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Kallas Distances Herself from Mogherini Corruption Scandal Rocking EU Diplomacy

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- BRUSSELS - Kaja Kallas, the European Union's top diplomat, moved swiftly to distance herself from a burgeoning corruption scandal that has ensnared her predecessors and exposed fi... Read More


Review: Boats in a Storm by Kalyani Ramnath

India, Dec. 6 -- When Ceylon (Sri Lanka today) became independent in 1948, a law passed that year did not recognise about 800,000 people of Tamil Indian origin as citizens, even though many had lived ... Read More


Ride-hailing is a rage in Kathmandu but there's no regulation to steer it

Kathmandu, Dec. 6 -- hailing is a common sight at least in Kathmandu but the guidelines introduced to regulate the services are still far from being implemented as officials blame the lack of governme... Read More


At all-party meeting, PM urged to concentrate on polls and safety

Kathmandu, Dec. 6 -- Leaders of various political parties have urged the government to focus on the March elections. During an all-party meeting at Prime Minister Sushila Karki's residence on Friday, ... Read More


HC questions TN over failure to allow lamp ritual; state moves SC

Bengaluru/Chennai, Dec. 6 -- The Madras high court on Friday asked the Tamil Nadu government once again to "explain" its "repeated failure" to permit the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam lamp atop the... Read More


Rijiju: No new deadline for Waqf registration, no penalties for 3 months

India, Dec. 6 -- Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday ruled out extending the deadline for registering Waqf properties on the UMEED portal but said his ministry, recognising the conc... Read More


Law to declare social boycott crime on anvil

Bengaluru, Dec. 6 -- Karnataka is preparing to introduce a law that would make social boycott a criminal offence, a move officials said is designed to counter deeply rooted forms of exclusion that con... Read More


Upalokayukta's remarks trigger political slugfest

Bengaluru, Dec. 6 -- Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday took to social media to rebut an appeal by the BJP for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into comments made by the state's Upal... Read More


The week in charts: GDP puzzle, GST hit, FDI inflows, slowing industrial production

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- From India's strong GDP growth leaving everyone puzzled amid a 'C' rating over data quality, the revamp in goods and services tax (GST) leading to a moderation in collections, ris... Read More


Power to suspend an MP is as ancient as Parliament itself - Hafiz Hassan

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 6 -- The United Kingdom's (UK) House of Commons (the Commons) has a team of researchers whose job is to provide a range of research and information services for Members of Parliamen... Read More