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Nitish Kumar gives up home after 20 years as BJP gets portfolio

India, Nov. 22 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday relinquished control of the crucial home portfolio for the first time in 20 years as his deputy and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sa... Read More


Shared development priorities create momentum for Vietnam-El Salvador cooperation: Salvadoran Vice President

Hanoi, Nov. 22 -- Vietnam and El Salvador share many similarities as Pacific nations with aligned socio-economic development priorities, Salvadoran Vice President Felix Ulloa has said, noting that the... Read More


Sip, savour, and soak in the many beer traditions of Bohemia

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Na zdravi!" Glasses of golden Budvar lager clink loudly to roars of a toast-meaning "To health!"-in a village pub in South Bohemia. Regulars are quick to remind me that this is t... Read More


CR sells 19mn kg of scrap earns rRs.r5.98 cr from decluttering offices and stations

India, Nov. 22 -- The Central Railway's two-month long cleanliness drive has churned out over 19 million kg of office scrap freeing up nearly 74,876 sq.ft of cluttered space and earning the railways R... Read More


Situation normal, adequate security measures taken for Sangai festival: Manipur Police

Imphal, Nov. 22 -- Following a clash between the Manipur Police, IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) and people under the aegis of COCOMI (Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity) who were attempt... Read More


RoK National Assembly Speaker visits Ninh Binh, highlights expanding cooperation

Ninh Binh, Nov. 22 -- Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Woo Won Shik and his spouse Shin Kyunghye visited Ninh Binh province on November 22, as part of their three-day of... Read More


Bhutanese PM to hold talks with Prof Yunus

, Nov. 22 -- Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, now on a two-day state visit, is scheduled hold a tete-a-tete with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at his office in Tejgaon before delegation l... Read More


Just Like That: Ancient monuments at risk amid neglect, encroachment, ASI strains

India, Nov. 22 -- Many years ago, I wrote The Havelis of Old Delhi to document what remained of these iconic structures. The book documented a sad chronicle: neglect, colonial amnesia, and administrat... Read More


Toxic Trends

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- A Rs.199 top in a one-day sale, a "new drop" every Friday, next-day delivery at the click of a button, India's fashion market has gone into hyperdrive. Between 2000 and 2014, glo... Read More


PM Modi calls to "revisit development parameters" at G20 Summit

Johannesburg, Nov. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that global developmental parameters must be given a second thought, especially since the African continent is hosting the G20 for ... Read More