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Taste of Life: When 'domestic' candidate topples 'better educated' rival in polls

India, Sept. 11 -- In 1937, elections to the provincial legislatures were held under the Government of India Act 1935, a landmark piece of legislation that brought about significant democratic reforms... Read More


'Match should go on': SC rejects plea to stop India-Pakistan Asia Cup match

Dhaka, Sept. 11 -- The Indian Supreme Court on Thursday turned down an urgent plea seeking cancellation of the Asia Cup T20 match between India and Pakistan scheduled for September 14 in Dubai. A Ben... Read More


Health minister Nadda reviews dengue, malaria situation; asks states to stay vigilant

India, Sept. 11 -- Union minister of health and family welfare, JP Nadda, on Thursday reviewed the current status of dengue and malaria outbreaks in the country, and asked states and Union Territories... Read More


Jahangirnagar University heads to polls after 33 years

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Voting has begun at Jahangirnagar University as ballots are cast to pick a new leadership for the central students' union after 33 years. The Jahangirnagar University Central ... Read More


Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral set on fire? Fact-checking viral videos

India, Sept. 11 -- Several viral TikTok videos have falsely claimed that Paris' iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral was attacked and set on fire by "terrorists." The misleading clips, accompanied by hashtags ... Read More


Hyderabad: BRS activists detained amid over TGPSC Group 1 exam protest

Hyderabad, Sept. 11 -- Members of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi Vidhyarthi (BRSV), the student wing of the BRS, were detained on Thursday, September 11, during a protest over Telangana Public Service Com... Read More


MCD panels hit by poor councillor attendance, BJP leader issues appeal

India, Sept. 11 -- While the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has finally constituted a large number of its committees after nearly two years of political limbo, officials now say they face a fres... Read More


CS reviews 'Citizen Centric Services' of Law Department

Srinagar, Sept. 11 -- Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high-level review meeting of the ambitious Citizen Centric Services initiative of the Department of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Aff... Read More


Rain dampens JUCSU polls, with turnout uneven across centres in first 3 hours

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Students at Jahangirnagar University have begun casting their ballots in the long-awaited JUCSU elections. Voting opened at 9am on Thursday across 21 residential halls as heav... Read More


Indian-origin Singapore immigration officer jailed for granting visit passes in exchange for sexual favours

India, Sept. 11 -- An Indian-origin Singapore immigration officer was on Thursday sentenced to 22 months in jail for obtaining sexual favours from applicants. The officer allegedly asked for sexual f... Read More