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President Samia assures diplomats of free, fair and credible elections

Tanzania, Feb. 9 -- Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has assured envoys and representatives of international organisations that Tanzania will hold free, fair and credible elections. This ... Read More


Data recap: Budget analysis, output growth, FMCG slump

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Every Friday, Plain Facts publishes a compilation of data-based insights, complete with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week... Read More


Malaysian ex-minister Daim Zainuddin may spend five-years in prison

Bangladesh, Feb. 9 -- Former Malaysian finance minister Daim Zainuddin and his wife, Naimah Khalid, have been charged by Malaysian authorities for failing to disclose assets as part of an anti-corrupt... Read More


Motherhood penalty: 'Why we can't get decent jobs'

Nairobi, Feb. 9 -- Grace Wamuhua's heart jumps every time her toddler calls "Mama!" as she sells second-hand clothes on the bustling Tom Mboya Street of downtown Nairobi. It could mean he's wandered ... Read More


"UCC is anti-Quran, anti-Islam": AIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal

Bongaigaon, Feb. 9 -- All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) Chief and Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal on Friday said that, the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is anti-Quran, anti-Islam and his party will op... Read More


MoS Health Bharati Pawar lists out measures taken to ensure quality of medicines

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Bharati Pravin Pawar, listed out in the Lok Sabha on Friday the measures taken by the government to ensure the quality o... Read More


ASEAN Secy-General to visit India from February 11 to 15

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, will be on an official visit to India from February 11 to 15, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release. This will be th... Read More


Thailand Parliamentary delegation visits New Delhi, expresses interest in investing in India

India, Feb. 9 -- Thailand's Parliamentary delegation, led by Chairwoman Pikulkaew Krairiksh of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, recently visited India when they expressed their intere... Read More


No media restrictions in quiet period ahead of elections: Bawaslu

Jakarta, Feb. 9 -- The General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has assured that there will be no restrictions on the media during the 2024 election quiet period starting from Sunday, and press f... Read More


Foreign varsity plan stirs unease in CPI(M)

Kochi, Feb. 9 -- The announcement by Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal in the 2024-25 FY budget on February 5 about exploring opportunities to set up foreign university campuses in the state has st... Read More