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Amid G Ram G Bill row, Mamata names WB's job guarantee scheme after Mahatma Gandhi

India, Dec. 18 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that West Bengal's government job guarantee scheme 'Karmashree' will be renamed after Mahatma Gandhi. "Ashamed that ... Read More


"Murder of Constitution...": BRS leader Krishank on Telangana speaker's decision on defected MLAs

Hyderabad, Dec. 18 -- BRS leader Krishank on Thursday criticised the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar for dismissing disqualification petitions against five defected BRS MLAs... Read More


Setback to Congress! Pradnya Satav, widow of Rajiv Satav, joins BJP ahead of Maharashtra civic polls

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- In a setback to Congress ahead of civic body polls in Maharashtra, Pradnya Satav on Thursday joined the BJP hours after submitting her resignation from the Upper House of the Mah... Read More


Pune court awards life term to man for murder of 13-year-old kabaddi player

India, Dec. 18 -- A sessions court in Pune on Tuesday sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment for the murder of a 13-year-old schoolgirl, who was hacked to death with a sickle while practising k... Read More


TN: Vijay to address TVK's first public meeting after Karur stampede

Erode, Dec. 18 -- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Thursday will hold its first public meeting in Tamil Nadu following the Karur stampede incident, with actor and party founder Vijay addressing suppo... Read More


Gold near $4350 as stronger dollar, CPI caution weigh

Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- Gold futures edged lower near $4350 per ounce in early Asian trade as the dollar strengthened ahead of the closely watched US November CPI report, expected to show inflation remaini... Read More


Shashi Tharoor makes 'Kerala' pitch to Rajiv Shukla after Lucknow fog dampens IND vs SA; BCCI VP says 'will look into.'

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Congress' Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor on Thursday made an appeal to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajiv Shukla to shift the internation... Read More


West Bengal: CM Mamata to rename Karmashree scheme after Mahatma Gandhi amid VB-G RAM-G Bill row

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that the Karmashree scheme of the state government will be named after Mahatma Gandhi as a response to the Centre's... Read More


"We wanted the bill to be sent to standing or parliamentary committee": Congress MP Mallu Ravi on Viksit Bharat- G RAM G Bill

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Following Lok Sabha's approval of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, Congress MP Mallu Ravi said that the opposition wanted the le... Read More


Nepal: 98 per cent turnout recorded in CPN-UML general convention, counting to start late morning

Kathmandu, Dec. 18 -- Polling in the ongoing general convention of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) general convention is now complete, with turnout recorded at 98.40 p... Read More