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PM urges UNOs to work with responsibility, humanity for people's welfare

Dhaka, Aug. 8 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) to work with the highest sense of responsibility and humanity for the development of the country and we... Read More


Padma awards transformed into 'People's Award' under Modi govt: Dharmendra Pradhan

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 8 -- Former union Education Minister and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said the Padma Awards, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tenure, have been transformed from an... Read More


US Senate passes stopgap funding bill to avert govt shutdown

Washington, Aug. 8 -- The US Senate today approved a stopgap funding bill to keep the federal government operating through December 11, sending the bill to the House while Congress seeks to avoid anot... Read More


Following a day of heavy downpour, Delhi receives light to moderate rain

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Following Friday's day-long heavy downpour, rain again resumed across several parts of the national capital on Saturday afternoon, however it was much less in comparison. Some pl... Read More


Akhilesh Yadav says it is necessary to expose the 'secret conspiracies' operating under the guise of religious and cultural identity

Lucknow, Aug. 8 -- In an indirect attack on the RSS and BJP, Samajwadi Party (SP) national president and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said that a "backward secret group" operating under the gu... Read More


Owaisi questions constitutional validity of reported IIT-Delhi instructions during PM's visit

New Delhi/Hyderabad, Aug. 8 -- AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday questioned the reported instructions to students at IIT Delhi to bow their heads while receiving medals from Prime Minister ... Read More


Durand Cup: Shillong Lajong thrash Mumbay FC 5-0 to take control of Group E

Shillong, Aug. 8 -- Shillong Lajong FC brightened their quarter-final prospects with a commanding 5-0 victory over Mumbay FC in their IndianOil Durand Cup match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Megh... Read More


July was a mass movement, not any individual or group's struggle: Rizvi

Dhaka, Aug. 8 -- Veteran BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said that the July Uprising was not led by any particular individual or group - rather it was driven by the sacrifices of ordinary people. ... Read More


Govt formulating draft policy on increased role for private sector in imported fuels sector

Dhaka, Aug. 8 -- The government has taken an initiative to formulate a draft policy on the import, storage, transportation, distribution and marketing of refined fuel oil by the private sector to ensu... Read More


Jamaat demands immediate suspension of moves to increase private sector participation in fuel sector

Dhaka, Aug. 8 -- e-Islami on Saturday demanded immediate suspension of all moves to hand over the import, storage and marketing of refined petroleum products to the private sector, calling the governm... Read More