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Senate confirms ex-INEC chair Mahmood Yakubu, Fani-Kayode, Omokri, others as ambassadors

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed 65 ambassadorial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu. The nominees comprise 34 career and 31 non-career ambassadors. They were conf... Read More


Mohali: 2 days after kabaddi promoter's murder, man who 'helped' shooters killed in encounter

Mohali, Dec. 18 -- Two days after kabaddi player and promoter Kanwar Digvijay Singh alias Rana Balachauria was shot dead in full public view during a tournament in Mohali's Sohana, police neutralised ... Read More


Pradyot Debbarman dismisses BJP's claim of clean sweep in Tripura district polls

India, Dec. 18 -- Tipra Motha Party founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarman on Thursday dismissed Chief Minister Manik Saha's assertion that the BJP was set for a clean sweep in the TTAADC elections and pre... Read More


Time to Shift From Reactive to Proactive Security: LG

Srinagar, Dec. 18 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said "security gains" made in Jammu and Kashmir since 2019 must be defended and every single terrorist and its supporter operating in v... Read More


Similar Duties, Funding Don't Ensure Service Parity: J&K HC

Srinagar, Dec. 18 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that similarity in duties or funding from a common source does not, by itself, entitle employees of different institutions t... Read More


FIR filed against Assam MLA for sharing unverified chargesheet details in Zubeen Garg case

India, Dec. 18 -- The special investigation team (SIT) of the Assam Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID), probing the alleged murder of singer Zubeen Garg, on Thursday filed a first inform... Read More


Assam CM reviews preparations ahead of PM Modi's visit

Guwahati, Dec. 18 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday visited the state BJP headquarters in Guwahati to oversee the preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming two-day... Read More


Italy and Romania freeze €40 million in assets in major cross-border mafia probe

Bangladesh, Dec. 18 -- Italian and Romanian authorities have carried out a sweeping cross-border operation resulting in the freezing of assets worth more than €40 million, underscoring the growi... Read More


Cong targets BJP over pollution

NEW DELHI, Dec. 18 -- Devender Yadav, DPCC president, has condemned the Delhi government, which is formed by the BJP, for its failure to resolve some important matters, including pollution in Delhi. W... Read More


'Lost mom months ago, she would've been proud': Lucknow's Ojas secures AIR-23 in CLAT

LUCKNOW, Dec. 18 -- It was a moment of joy for six youngsters from Lucknow and Kanpur as they figured among the top 100 qualifiers of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)-2026, the results of which we... Read More