara, has announced that two Sri Lankan workers who left for construction jobs in Israel will be repatriated to the country today, ... Read More


Opposition to move no-confidence motion against Speaker next week

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament for the Colombo District, Mujibur Rahman, has announced that the opposition will begin collecting signatures next week for a No... Read More


Military personnel to be arrested over Easter Sunday attacks, says President

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced that one or two former military officers are scheduled to be arrested over with the ongoing investigations into the Easter Sunda... Read More


Doctor hospitalised after car rolls over in Piliyandala

Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- A doctor was hospitalised after the car he was driving rolled over in the Jaliyagoda area of Piliyandala, according to Piliyandala Police. The accident caused severe damage to ... Read More


Bhutanese PM expresses interest in signing FTA with Bangladesh

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay today expressed strong interest in signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh and linking the two countries' economic zones to boo... Read More


Trump takes tariff scalpel to pharma

New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- In a sweeping new trade policy move, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a 100 per cent tariff on all branded and patented pharmaceutical products imported into the United... Read More


Wangchuk held, internet cut

India, Sept. 27 -- Sonam Wangchuk was detained on Friday by a police party led by the Director General of Police, Ladakh. He has been blamed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for making prov... Read More


CM Rekha launches project to generate 55 MW solar power

India, Sept. 27 -- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday launched several major projects including a project to generate 55 MW electricity through the installation of rooftop solar plants on 1,000 Gove... Read More