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Trump's tariffs on India and US-Russia trade: A double standard? What data reveals

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The Indian government and the country's top leaders called out the "double standards" of the United States and the European Union, which criticised India for buying oil from Russi... Read More


Congress MPs move Rule 267 notices to discuss issues affecting electoral systems

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Congress MPs Syed Naseer Hussain and Ranjeet Ranjan moved notices under rule 267, demanding suspension of business in Rajya Sabha to discuss issues concerning the electoral system... Read More


IPO gold rush or bubble? India's co-working firms test the public markets

Bengaluru, Aug. 7 -- During a board meeting of IndiQube Spaces Ltd mid last year, WestBridge Capital, a long-time investor, asked Meghna Agarwal and Rishi Das why they weren't considering an initial p... Read More


Bill to repeal Presidents' entitlements presented to Parliament

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara presented in Parliament the Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill which aims to repeal the Presidents' Entitlements Act, No. 4 of 1986. The... Read More


Pakistan Reboots US Ties Under Trump With Military At The Helm

Pakistan, Aug. 7 -- It was the first week of March this year when newly elected US President Donald Trump, during his first address to Congress, said something that left many in Pakistan stunned. "An... Read More


MP: 4 men held for gang raping woman, assaulting her partner in Sidhi forest area

India, Aug. 7 -- Four men were arrested on Thursday for allegedly gang raping a 20-year-old woman and assaulting her male partner in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi, police said. The four suspects - Lole Yada... Read More


Local investment up 18%, 200 major tax evaders identified: President

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- In the government's push against tax evasion, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake revealed in Parliament that he is in possession of a list of 200 major tax evaders, who collective... Read More


Time to rethink Fiji's peacekeeping commitments: Defence Minister Tikoduadua

Fiji, Aug. 7 -- Fiji's Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs Pio Tikoduadua has told Parliament it's time Fiji rethinks the scope and purpose of its peacekeeping operations, announcing work has beg... Read More


Media freedom being compromised amid new pressure, experts opine

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Speakers at a dialogue in the capital on Wednesday said freedom of the country's media is now being compromised in various ways. A new kind of pressure has emerged - figuring out who... Read More


Governor Gungwar pays tribute to late Shibu Soren in Nemra

Ramgarh, Aug. 7 -- Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gungwar today visited Nemra village in Ramgarh district to pay homage to former Chief Minister and sitting Rajya Sabha MP Shibu Soren, who passed aw... Read More