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Mosque inside Kolkata airport draws safety questions amid long-running dispute

India, Dec. 4 -- A mosque inside Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport has once again become a point of debate. The structure stands less than 300 meters from the secondary runway... Read More


Court to rule on legal representation of General Hydrocarbons in AMCON suit

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, fixed 8 December, to rule on who is legally authorised to represent General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) in its ongoing suit against the... Read More


Women candidates from BJP win six wards

India, Dec. 4 -- Women candidates, all from the BJP, won six of the 12 wards in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bypoll results announced on Wednesday, stamping their authority in the politica... Read More


BJP thanks Delhi voters says results reaffirm trust in work

India, Dec. 4 -- The BJP thanked the people of Delhi for helping the party win seven of the 12 wards in the recent Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bypolls, even as the AAP said losses in two prev... Read More


Results unlikely to affect power structure in MCD councillors

India, Dec. 4 -- The outcome of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bypolls will not impact the civic body's functioning as the BJP already enjoys a comfortable strength in the MCD House, council... Read More


RS extends water law to Manipur

India, Dec. 4 -- The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a resolution through voice vote to extend the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2024, to Manipur, which is currently under... Read More


72,000 foreign students in India: Government

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that there are 72,218 foreign students currently in India from about 200 countries. Replying to supplementary queries during Ques... Read More


Opposition MPs protest against new labour codes

India, Dec. 4 -- Several Opposition MPs, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, protested in Parliament House complex on Wednesday again... Read More


Rajya Sabha debate erupts over renaming Raj Bhavans

India, Dec. 4 -- The Rajya Sabha witnessed a heated exchange on Wednesday after AITC member Dola Sen raised the issue of the Ministry of Home Affairs' November 25 directive to rename all Raj Bhavans i... Read More


SC allows entry of pregnant woman, her child into India from Bangladesh

India, Dec. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed on "humanitarian grounds" the entry of a pregnant woman and her eight-year-old child into India, months after they were pushed into Bangladesh. ... Read More