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Will intensify stir of farmers not released, say protesters

Amritsar, Jan. 20 -- Farmers affiliated with the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) and other groups under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) on Monday burnt effigies of chief minister... Read More


2 BDO offices vandalised in south Bengal over SIR 'harassment', protests held

India, Jan. 20 -- Offices of two block development officers in South Bengal were vandalised by mobs on Tuesday following accusations that the election officials were harassing people during the ongoin... Read More


Governor assent to Jharkhand Coaching Centre Regulation Bill, 2025

Ranchi, Jan. 20 -- Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Tuesday accorded his assent to the Jharkhand Coaching Centre (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2025, which was passed by the Jharkhand Legislative Ass... Read More


27 candidates withdraw candidature from 20 constituencies in Dhaka

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- A total of 27 candidates, both party-backed and independent, out of 162 have withdrawn their candidatures in the 20 constituencies of Dhaka district ahead of the 13th parliament elec... Read More


'Focus on upstream dists': High-level committee to steer Gomti's revival

LUCKNOW, Jan. 20 -- The Gomti river's health has long been measured in Lucknow, but its cure depends on actions taken miles upstream. Recognising this, authorities from Lakhimpur, Sitapur, Hardoi and ... Read More


Opposition questions timing of Bihar budget and Nitish Kumar's 'Samriddhi Yatra'

India, Jan. 20 -- The opposition Mahagathbandhan in Bihar has questioned the timing of chief minister Nitish Kumar's ongoing Samriddhi Yatra and the state government's decision to present the annual b... Read More


BCCI likely to overhaul Annual Central Contracts, scrap A+ Grade; Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma may move to Grade B

New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to introduce a revised central contract system, under which the Grade A+ category will be discontinued. If the new model i... Read More


Andhra Pradesh: Parliamentary panel visits Naval Science and Technological Laboratory in Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam, Jan. 20 -- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence, under the chairmanship of Radha Mohan Singh, undertook an on-the-spot study visit to Naval Science & Technological Laboratory... Read More


Court refuses to order retest in NDPS-negative seizure

India, Jan. 20 -- A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court has refused to send reserve samples of an alleged Rs.2.22-crore Tramadol seizure for retesting to the Central Forens... Read More


Jairam Ramesh questions PM's 'urban naxal' remark, seeks clarification on govt stand

New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- The Congress on Tuesday sharpened its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his reference to "urban naxals," with senior party leader Jairam Ramesh asking whether the term ... Read More