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A touch of Vietnamese Tet in Laos, Mozambique

Vientiane, Feb. 4 -- The Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school gathered its students, Lao and Vietnamese like, for a traditional banh chung (square glutinous rice cake) making session on February ... Read More


"Can't stop LoP from quoting a book in public domain": Congress MP Karti Chidambaram

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- After a massive uproar erupted in the Lok Sabha on Monday after Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi referred to an unpublished memoir of former Army Chief General MM NaravaneCon... Read More


BJP to continue overnight dharna in Karnataka Assembly over liquor scam

Bengaluru, Feb. 4 -- BJP legislators on Wednesday said they would continue their overnight dharna inside the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, demanding the resignation of Excise Minister RB Thimmapur o... Read More


SC collegium reappoints five retired Allahabad HC judges as ad-hoc judges under article 224 A

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The Supreme Court collegium has (on Tuesday) invoked Article 224A of the Constitution to re-appoint five retired judges of the Allahabad High Court as ad-hoc judges for a period o... Read More


No financial loss from postponing education reforms

Sri Lanka, Feb. 4 -- The government incurred no financial loss due to the delay in implementing Grade 6 education reforms, Prime Minister and Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya informed Parliam... Read More


Why are farmers angry with India-US trade deal? From SKM, Piyush Goyal to American trade chief - who said what

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- After the Opposition's uproar in Parliament, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) raised concerns over the India-US trade deal. The SKM, an umbrella body of various farmer unions, crit... Read More


Minimum wages revised across J&K in 2022, further changes linked to NFW: Dy CM

Jammu, Feb. 4 -- Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday said the Union Territory revised minimum wages for scheduled employments in October 2022 and any further re... Read More


"Under guise of fake 'purity' labels, poison is being sold openly": AAP MP Raghav Chadha raises concern over food adulteration

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha, on Wednesday, in a speech during the Zero Hour of the Rajya Sabha budget session, described food adulteration in India as a "raging health ... Read More


Himachal's Apple growers plan mass agitation against zero-tariff US apple imports, seek state support

Shimla, Feb. 4 -- Apple growers in Himachal Pradesh have announced plans for a mass movement against the proposed "zero import tariff" on apples from the United States, warning that the move could dev... Read More


'Both sides working to complete technical processes': Piyush Goyal briefs Lok Sabha on India-US trade deal

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday addressed the Lok Sabha with details about the India-US trade deal while speaking in the Lok Sabha during the ongoin... Read More