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PM Modi Highlights Commissioning of HPCL's Residue Upgradation Facility as Boost to Energy Security

New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the commissioning of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd's (HPCL) Residue Upgradation Facility (RUF) at the Visakh Refinery as ... Read More


Suresh Kalmadi Passes Away at 81, Ending an Era in Pune Politics Shadowed by CWG Controversy

India, Jan. 6 -- Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Suresh Kalmadi passed away in Pune early Tuesday after a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 81. His mortal remains will b... Read More


Safe air isn't an impossible aim: Given the administrative will, here's what could be done right away

New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- Air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) continues to dominate headlines this winter, highlighting the absence of any long-term strategy to deal with a deadly subject th... Read More


About 80 Malaysians a day turn to HEAL 15555 mental health hotline for help, says Dzulkefly

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 6 -- Malaysians are making around 80 calls a day to the mental health helpline HEAL 15555, as mounting life pressures and greater awareness drive more people to seek emotional and p... Read More


Rayagada school fire incident: Minister Nityananda Gond orders probe, assures action

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 6 -- Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond on Tuesday assured that all necessary steps are being taken for the treatment of students injured in a shocking fire in... Read More


Thirupparankundram lamp lighting row: Madras high court upholds order directing lighting of lamp on 'Deepathoon'

India, Jan. 6 -- The Madras High Court's Madurai Bench on Tuesday upheld a single judge's ruling permitting the lighting of a ceremonial lamp at the Thirupparankundram hill shrine on the occasion of D... Read More


Navin Dissanayake appointed UNP Vice Chairman

Sri Lanka, Jan. 6 -- Former United National Party Member of Parliament Navin Dissanayake was appointed as the party's new Vice Chairman. This appointment coincides with the reorganisation of party po... Read More


SC grants bail to former Amtek chairman Arvind Dham in bank fraud case

India, Jan. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to former Amtek Group chairperson Arvind Dham in a money laundering case arising from an alleged Rs.27,000-crore bank fraud. A bench of justi... Read More


Umar Khalid bail denied: 'Emotionally drained' parents recall 'man who spoke of love' as ex-JNU scholar stays in jail

New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- Activist Umar Khalid's family expressed disappointment at the Supreme Court's refusal to grant him bail on Monday in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case. Umar... Read More


PM Modi wishes Odisha CM Majhi on his birthday, lauds his efforts to boost state's growth

New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended his warm birthday wishes to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, praising his outstanding efforts to enhance the state's grow... Read More