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Five nominees declared elected 'unopposed' to RS from MP

Bhopal, Feb. 20 -- All five candidates - namely Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan, Umeshnath Maharaj, Bansilal Gurjar, Maya Naroliya (all BJP) and Ashok Singh (Congres... Read More


State House hit as Budget Controller rejects Sh47bn cash requests

Nairobi, Feb. 20 -- The Controller of Budget (COB) rejected requests by the State House, 18 Ministries, and State agencies to spend more than Sh47 billion under an emergency clause in the six months e... Read More


PH posts $740-M balance of payments deficit in January

MANILA, Feb. 20 -- The country's overall balance of payments (BOP) position posted a deficit of USD740 million in January 2024, a reversal from the USD3.1 billion BOP surplus recorded in the same mont... Read More


After SC's verdict, what next for Chandigarh poll official Anil Masih?

India, Feb. 20 -- The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that in the Chandigarh mayoral polls, the presiding officer intentionally attempted to deface eight ballot papers. The top court instructed the Regi... Read More


Congress targets Centre for blocking farmers' social media accounts amid protests

India, Feb. 20 -- The Congress on Tuesday slammed the Centre for blocking social media handles of farmers, activists, and their supporters, including 35 Facebook accounts, 14 Instagram accounts, 49 Tw... Read More


Sonia Gandhi elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Congress leader Sonia Gandhi becomes the second Gandhi family member to secure a seat in the Rajya Sabha, as the former Congress president was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha fr... Read More


चंडीगढ़ में होगा AAP का मेयर, सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने पलटा फैसला; कहा- चुनाव अधिकारी ने अपराध किया

नई दिल्ली, फरवरी 20 -- चंडीगढ़ के मेयर अब आम आदमी पार्टी के उम्मीदवार कुलदीप कुमार होंगे। सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने मतपत्रों में गड़बड़ी कर गलत नतीजा देने के आरोपों की सुनवाई करते हुए यह आदेश दिया। अदालत ने इस... Read More


Moitra gets fresh summons from ED

India, Feb. 20 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a fresh summons to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra for next week in connection with a Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) ... Read More


Simplified: Why Malaysia's vernacular schools are constitutional and their use of Tamil and Chinese is legally protected, according to Court of Appeal

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 20 -- The existence of vernacular schools in Malaysia - which have used Tamil and Chinese to teach students even before Merdeka and before the country's national language was stated... Read More


SC declares AAP's Kuldeep Kumar as Chandigarh Mayoral poll winner

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Chandigarh : Setting aside the election of the BJP candidate as declared by the Returning Officer, the Supreme Court on Tuesday declared AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar as the Mayor... Read More