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Supreme Court to wrap up Yes Bank AT-1 bond case hearings in January

NEW DELHI, Dec. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will conclude hearings in the third week of January on appeals filed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Yes Bank and others challenging the ... Read More


MGNREGS: Tea garden workers demand immediate resumption

Alipurduar, Dec. 4 -- A fresh indication of distress is once again emerging in North Bengal's tea industry. With the lean season approaching, tea garden workers and several stakeholders are calling fo... Read More


KLO chief's 'video urging boycott' triggers controversy before CM's December 9 meet

Cooch Behar, Dec. 4 -- As the stage is all set for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's public meeting at the Ras Mela Maidan in Cooch Behar on December 9, a controversy has erupted over a video message-p... Read More


Punitive Approach

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The Supreme Court's intervention yesterday, calling on states to ease the severe pressure faced by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of e... Read More


A troubling message from Guinea-Bissau, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- None of the three Guineas is thriving, but in Guinea-Bissau, the country that sits on Africa's map like a tongue of fire, recent events are twisting that nation's fate into profound... Read More


Punjab tops nation in Human Trafficking Cases, Jaishankar tells parliament

Chandigarh, Dec. 4 -- India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that Punjab has recorded the highest number of human trafficking cases in the country. Respon... Read More


APCC condemns alleged threatening remark by Arunachal minister

Itanagar, Dec. 4 -- The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has strongly condemned a statement allegedly made by Panchayat Raj Minister Ojing Tasing during an election rally, in which he repor... Read More


US Lawmakers seek sanctions on Gen Asim Munir, Sharif govt over Rights abuses

Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, Dec. 4 -- In a strong rebuke of Pakistan's military establishment, members of the United States Congress, led by Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal have written to Sec... Read More


Tihar link in DK Shivakumar visit to Delhi for wedding amid Karnataka drama

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar flew into Delhi on Wednesday to attend the wedding of a former bureaucrat's son, a day after his second breakfast meeting with chief ... Read More


Greeces trial of humanitarian workers exposes deepening criminalization of solidarity in Europe

Bangladesh, Dec. 4 -- When 24 humanitarian workers appear before the Mytilene Court of Appeals on December 4, they will not simply be defending themselves against serious felony charges. They will be ... Read More