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Harsha reiterates 'Rebuilding Sri Lanka' Fund should be approved by Parliament as statutory fund

Sri Lanka, Dec. 17 -- The 'Rebuilding Sri Lanka' Fund should be approved by Parliament as a statutory fund, the Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance, Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva reitera... Read More


Fog-related mishaps: Yogi lays stress on safety, calls for high alert

LUCKNOW, Dec. 17 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday issued strict instructions to senior officials to ensure public safety and effective traffic management in wake of the rising number of ... Read More


Panihati TMC councillor's murder case: Three get life term

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- The three accused in the Panihati Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor, Anupam Dutta, who were held guilty on Monday, have been awarded life imprisonment by the Barrackpore Court on... Read More


PM tells JKR to speed up Sarawak Cancer Centre project, tender by 1Q 2026

KUCHING, Dec. 17 -- The Sarawak Cancer Centre project has been placed on an accelerated timeline following a directive by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to the Public Works Department (JKR), ... Read More


KMC moves to grant heritage tag to Jamini Roy's house

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is all set to give final nod to a proposal to preserve one of the city's most important cultural landmarks by adaptively reusing the house o... Read More


BLO apologises after TMC councillor wrongly shown 'dead' in voter list

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- The concerned Booth Level Officer (BLO) has apologised for the error after a Trinamool Congress councillor from Hooghly district in West Bengal was wrongly shown as "dead" in the d... Read More


Ex-secretary, three others charged over alleged Nepal Trust land lease scam

Kathmandu, Dec. 17 -- A case has been filed at the Kathmandu District Court against four defendants, including former government secretary Arjun Karki, over allegations of fraud linked to a decision t... Read More


From fridge fight to false loot call, Para clash turns ugly

LUCKNOW, Dec. 17 -- A dispute over a refrigerator between a landlord and his former tenants escalated into an assault in Para area on Tuesday, police said, while dismissing the claims of a Rs.5 lakh r... Read More


Clean energy subsidies jump 31% to Rs 32,000 crore in 2023-24, but PSU capex still flows to fossil fuels: IISD

India, Dec. 17 -- Clean energy subsidies rose 31% to nearly Rs 32,000 crore in 2023-24, a report says. Fossil fuel subsidies fell, narrowing the support gap to a five-year low. State-owned enterpris... Read More


Indian Railways nears complete electrification; hits 99.2 % of broad gauge network, ahead of UK, Russia and China

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- In a significant milestone for the nation's transportation infrastructure, Indian Railways has achieved electrification of 99.2 per cent of its broad gauge network, putting it ah... Read More