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Yogi accepts Akhilesh's poll challenge, dares Samajwadi Party chief to face him in Ayodhya

Lucknow, Oct. 11 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday challenged Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav to contest the forthcoming assembly election in Uttar Pradesh from Ayodhya, ... Read More


Roundabout | Jailhouse Rock: Tales of creativity behind bars

India, Oct. 11 -- Talking about art in prisons, what comes to mind at once is a peppy song by none other than the King of Rock and Roll: Elvis Presley. It was titled "Jailhouse Rock" for a 1957 musica... Read More


Cafe owner falls to death from building in Lucknow; live-in partner, others booked for 'murder'

LUCKNOW, Oct. 11 -- A 28-year-old cafe owner died after allegedly falling from the fourth floor of an apartment building in Lucknow on Friday night even as his mother accused his live-in partner, her ... Read More


'Delhi will not be held hostage': CM Rekha Gupta targets CJP, Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi after police crackdown

India, Oct. 11 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday that the national capital "will not be held hostage" after Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders and several former chief ministers we... Read More


Flood sweeps away seven houses in Gorkha

Gorkha, Oct. 11 -- A sudden surge in the Budhi Gandaki river swept away seven houses in Jagat, in northern Gorkha, on Sunday morning, prompting residents and tourists to flee to safety. Dharmendra Ku... Read More


Echoes of an empty assembly

Nepal, Oct. 11 -- Two weeks back, Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah delivered 13evocative minutes at the UN General Assembly (UNGA), describing the country's devastating floods that killed over 1,40... Read More


Smuggling networks exploit Nepal's open border to flood markets with untaxed goods

Kathmandu, Oct. 11 -- Angad Murau, a resident of Kapilvastu in western Nepal, was returning from India on a motorcycle carrying chillies and colocasia on June 1 when he encountered an unexpected inspe... Read More


RM510b Budget: Who really wins? - Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 11 -- Every national budget is a tightrope walk above a storm. I know this not from textbooks, but from long nights at the Ministry of Finance when I was the Minister, staring at nu... Read More


Migrant ethics, and life in the Maximum City

India, Oct. 11 -- I landed in Mumbai early on Friday. The city makes a terrible first impression. As your aircraft is about to land, it feels like it will crash into a huge slum; yet, somehow, a landi... Read More


How much damage did Hurricane Isaias cause in Florida and Alabama? Four dead, hundreds of thousands without power

India, Oct. 11 -- Hurricane Isaias left at least four people dead, damaged homes and businesses, and knocked out electricity across parts of the southern United States after making landfall in Florida... Read More