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Danantara has no voting rights in KSSK, Finance Minister says

Jakarta, July 29 -- Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund and investment management agency, Danantara, will participate in Financial System Stability Committee (KSSK) meeting solely in an advisory capacit... Read More


Maharashtra, Bengal, Assam: NDA-led states withdraw cases filed against students

India, July 29 -- Some National Democratic Alliance-ruled states on Tuesday began moving to withdraw police cases filed during recent student demonstrations but almost none of them had yet released th... Read More


Two rounds of pellet guns used during July 20 CJP protest march on orders of DCP, show police records

India, July 29 -- At least two rounds of pellets were used on July 20 on the orders of a deputy commissioner of the Delhi Police, according to the statement of a deputy commander of the Rapid Action F... Read More


Shashi Tharoor questions anti-paper leak Bill: 'Success is not the number of people we send to prison'

New Delhi, July 29 -- Congress Member of Parliament(MP) Shashi Tharoor has said the bill brought by the government to tackle paper leaks was "not enough" and asserted that the ambition cannot simply b... Read More


Govt summons Meta's global head after PM Modi's Facebook reel removed

India, July 29 -- The Union government has summoned the top global leadership of Meta and Instagram through an email invitation, signalling growing frustration with the company's India policy team ove... Read More


8th Pay Commission not required to brief Centre during deliberations, Finance Ministry tells Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, July 29 -- The central government constituted the 8th Pay Commission on 3 November 2025. Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai was appointed as the Chairperson of the Commission, with Prof Pulak Gh... Read More


Last active Maoist leader Misir Besra arrested; carried reward of over rRs.r1 crore

India, July 29 -- Misir Besra, the last remaining Central Committee (CC) and Politburo member of the CPI (Maoist), was arrested in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Tuesday, officials from the CRPF and ... Read More


'First of kind' vs 'showpiece amendment': Fiery paper leak bill debate in Parliament

India, July 29 -- After days of disruption, Parliament resumed business on Tuesday as the Lok Sabha started a fiery debate on a new bill that aims for stricter punishment and time-bound trials for peo... Read More


Legal ambiguity over egg extraction from minors poses challenges for investigation, actions

Kathmandu, July 29 -- year-old girl from Lalitpur suddenly fell seriously ill. Persistent vomiting, intense abdominal pain, and repeated fainting spells forced her family to seek urgent medical care. ... Read More


Parliament will be back with little on its plate

Kathmandu, July 29 -- The federal parliament is set to reconvene on Thursday after a fortnight-long recess, but lawmakers are returning to an almost empty legislative agenda. Opposition parties say th... Read More