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Nepal's parliament dissolved hours after interim PM Sushila Karki took oath, elections announced

India, Sept. 13 -- Nepal's parliament was dissolved on Friday, just hours after former chief justice Sushila Karki took the oath as the country's interim Prime Minister in the wake of deadly anti-gove... Read More


Opposition may take legal action against Deputy Ministers under Public Properties Act: Dayasiri

Sri Lanka, Sept. 13 -- The Opposition in Parliament is contemplating taking legal action against Deputy Ministers under the Public Properties Act for using perks such as staff payments allowance, Oppo... Read More


Nirmala Sitharaman likely to visit TN tomorrow

Chennai, Sept. 13 -- Senior BJP Leader and union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman isexpected to visit Chennai tomorrow to take part in a GST awareness programme, besidesaddressing and meeting Tamil... Read More


Curfew lifted in Nepal; citizens snap charred parliament, govt buildings, protest sites

India, Sept. 13 -- Hours after Sushila Karki took oath as Nepal's interim prime minister and the curfew was lifted on Saturday morning, citizens of the Himalayan nation were seen stepping out and capt... Read More


Hope dawns in Nepal

India, Sept. 13 -- In a historic and politically charged development, former Chief Justice Sushila Karki has been appointed as the head of Nepal's new interim government, following days of mass protes... Read More


PM Modi to visit Manipur 2 years after ethnic clashes

India, Sept. 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur on Saturday, two years since ethnic violence erupted in the state claiming over 200 lives. He will lay the foundation stone of multip... Read More


Why only Delhi? SC debate on clean air policy

India, Sept. 13 -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday raised pointed questions over the selective imposition of the firecracker ban in the Delhi-NCR region, saying if clean air was a right for elite r... Read More


Legislative seats are now family heirlooms across India

India, Sept. 13 -- Over a fifth elected legislators in India come from political families. In its report, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch's (NEW) found that 1,... Read More


Adani slammed for defying FRA, PESA

India, Sept. 13 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has accused the Adani Group of initiating tree-cutting on Government and forest land in Madhya Pradesh's Dhirauli coal mine project without mandatory l... Read More


Slapping PSA on an elected MLA is injustice, Assembly must act: Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar, Sept. 13 -- Tawseef Hamdani Peoples Democratic Party President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday condemned the use of Public Safety Act against Doda MLA Mehraj Malik, cal... Read More