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After Pimpri-Chinchwad, NCP factions join hands for Pune civic polls

India, Dec. 29 -- The two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions on Monday announced their alliance for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections, a day after saying they would jointly contest... Read More


Condemning student protest, JKSA counsels to choose consultation, not control

Srinagar, Dec. 29 -- The Jammu & Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Sunday strongly condemned the "wave of detentions, family intimidations, and hostel lockdowns targeting students". These heavy-... Read More


Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulates Erigaisi and Humpy on clinching bronze at FIDE World Rapid Championship

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday hailed India's chess stars Arjun Erigaisi and Koneru Humpy on winning bronze medals at the FIDE World Rapid... Read More


Supreme Court stays its recent verdict on defining Aravalli hills and ranges

India, Dec. 29 -- The Supreme Court has kept in abeyance its earlier order defining the Aravalli hills and ranges. The move follows concerns that the definition was being misconstrued. Large-scale p... Read More


"Profound blow to humanity": Union Minister Scindia condemns attack on Tripura students in Dehradun

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Union Minister for Communications and Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jyotiraditya Scindia, on Monday expressed deep anguish over the brutal attack on Angel Chak... Read More


'To make election easier': After Pimpri-Chinchwad, Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar tie-up for Pune civic polls too

India, Dec. 29 -- The Nationalist Congress Party's splinter group, NCP (SP), will join hands with the Maharashtra deputy minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP for the upcoming Pune civic body elections, NCP (SP... Read More


Manu Joseph: India would do better if it starts treating all Indians as well-off rather than poor

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- If you want higher standards for drinking water packaging in India, who do you turn to? A few days ago, the Supreme Court seemed to scold a petitioner for wanting that, calling h... Read More


Myanmar holds first election since military seized power but critics say the vote is a sham

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar's first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war r... Read More


Odisha SI recruitment exam scam: CBI files preliminary chargesheet; Shankar Prusty among 16 named

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 29 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a preliminary chargesheet on Monday in the alleged Odisha Police Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment examination scam, naming 16 accu... Read More


"Best wishes": PM Modi as INSV Kaundinya embarks on maiden sail from Porbandar to Muscat

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed his delight as INSV Kaundinya set sail on its maiden voyage from Porbandar to Muscat in Oman. Highlighting the vessel's distinct... Read More