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EU agrees deal to cut emissions 90pc by 2040

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- European Union countries and lawmakers reached a final deal Wednesday on an ambitious target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, allowing carbon credits bought outside the ... Read More


BJP questions LoP Rahul Gandhi's foreign trips

India, Dec. 11 -- BJP on Wednesday raised questions on Rahul Gandhi's foreign trips and asked the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha about his "compulsion" to often embark on "secret travels"... Read More


Opposition stages walkout in RS

India, Dec. 11 -- Opposition parties led by the Congress on Wednesday staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha after a BJP MP withdrew, without explanation, a question he had posed to Home Minister Amit Sh... Read More


RS Chairman urges protection of human rights, especially for marginalised groups

India, Dec. 11 -- Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday called on elected representatives to ensure human rights remain "living, breathing realities" for every citizen, particularly the m... Read More


Congress slams BJP over Vande Mataram controversy

India, Dec. 11 -- Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Wednesday attacked the BJP for creating an unnecessary controversy over the national song Vande Mataram, asking whether those who bowed their heads... Read More


Protecting rights of fellow citizens shared duty: President Murmu

India, Dec. 11 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday called upon citizens to recognise that guarding human rights are "not the sole responsibility" of Governments, the NHRC or other such institutio... Read More


CM Reddy unveils Rs 1,000 crore for Osmania University revamp

India, Dec. 11 -- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday announced an allocation of Rs 1,000 crore for development works at Osmania University, pledging to upgrade the century-old insti... Read More


PM Modi praises Amit Shah's outstanding speech in Lok Sabha

India, Dec. 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the outstanding speech delivered by Home Minister Amit Shah in the Lok Sabha. The Home Minister presented concrete facts that highli... Read More


India's Postal network adds 10,170 new offices in 11 years: Scindia

India, Dec. 11 -- Union Minister for Communications and DoNER Jyotiraditya M. Scindia informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday on the major expansion and modernisation efforts underway at India Post, descr... Read More


Czech populist billionaire Babis sworn in as prime minister

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Populist billionaire Andrej Babis was sworn in Tuesday as the Czech Republic's new prime minister, following October's parliamentary election, as the next government is expected ... Read More