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MP: 4 men held for gang raping woman, assaulting her partner in Sidhi forest area

India, Aug. 7 -- Four men were arrested on Thursday for allegedly gang raping a 20-year-old woman and assaulting her male partner in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi, police said. The four suspects - Lole Yada... Read More


Local investment up 18%, 200 major tax evaders identified: President

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- In the government's push against tax evasion, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake revealed in Parliament that he is in possession of a list of 200 major tax evaders, who collective... Read More


Media freedom being compromised amid new pressure, experts opine

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Speakers at a dialogue in the capital on Wednesday said freedom of the country's media is now being compromised in various ways. A new kind of pressure has emerged - figuring out who... Read More


Time to rethink Fiji's peacekeeping commitments: Defence Minister Tikoduadua

Fiji, Aug. 7 -- Fiji's Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs Pio Tikoduadua has told Parliament it's time Fiji rethinks the scope and purpose of its peacekeeping operations, announcing work has beg... Read More


Governor Gungwar pays tribute to late Shibu Soren in Nemra

Ramgarh, Aug. 7 -- Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gungwar today visited Nemra village in Ramgarh district to pay homage to former Chief Minister and sitting Rajya Sabha MP Shibu Soren, who passed aw... Read More


India offers gun licences near Bangladesh border amid rising tensions

Pakistan, Aug. 7 -- In a move that has sparked nationwide debate, India's Assam state government has announced it will offer gun licences to "indigenous" residents living near the Bangladesh border. C... Read More


Naveen slams Odisha govt over deaths of three young girls in a month

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 7 -- Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik today strongly criticized the Mohan Majhi-led BJP government, alleging administrative apathy following t... Read More


Rahul alleges 'organised vote theft', accuses ECI of colluding with BJP to manipulate polls

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, once again slammed the Election Commission today accusing the poll body of ''colluding'' with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to ... Read More


Mayawati slams US' 50 pc tariff on Indian goods, calls for national unity

Lucknow, Aug. 7 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati today strongly criticized the recent imposition of heavy tariffs by the United States on Indian goods, calling the move a betrayal by a so-c... Read More


Indices claw back to close in green amid late buying; Nifty ends above 24,590

Mumbai, Aug. 7 -- The domestic equity benchmarks staged a late rebound on Thursday, with the benchmark indices managing to shake off early jitters and end slightly in the green. The turnaround came in... Read More