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'Not Just Congress, All Parties Working for Statehood': Abdul Rahim Rather

Budgam, Aug. 12 -- The Jammu and Kashmir assembly speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Tuesday said that the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood remains a common goal for all political parties acros... Read More


Rahul, Priyanka detained during protest against Election Commission

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Delhi Police on Monday morning detained several senior opposition MPs including Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, after the... Read More


Indians boycott US goods over Trump's tariffs spark calls

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- From McDonald's and Coca-Cola to Amazon and Apple, US-based multinationals are facing calls for a boycott in India as business executives and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's supporter... Read More


Final salute for Ndugai

DODOMA, Aug. 12 -- FORMER Speaker of the National Assembly, Job Ndugai was laid to rest with full state honours at his farm in Msunjilile Village, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, yesterday. The buria... Read More


Tanzania needs unity not keyboard wars

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 12 -- AS Tanzania approaches its forthcoming general elections, the political temperature is rising and not only in parliament or at campaign rallies, but also across social media ... Read More


PROTESTERS BLOCK WIND TURBINE TRANSPORT IN MANNAR

Sri Lanka, Aug. 12 -- Residents of Mannar held a protest last night, the 11th of August, blocking vehicles transporting wind turbines for the second phase of a wind power project. The protesters are ... Read More


3rd round of India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable to take place on Aug 13

India, Aug. 12 -- The 3rd round of the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) is scheduled to be held in New Delhi tomorrow. Union Ministers Dr. S. Jaishankar, Nirmala Sitharaman, Ashwini Vaish... Read More


LS extends deadline for JPC's report on 'One Nation, One Election Bill

India, Aug. 12 -- The Lok Sabha has extended the deadline for the presentation of the Joint Parliamentary Committee's report on the 'One Nation, One Election Bill. The committee will now submit its re... Read More


"Left Wing Extremism" related violence drops 81 per cent since 2010: MoS Home Nityanand Rai tells Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Union Minister of State (MoS) Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply about decline in violence perpetrated by "left wing extremists," saying that... Read More


Women's rights groups reject 50-seat plan

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- The Samajik Protirodh Committee, an alliance of 67 women's rights, human rights, and development organisations, has rejected the proposal to maintain 50 reserved parliamentary seats ... Read More