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Achham shamans join push to stop forcing women into huts during periods

Achham, May 1 -- Religious leaders and shamans in remote Achham district have pledged support for government efforts to eradicate Chhaupadi-the deeply-rooted practice of isolating menstruating women-s... Read More


Wayfair Q1 Loss Narrows, Stock Climbs In Pre-Market

India, May 1 -- Wayfair Inc. (W), Thursday announced financial results for the first quarter. The company reported a net loss of $113 million or $0.89 a share, compared to $248 million or $2.06 a sha... Read More


New lease of state BJP office paves way for multi-storey building

India, May 1 -- The state has extended the lease of a prime plot in Mumbai's Nariman Point to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's state unit for another 30 years, clearing the way for a multi-storey b... Read More


Iran foreign minister Araghchi to visit India May 7-8

India, May 1 -- Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who recently offered to mediate between India and Pakistan, is set to travel to New Delhi next week for discussions on trade and economic... Read More


{Sangrur sewage overflow} AAP councilor among 6 taken ill

Sangrur, May 1 -- Aam Aadmi Party's ward 21 councillor Salma Rani and five others were taken ill owing to damaged sewer pipes which left drinking water contaminated and streets inundated in Sundar Bas... Read More


KMC in a mess

Nepal, May 1 -- On April 4, 2025, the inevitable happened. The simmering conflict between Balendra Shah (Balen), the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) and Sunita Dangol, the Deputy Mayor, exp... Read More


SC reaffirms ban on tree felling within 5 Km of Taj Mahal

New Delhi, May 1 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday reiterated its 2015 directive restricting the felling of trees within a five-kilometre aerial radius of the Taj Mahal in Agra, emphasising that no tre... Read More


Rahul Gandhi demands martyr status for Pahalgam attack victims, requests PM to "respect sentiments of families affected"

New Delhi, May 1 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded martyr status for the 26 victims of the deadly Pahalgam attack and requested the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "respect the sent... Read More


Telangana HC restrains GHMC, revenue officials from interfering with Banjara Hills property

Hyderabad, May 1 -- Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Wednesday issued interim orders restraining officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and the revenue ... Read More


Patna: Poster congratulating Lalu, Tejashwi put up outside RJD office as Centre announces caste census

Patna, May 1 -- A poster congratulating Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and party leader Tejashwi Yadav was put up outside the party's state headquarters in Patna on Thursday, follo... Read More