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Ministries differ over extending Indian HICDP aid beyond local governments

Kathmandu, Feb. 12 -- The Ministries of Finance, Federal Affairs and General Administration, and Foreign Affairs are odds over changing the rule of procedure for India's High Impact Community Developm... Read More


"He recklessly names anyone and defames anyone": BJP MP Rekha Sharma slams Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Bharatiya Janata Party MP Rekha Sharma on Thursday hit out at Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi accusing him of recklessly defaming people. As Union Minister Kiren Rijiju announced to ... Read More


BJP's Nishikant Dubey moves motion against Rahul Gandhi, seeks termination of LoP's parliamentary membership

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- BJP Member of Parliament Nishikant Dubey on Thursday said he has moved a motion in the Lok Sabha against Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lower House of Parliament... Read More


Goa gets first extension for SIR till Feb 21

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The Election Commission has approved an extension of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Goa, setting February 21, as the date for final publicatio... Read More


'We have taken full responsibility': Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on Janakpuri pit death

India, Feb. 12 -- The Delhi government has assumed full responsibility for the recent fatality in Janakpuri, where a motorcyclist died after falling into a pit dug for civil works, and initiated depar... Read More


BJD MP Sasmit Patra backs FTAs, calls for detailed parliamentary debate

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- BJD MP Sasmit Patra on Thursday voiced support for India's free trade agreements (FTAs) with the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, while calling for a de... Read More


SC seeks procedural protocol of AAIB probe into Air India plane crash

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Union government and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to place on record the "procedural protocol" being followed in the ... Read More


SC declines to halt NIA probe into Bengal violence, asks HC to examine UAPA invocation

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would not interfere at this stage with the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) probe into the recent violence at West Bengal's Beldanga i... Read More


Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to expelled MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in first of three alleged sexual assault cases

Kochi, Feb. 12 -- The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the first of three alleged sexual assault cases filed against him, effectively secur... Read More


Kiren Rijiju reiterates claim of Congress MPs abusing Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, shared "illegal video"

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Reiterating his claim that Congress MPs had abused Speaker Om Birla inside his chamber, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that the BJP believes in debate and discussio... Read More