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New master plan to allow commercial development in 70 peripheral villages

India, Aug. 12 -- Around 70 villages on Delhi's periphery are likely to be opened up to regulated commercial and institutional development under a new "Green Development Area (GDA) framework" which is... Read More


Bank of America to buy up to 49.9% in Jio Credit for $1.9 billion

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Global financial institution Bank of America Corp (BofA) will acquire up to 49.9% in Jio Credit Ltd, the wholly-owned lending subsidiary of Jio Financial Services Ltd, for $1.9 b... Read More


Delhi takes out Tiranga yatra in run up to I-Day celebrations

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The national capital saw a series of Tiranga yatras on Wednesday as preparations for Independence Day gathered pace, with students, NCC cadets, NSS volunteers and political leade... Read More


Kangana Ranaut slams Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Amit Shah: 'He makes mockery of the country'

India, Aug. 12 -- Kangana Ranaut has hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Union home minister Amit Shah. The BJP MP on Wednesday accused him of "making a mockery of the country"... Read More


Two DU male students expelled from hall over alleged 'homosexuality'

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Two male students of Dhaka University's Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall have been expelled from the hall and their residential seats permanently cancelled over the allegation of engaging ... Read More


Ministry, Unesa partner to develop soybean seeds to curb imports

Jakarta, Aug. 12 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture has partnered with Surabaya State University (Unesa) to expand soybean seed production across 56 hectares of land to reduce Indonesia's reliance... Read More


Man crushed to death by truck near IIT-Delhi

India, Aug. 12 -- A 35-year-old employee of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) riding a motorcycle was killed after he was allegedly run over by a concrete mixture truck on the Outer Ring Road ... Read More


Al-Qaeda offshoot behind Red Fort blast: UNSC body

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The car bomb blast near the Red Fort in the Capital in November 2025 has been "officially attributed" to al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), which is also trying to estab... Read More


O-zone split with recreational activities to be allowed along floodplains

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Yamuna floodplain, earlier treated as a single protected planning zone where development was largely restricted, has now been divided into two parts under the Master Plan for... Read More


Al-Qaeda offshoot behind Red Fort blast that killed 11: UN Security Council body

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The car bomb blast near the Red Fort in the Capital in November 2025 has been "officially attributed" to al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), which is also trying to estab... Read More