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'Hamzah Zainudin not sacked yet' as Bersatu tensions escalate

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 9 -- Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin remains Bersatu's deputy president for now, according to an elected representative who attended a gathering with Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin l... Read More


'No impediment to SIR': Supreme Court extends Bengal deadline by 7 days, restricts micro-observers

New Delhi/IBNS, Feb. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Monday extended by seven days the deadline for scrutiny of documents and disposal of claims and objections under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of ... Read More


How one woman's courage challenged Iran's mighty clerics

Kathmandu, Feb. 9 -- Ali Shariati Mazinani, a prominent sociologist and Iranian revolutionary who specialised in the sociology of religion, once said, "Religion should wake people up, not put them to ... Read More


Nahid threatens to besiege EC over election mobile phone restrictions

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nahid Islam has threatened to besiege the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday if the rule barring mobile phones within 400 yards of polling centres... Read More


Nahid threatens to besiege EC over mobile phone restrictions

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nahid Islam has threatened to besiege the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday if the rule barring mobile phones within 400 yards of polling centres... Read More


Haryana: Ride operator, staff held after Surajkund tragedy

Chandigarh, Feb. 9 -- A day after a swing ride collapsed at the Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Faridabad, claiming the life of a police inspector and injuring 12 people, the Haryana government... Read More


State President congratulates overseas Vietnamese on Lunar New Year Festival

Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb. 9 -- State President Luong Cuong and his spouse, Ha Noi, February 8, 2025 - Photo: VTV The State President delivered his Lunar New Year message and beat the ceremonial drum to of... Read More


Deadlines missed, restoration delayed: Why Delhi's water bodies are still dry

India, Feb. 9 -- Jagdeesh Kumar, a 62-year-old resident of Vishwas Nagar, has a fixed routine. Every evening, he takes a walk around Jheel Park in east Delhi's Welcome - not too far from his home. The... Read More


Delhi facing a water crisis despite multiple plans to revive lakes. Here's why

India, Feb. 9 -- Jagdeesh Kumar, a 62-year-old resident of Vishwas Nagar, has a fixed routine. Every evening, he takes a walk around Jheel Park in east Delhi's Welcome - not too far from his home. The... Read More


In an era of infra growth, Kosi-Seemanchal region still relies on bamboo bridges

SAHARSA/PURNEA, Feb. 9 -- Despite infrastructure in Bihar getting attention of both the central and state governments and being the focus of the "next stage development", the Kosi-Seemanchal region is... Read More