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Fadnavis orders "controlled feeding" of pigeons at kabutarkhanas

India, Aug. 6 -- After the brouhaha from the Jain and Gujarati communities, the Maharashtra government did a turnaround in its stand on kabutarkhanas (pigeon-feeding sites). Chief minister Devendra Fa... Read More


State must heed apex court's lament on probes

India, Aug. 6 -- Last month, two terror cases collapsed in Mumbai courts when the judges found the prosecution could not back their claims with verifiable evidence. Against this backdrop, the Supreme ... Read More


Hooda demands rRs.r50K per acre compensation for flood-hit farmers

Karnal, Aug. 6 -- Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday demanded that the state government provide compensation of Rs.50,000 per acre to farmers whose fields have been submerg... Read More


Rajya Sabha passes Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Parliament on Wednesday passed the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025, replacing a century-old colonial-era law with updated legislation designed to promote ease of doing busines... Read More


India shouldn't take Trump's 'impulsive' tariff threat: Congress' Karti Chidambaram

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Congress MP Karti Chidambaram said on Wednesday that India should not take US President Donald Trump seriously when he makes impulsive statements on tariffs. Instead, the country ... Read More


"We are waiting to see what the BJP's stance will be...": Top Telangana Congress leaders gather in Delhi's Jantar Mantar over BC reservations

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Top leaders of the ruling Congress in Telangana, including the State ministers, gathered in Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Wednesday to press the Centre to approve the Bill passed by th... Read More


Former J&K governor Satyapal Malik who spoke out for farmers dies

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- In late May, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a charge sheet against 79-year-old Satyapal Malik, accusing the former Jammu & Kashmir governor of receiving bribes fo... Read More


BJP opposing constitution through SIR move: Akhilesh Yadav

LUCKNOW, Aug. 6 -- Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), by implementing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls... Read More


Airtel ready to pay AGR-linked statutory dues but seeks parity in relief

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Bharti Airtel Ltd on Wednesday said that it can make all necessary adjusted gross revenue (AGR)-related payments even as it expects the government to extend it the same relief as ... Read More


East Nusa Tenggara: Healthcare enhanced with new hospitals

Indonesia, Aug. 6 -- The Ministry of Health is constructing three hospitals in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province to optimize healthcare services for communities in the archipelagic province. "Yes, th... Read More