"If you were sincere, you should have allowed pollution debate...": Congress' Manickam Tagore responds to Rijiju's remarks

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- Congress leader Manickam Tagore on Saturday took a dig at Union Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju over his remarks on the Lok Sabha not taking up discussion on air pollution in ... Read More

ISRO successfully completes key parachute deceleration tests for Gaganyaan mission | Video

India, Dec. 20 -- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday successfully conducted a series of key qualification tests for drogue parachutes. These were carried out to develop a decele... Read More

Child trafficking, prostitution cases deeply disturbing, says SC

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Friday held that cases of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation involving children are "deeply disturbing" and strikes at the root of the state's co... Read More

Country's security, sovereignty suffered due to lack of development by Congress in North East: PM

Guwahati, Dec. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the security, unity and sovereignty of the country has to suffer a lot due to the Congress government's policy of keeping develo... Read More

SC quashes govt order to create new villages in Rajasthan

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Friday quashed a 2020 Rajasthan government notification creating new revenue villages after finding that two of them were named after individuals, in violati... Read More

Government scraps new medical testing standards and fees for migrant workers

Kathmandu, Dec. 20 -- The government has scrapped the new standards related to medical testing and fees for Nepali migrant workers. Labour, Employment and Social Security Minister Rajendra Singh Bhand... Read More

Kokate to approach SC as lobbying intensifies to grab his post

Mumbai, Dec. 20 -- Former Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate, who received bail from the Bombay High Court in a 1995 cheating and forgery case, plans to approach the Supreme Court, sources said here... Read More

Arrest of anti-corruption activist exposes Mauritanias growing crackdown on whistleblowers

Bangladesh, Dec. 20 -- The late-night arrest of prominent Mauritanian anti-corruption activist Mohamed Ould Ghadda has triggered widespread condemnation from opposition leaders, civil society organiza... Read More

Centre to form new agency for security of ports

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The central government has announced the formation of a dedicated agency for the security of ports and vessels, on the lines of the Bureau of Civil Aviation (BCAS), said an offic... Read More

Extortion case: SC cancels bail of 4 accused, rejects bail plea of fifth

PATNA, Dec. 20 -- The Supreme Court cancelled the bail of four accused and rejected the bail petition of fifth accused in a murderous attack and demanding extortion from a sweet shop owner of Bihar's ... Read More

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