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IPS Y. Puran Kumar suicide case: Former Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur questioned by SIT

Chandigarh, Dec. 20 -- The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Chandigarh Police is continuing its probe into the suicide case of Haryana cadre IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar. As part of the investiga... Read More


Modi govt bulldozed MGNREGA, says Sonia Gandhi, vows fight against new 'black law'

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday accused the Modi government of bulldozing the MGNREGA, and asserted that the "black law" that seeks to repeal it... Read More


"Violation of federal law": US Democrats on Epstein files redactions

Washington DC, Dec. 20 -- US Congressmen Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin, leading Democrats on the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees, have criticised the Department of Justice for heavily redact... Read More


This Hate Speech Bill is the Wrong Pill

India, Dec. 20 -- Across States and at the Centre, lawmaking has been reduced to brute arithmetic: If you have the numbers, you ram the Bill through. Debate is optional. Deliberation is dispensable. ... Read More


EU to slash asylum cases from 7 nations deemed safe

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The European Union on Thursday said it would drastically reduce asylum claims from seven nations in Africa, the Middle East and Asia by considering them safe countries of origin,... Read More


Arunachal local polls: PPA topples BJP in Pasighat Council

Itanagar, Dec. 20 -- In a major political upset, the regional People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) on Saturday emerged victorious in the Pasighat Municipal Council (PMC) elections, dislodging the ruling ... Read More


What is Diversity visa and why is it back in focus after the Brown University shooting

India, Dec. 20 -- The US Diversity Visa (DV) program, often referred to as the "green card lottery", has returned to attention after the shooting incidents linked to Portuguese national Claudio Neves ... Read More


BGB, police deployed at Parliament building and other areas

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed at the Parliament complex and several other key locations across Dhaka ahead of the funeral prayers for slain political act... Read More


"Mob rule should not prevail": Congress MP Shashi Tharoor condemns violence in Bangladesh

Patna, Dec. 20 -- Congress MP and Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, on Saturday strongly condemned the violence in Bangladesh triggered by the de... Read More


'Tashi Delek & Julley!': Kiren Rijiu extends Losar greetings to people of Ladakh

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday extended greetings to the people of Ladakh on the occasion of Losar, the traditional Tibetan... Read More