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Gangster Rohit Godara's ancestral home demolished in Bikaner, police deny involvement

India, July 15 -- A house reportedly linked to fugitive gangster Rohit Godara was demolished overnight in Rajasthan's Bikaner district, triggering a police investigation into who was responsible. The ... Read More


Author Taslima Nasrin to return to Kolkata after nearly 19 years exile for literary event

India, July 15 -- Bangladesh-born author Taslima Nasrin is set to return to Kolkata on August 1, nearly 19 years after she was forced to leave the city following violent protests in 2007. The writer, ... Read More


Tanzania plans new higher education funding system

Tanzania, July 15 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's higher education sector is approaching a critical financing crossroads, The Citizen has learnt. As universities expand, student enrolment continues to r... Read More


Sefue recounts the pressures of serving four heads of state

Tanzania, July 15 -- Dar es Salaam. For 17 years, Mr Ombeni Sefue worked at the centre of the presidency, first as a presidential aide and later as Chief Secretary. While many associate state house w... Read More


Tribunal curbs KRA's power to reopen 'expired' tax records

Nairobi, July 15 -- The Tax Appeals Tribunal has barred the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) from reopening tax assessment files older than five years without proof of fraud, handing Coca-Cola bottler Al... Read More


Government admits delays in enforcing court decisions continue

Tanzania, July 15 -- Dodoma. The government has acknowledged challenges in enforcing court decisions for people who have won cases, blaming negligence among some lower-level officials for delays in de... Read More


Man killed, body chopped into pieces; wife, lover arrested

India, July 15 -- An investigation to trace a 50-year-old man, who went 'missing' nearly a year ago, has unravelled a ghastly murder, leading to the arrest of his wife and her paramour, who allegedly ... Read More


Wangchuk's health worsens on day 17 of Jantar Mantar protest

India, July 15 -- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar has now lasted 26 days. Activist Sonam Wangchuk is on a hunger strike that has reached its 17th day, and three students have ... Read More


NCPI likely to be invited to all-party meet; Sudip Bandyopadhyay to be floor leader

India, July 15 -- Lok Sabha MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, who have left the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), are likely to be th... Read More


Delhi govt demolishes shrine built on govt land

India, July 15 -- Taking action against illegal construction, the Delhi government on Tuesday demolished a shrine built on Government land in the middle of a road. According to the Chief Minister's Of... Read More