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Why youth voting crucial in elections

DAR ES SALAAM, July 1 -- AS Tanzania heads towards its next General Election this October, youth participation is expected to play a critical role in shaping the countrys democratic future and determi... Read More


GST collections hit record high in 2024-25; 85% of businesses happy with system

New Delhi, June 30 -- India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) system has achieved a major milestone in 2024-25, with a record gross collection of Rs.22.08 lakh crore, showing a 9.4 per cent growth over t... Read More


Government mulls enhancing MSP for wool in next Budget: Himachal CM Sukhu

Shimla, June 30 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that his government is actively considering an increase in compensation for the loss of goats and sheep, and effor... Read More


South Calcutta Law College suspends all classes indefinitely after student's gangrape case

India, June 30 -- South Calcutta Law College has decided to suspend classes for all students for an indefinite period following the gangrape of a law student on its college campus last week. "All BA ... Read More


No fee hike for professional courses in Telangana for 2025-26

Hyderabad, June 30 -- The Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC) has taken a decision to continue engineering and other professional colleges to continue with the same fees as ascert... Read More


Citizens' protest saves 2-acre plot in Pune; govt scraps builder deal, to set up cancer hospital

India, June 30 -- A sustained citizens' campaign backed by activists and political leaders has helped save a two-acre prime government plot in Mangalwar Peth from being handed over to a private builde... Read More


Hormuz Strait closure could disrupt oil imports: Sugiono

Jakarta, June 30 -- The Iranian government's plan to close the Strait of Hormuz could affect global oil supply, including Indonesia's oil imports, Foreign Minister Sugiono has said. "If the Iranian's... Read More


Nuh village gets temporary police post

India, June 30 -- A temporary police post has been set up in the Basai Meo village to ensure round-the-clock check on rampant illegal mining and other criminal activities in the region. The move comes... Read More


CM wants Old Delhi railway station to be renamed after Maharaja Agrasen

India, June 30 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta has written to Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, requesting that the Old Delhi Railway Station be renamed in honour of Maharaja Agrasen, a le... Read More


"What BJP says and does are two different things": Manickam Tagore on probe committee into Kolkata gangrape case

New Delhi, June 30 -- Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday hit out at the BJP after the party formed a probe committee into the alleged Kolkata gangrape case and said that while crimes against women ... Read More