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Convention turnout hints at leadership change in Congress

Kathmandu, Jan. 12 -- The special general convention called by Nepali Congress general secretaries Gagan Kumar Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma in Kathmandu saw an enthusiastic participation of represe... Read More


Guv yet to clear or reject anti-hate speech bill: CM

BENGALURU, Jan. 12 -- Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said on Sunday that governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has neither approved nor returned the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention and... Read More


K'taka CM questions motive of BJP's march against Ballari violence

BENGALURU, Jan. 12 -- Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday brushed aside the Bharatiya Janata Party's plan to take out a march condemning recent violence in Ballari, saying the opposition was free to... Read More


Clean, green and less polluted: Malad-Kandivali voters demand better quality of life

India, Jan. 12 -- Cleaner air, usable open spaces and overdue redevelopment have emerged as the key political flashpoints in Mumbai's north-western suburbs of Malad and Kandivali, where civic polls ar... Read More


BJP snaps ties with Ravi Rana's Yuva Swabhiman Party ahead of Amravati civic polls

India, Jan. 12 -- Ahead of the civic body elections scheduled for January 15, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formally ended its alliance with MLA Ravi Rana's Yuva Swabhiman Party (YSP) in Amrava... Read More


Amit Shah demands Vijayan hand over Sabarimala probe to neutral investigation agency

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 12 -- Union home minister Amit Shah demanded on Sunday that Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan hand over the probe into the Sabarimala gold theft case to a neutral investi... Read More


Centre backs most panel recommendations on IBC reforms, flags one concern

New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- The central government has accepted all recommendations, barring one, of a Parliamentary select committee of the Lok Sabha led by MP Baijayant Panda on proposed changes to India'... Read More


Government spending crucial, hope it does not pursue aggressive tightening, says Canara Robeco AMC's equity CIO

New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- The key hope from the Union Budget is that the government does not pursue aggressive fiscal tightening, according to the head of equity investments at Canara Robeco Asset Managem... Read More


'We were threatened, isolated': NRI couple on digital arrest scam in Delhi

India, Jan. 12 -- A day after an elderly NRI doctor couple in Delhi was "digitally arrested" and duped of nearly Rs.14 crore, the duo claimed that it was confined to their house for 16 days, subjected... Read More


Trump's power play risks global blowback

New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- "Venezuela is under my control and soon we'll get Greenland. It's necessary for the US." This is not a threat issued by a 16th century tyrant but a chilling statement by US Presi... Read More