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Jakarta DPRD to monitor $5.9 billion budget, key city programs

Jakarta, Aug. 14 -- Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) Speaker Khoirudin has reaffirmed his commitment to overseeing priority programs and supporting provincial government initiat... Read More


Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts commemorates Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in Kolkata

Kolkata/IBNS, Aug. 14 -- The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), an autonomous trust under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, has been observing Partition Horrors Remembranc... Read More


Aamir Khan's 'laughable' cameo in Rajinkanth's Coolie disappoints; Reddit says: 'Shah Rukh dodged a bullet rejecting it'

India, Aug. 14 -- For almost four decades, Aamir Khan has been one of the foremost actors in Hindi cinema. But he has almost never crossed language boundaries, appearing in films from other Indian cin... Read More


PM Modi lauds President Murmu's "thoughtful" address to nation on eve of Independence Day

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded President Droupadi Murmu's "thoughtful" address on the eve of India's 79th Independence Day, which highlighted the collective prog... Read More


Infosys to buy 75pc stake in Telstra unit

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Indian IT services company Infosys has said that it would take a 75 per cent stake in Versent Group, a wholly owned unit of Australia's Telstra Group, for A$233.3 million ($153 milli... Read More


Plea about 'threat' to Rahul Gandhi filed without his consent, to be withdrawn: lawyer

India, Aug. 14 -- Just hours after a plea was submitted in a Pune court citing a possible threat to Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi from those following the ideology... Read More


Cancer of Corruption

Srinagar, Aug. 14 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has uncovered a major case of alleged revenue record manipulation in Sunjwan, Jammu, involving former revenue officials and priv... Read More


Rotten Meat Scandal Shakes Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug. 14 -- In recent weeks, Kashmir has witnessed a disturbing scandal - hundreds of quintals of rotten, substandard meat seized from every district, along with expired fish, ready-made keba... Read More


Barometers snap 6-week losing streak; Nifty ends above 24,600 level

Mumbai, Aug. 14 -- The key equity indices ended higher for the week, snapping a six-week losing streak. Markets rebounded, driven by positive global cues and supportive domestic inflation data. Gains ... Read More


Benchmarks tiptoe higher as WPI cheer meets geopolitical chill

Mumbai, Aug. 14 -- The key equity benchmarks ended with minor gains today, buoyed by upbeat domestic WPI data that helped sustain positive momentum. Sentiment was further lifted after S&P Global upgra... Read More