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India's Assam Floods Kill Over 100, Displace 700,000 as Coal Mining Blamed for Scale of Catastrophe

GUWAHATI, Aug. 25 -- Debiram Panika was at work in a nearby town when the Dikhow River tore through his village in Assam's Sivasagar district last month. When he returned, his wife Dipika and their fo... Read More


Oyo govt accuses FG of intentionally excluding Makinde from federal road project launch

Nigeria, Aug. 25 -- The Oyo State Government has accused the federal government of deliberately excluding Governor Seyi Makinde from the launching of the reconstruction and dualisation of the Ibadan-I... Read More


Germany's Foreign Minister Says Europe Does Not Have the Money for Ukraine's Weapons

BERLIN, Aug. 25 -- Johann Wadephul spent Saturday to Monday in Ukraine, went to Kharkiv, and came away saying the quiet part. Asked by Tagesschau what European governments could still do for Ukraine's... Read More


Omar defends power tariff hike as 'compulsion'

Srinagar, Aug 24, Aug. 25 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday defended the recent power tariff hike as a "compulsion". Responding to media queries on the sidelines of an official function, Omar ... Read More


Abdul Rahim Rather: Five decades from MLA to Speaker

Srinagar, Aug. 25 -- From a grassroots legislator to one of Jammu and Kashmir's longest-serving political figures, Abdul Rahim Rather's career spans nearly five decades of electoral politics, minister... Read More


Tourism Dept failed to spend 20 per cent of allocated funds druing TMC regime: Minister Ghosh

Kolkata, Aug. 25 -- The West Bengal Tourism Department could not spend even 20 per cent of its allocated funds during the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) regime in the state, claimed Tourism Ministe... Read More


PDP, Apni Party protest against power tariff hike, J&K Cong chief demands immediate rollback

Srinagar/Jammu, Aug. 25 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Apni Party on Monday held separate protests here against electricity tariff hike in Jammu and Kashmir, which will be effective fro... Read More


HC clears ED's path against dredging company in Hokersar corruption case

Srinagar, Aug. 25 -- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has dismissed a plea by a non-local company - M/S Reach Dredging Limited - accused of corruption in connection with a flood channel dredging proje... Read More


Vijay's big freebie push: 3 LPG cylinders, expanded free bus travel for women

India, Aug. 25 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay on Monday announced three free LPG cylinders a year for families with an annual income below Rs 2.5 lakh, along with expanded free bus travel f... Read More


Salman Khan: The Conviction That Has Never Been Heard on Appeal

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in prison in April 2018. He was out on bail within two days, and the appeal against that conviction has still not been heard. Eight years... Read More