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Reforming urban land registration

India, Dec. 4 -- Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto once argued that farmers in the Indian hinterland rarely have documentation for their landholdings, a constraint that prevents them from using thes... Read More


Khrushchev era lessons on ceasing nuclear tests

India, Dec. 4 -- This is essentially an anecdotal piece. And yet not wholly so. Seventy years ago is a long time ago, and what happened at this very time in November and December of 1955 would seem t... Read More


Police reforms and the making of Viksit Bharat

India, Dec. 4 -- Addressing the conference of the DGPs and IGPs of the country in Raipur (Chhattisgarh) on November 30, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi exhorted the senior police officers to transfo... Read More


Indonesia sees slight Q4 growth hit after disasters, minister says

Jakarta, Dec. 4 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said Indonesia's fourth-quarter economic growth will likely come in slightly below earlier projections after a series of natural disasters stru... Read More


Jharkhand Speaker chairs all-party meeting ahead of winter session

RANCHI, Dec. 4 -- A day before the start of the winter session, Jharkhand assembly Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto on Thursday chaired an all-party meeting to ensure the smooth functioning of the House, a... Read More


All Assam 108 Mrityunjoy Employees organisation stage sit-in protest, demanding job regularisation and fair wages

Guwahati, Dec. 4 -- The All Assam 108 Mrityunjoy Employees Association, comprising ambulance drivers and technicians, continue to stage a sit-in protest demonstration demanding regularisation of the j... Read More


Elections: ICC asked to investigate mass killings, human rights violations in Tanzania

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The International Criminal Court has been asked to investigate the violent crackdown and severe human rights violations that followed Tanzania's 2025 general elections. In a docume... Read More


'A personal touch': Modi's surprise airport welcome for Putin leaves Russian delegation impressed

India, Dec. 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi not only personally received Vladimir Putin at Delhi airport this evening but also welcomed him with a hug, setting a warm tone for the Russian President'... Read More


Paramount raises Warner Bros breakup fee to $5 billion - who are the bidders in acquisition race?

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Paramount Skydance Corp has more than doubled the proposed breakup fee in its bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery Inc to $5 billion, in a move aimed at outshining competing offer... Read More


Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says women are 'not a servant' amid row over dress code, calls for mandatory hijab

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday described the role of women as managers of the home and "not a servant." He likened women to a flower amid a row over wo... Read More