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The mayor is the democratic figure in whom the French have the most confidence

France, July 13 -- A new study highlights the key role played by mayors in French democracy, and found that these local figures - of which there are almost 35,000 - are by far the elected officials mo... Read More


State pushes ahead with stalled Germany job project

India, July 13 -- In a bid to revive the stalled skill migration project with Germany, the Maharashtra government has granted permission to Rahul Rekhawar, the director of the State Council of Educati... Read More


SC to hear plea Monday to save Kerala nurse in Yemen

New Delhi, July 13 -- The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to use diplomatic channels to save an Indian nurse, who is likely to be executed in Yemen on July 1... Read More


Shashikant Shinde likely to be Maha NCP (SP) prez Jayant Patil's successor

India, July 13 -- Eight months after the debacle in the Maharashtra assembly elections, the NCP (SP) is looking for a major leadership change. The party's state president Jayant Patil is on his way ou... Read More


Mamata to lead rally against harassment of Bengali-speaking people

Kolkata, July 13 -- Ahead of July 21 Martyrs' Day rally, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) will hold a procession in Kolkata on July 16 which will be led by Bengal Chief Minister and party supremo M... Read More


Kota Srinivasa Rao, veteran Telugu actor and ex Andhra MLA, dies at 83

India, July 13 -- Renowned Tollywood actor and former lawmaker Kota Srinivasa Rao passed away at his Filmnagar residence in Hyderabad in the early hours of Sunday, after battling health problems and a... Read More


July 13 'Martyrs' Day' row in Kashmir: MLAs, party leaders 'locked' inside homes. 'Blatantly undemocratic,' says CM Omar

New Delhi, July 13 -- A National Conference spokesperson alleged on Sunday that he, and many of his colleagues in the party and assembly, have been locked inside their homes to prevent them from atten... Read More


Consensus Commission call for compromise by political parties

Dhaka, July 13 -- Professor Ali Riaz, Vice-President of the National Consensus Commission, has urged all political parties to come together and make compromises in order to move toward a resolution of... Read More


SP has no moral right to talk education: Dy CM Maurya

PRAYAGRAJ, July 13 -- Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday criticised the Samajwadi Party (SP) for opposing the ongoing merger of government primary schools, alleging that the party la... Read More


Understanding President Tinubu's electoral skepticism, By Lai Olurode

Nigeria, July 13 -- What is evident from the unfolding political rigmarole, as being manifested by the coalition of political forces and movements across the political parties, is that Tinubu and his ... Read More