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Overcrowded Selangor, overrepresented Sabah: EC flags voting imbalance

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 19 -- "Imagine in Selangor - overcrowded. There are far too many people, but the number of parliamentary seats is small," said Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Azmi Sharom, ... Read More


TDA fetes 18 government agencies and industry partners for tech transfer, local industry development

PUTRAJAYA, Dec. 19 -- Eighteen government agencies and strategic industry partners have been honoured by the Technology Depository Agency (TDA) for their exceptional contributions to strengthening loc... Read More


Opposition alliance likely for Mumbai civic polls; Seat-sharing talks on

Mumbai, Dec. 19 -- An alliance between the Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Shiv Sena (Thackeray faction), and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is likely for the u... Read More


SP chief questions BJP on its organizational appointments

Lucknow, Dec. 19 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav today launched a scathing attack on the BJP's organizational decisions, saying they were based not on merit or experience, bu... Read More


"Tell us something new' Akhilesh taunts BJP on Codeine syrup scandal

Lucknow, Dec. 19 -- Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav has blamed the BJP government for the fake and toxic Codeine cough syrup. Yadav said, "When you're in trouble, blame others. This... Read More


Congress MLA Aftab Ahmed questions Haryana govt over crop damage compensation during assembly session

Chandigarh, Dec. 19 -- Congress MLA Aftab Ahmed, during the ongoing Winter Session of the Assembly, raised a question to the Haryana government over compensation provided for crop damage suffered by f... Read More


Punjab panchayat & zila parishad elections: SAD put up spirited fight despite stiff competition

Chandigarh, Dec. 19 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) put up a spirited fight in the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections in Punjab despite facing stiff competition from the ruling Aam Aadmi Pa... Read More


Jaishankar seeks Dutch push for 'decisive phase' of India-EU trade pact talks

India, Dec. 19 -- India and the Netherlands on Friday discussed ways to deepen their cooperation in strategic areas such as semiconductors, cyberspace and technology, with external affairs minister S ... Read More


"No agreement of two and half year," Siddaramaiah rejects power sharing theory says "will stay CM"

Belagavi, Dec. 19 -- On the last day of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly session in Belagavi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah firmly rejected claims of a "two-and-a-half-year" power-sharing agreement, a... Read More


Reconsider 211% hike in salaries:Odisha BJP MLAs to CM amid backlash

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 19 -- BJP MLAs of Odisha on Thursday requested chief minister Mohan Majhi to reconsider the controversial 211% hike in MLAs' salaries and allowances, acknowledging the need to respec... Read More