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Govt set to scrap MGNREGA, to bring Viksit Bharat G Ram G

India, Dec. 15 -- The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will replace the country's flagship job scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) with Viksit ... Read More


PM Modi pays tribute to Sardar Patel on 75th death anniversary

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tribute to Bharat Ratna Sardar Patel on his 75th death anniversary, drawing inspiration for Atmanirbhar Bharat. "The sense of national un... Read More


Delhi issues traffic advisory for Lionel Messi GOAT Tour

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- The Delhi Traffic Police on Monday issued a traffic advisory in view of the "Lionel Messi G.O.A.T India Tour - Delhi Leg" event scheduled to be held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, ... Read More


Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile pushes back against China in New Delhi advocacy campaign

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- In a move against the Chinese government's long-standing occupation of Tibet, members of the Standing Committee of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, led by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Te... Read More


Fighting rages on Thai-Cambodian border despite Trump's ceasefire claim

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Fighting raged Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after U.S. President Donald Trump, acting as a mediator, declared that he had won agreement from b... Read More


EDITORIAL: Benin: Arresting the contagion of coups in West Africa

Nigeria, Dec. 15 -- A foiled coup d'etat in Benin Republic on 7 December has re-ignited the growing concern about democratic retreat in West Africa. The country's president, Patrice Talon, survived by... Read More


Nawalapitiya-Kandy main road reopens after 18-day closure

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- The Nawalapitiya-Kandy main road, which was damaged during Cyclone Ditwah, has been reopened to vehicular traffic today (15) after remaining closed for 18 days. The road was rep... Read More


'Gracias Delhi! Hasta pronto': Lionel Messi concludes India Tour

India, Dec. 15 -- A 90-minute delay, a persistent smoky haze and an AQI upwards of 450 did little to dim the enthusiasm of a 25,000-strong crowd at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as football's global supers... Read More


Nitin Nabin arrives at BJP's headquarters in Delhi, set to take charge as party's National Working President

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Bihar Minister and MLA Nitin Nabin on Monday arrived in Delhi at Bharatiya Janata Party's headquarters to assume the charge of the party's National Working President. Union Home... Read More


Jaishankar meets UAE's top leadership in Abu Dhabi, next stop is Israel

India, Dec. 15 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar met the top leadership of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday ahead of a visit to Israel, his first since the end of the conflict in Gaza.... Read More