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Bangsamoro Parliament seeks new national co-chair for relations body

COTABATO CITY, Dec. 19 -- The Bangsamoro Parliament has asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to designate Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr. as the national government co-chair of... Read More


Police to be deployed along Odisha-WB, Odisha-Jharkhand borders in Mayurbhanj to check illegal movement of paddy

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 19 -- In view of the Kharif paddy procurement season 2025-26 and possible illegal movement of paddy, Mayurbhanj Collector Hema Kanta Say has written to District SP Varun Guntupalli, ... Read More


AP CM meets Nirmala Sitharaman, urges Rs 41,000 Cr. to develop horticulture sector

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Friday and sought Central support for a series of strategic development in... Read More


PM e-Bus Sewa–PSM scheme to support over 38,000 electric buses; 13 States/UTs submit mandates

India, Dec. 19 -- The PM e-Bus Sewa–Payment Security Mechanism (PSM) Scheme, with a total outlay of Rs 3,435.33 crore, aims to support the deployment of more than 38,000 electric buses across th... Read More


PM E-DRIVE scheme earmarks Rs 2,000 cr for pan-India EV charging infrastructure

India, Dec. 19 -- The Government has allocated Rs 2,000 cr under the PM E-DRIVE scheme for the deployment of public electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the country, including tribal a... Read More


Protesters allege police threats after Parliament repeals MGNREGA

India, Dec. 19 -- Parliament cleared a bill repealing MGNREGA and replacing it with a new rural jobs law. The legislation was passed by both houses on the same day amid opposition protests. Activist... Read More


TRIBUTE: Bukola Saraki at 63: Dissecting his unwavering commitment to national unity, By Yusuph Olaniyonu

Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- If you ask Abubakar Bukola Saraki for the birthday gift he desires today, he will probably request unity within his political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as his best... Read More


Cash for query: HC sets aside Lokpal sanction for CBI chargesheet against Mahua Moitra

India, Dec. 19 -- The Delhi high court on Friday set aside Lokpal's order granting Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the sanction to file a chargesheet against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Mo... Read More


Hyderabad: Owaisi asks CM for trained elephant for Muharram, Bonalu

Hyderabad, Dec. 19 -- The All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), president and Hyderabad Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi, asked the Telangana government to arrange a trained elephant pe... Read More


Hyderabad: AIMIM, MBT ask CM for trained elephant for Muharram, Bonalu

Hyderabad, Dec. 19 -- The All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), president and Hyderabad Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi, asked the Telangana government to arrange a trained elephant pe... Read More