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Jobs and agriculture crisis: Key factors in Katwa's TMC-BJP battle

India, April 28 -- Katwa in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district has emerged as a keenly watched Assembly constituency, with a direct contest likely between TMC and BJP as agrarian distress and the ... Read More


Visva Bharati teachers flag stressful poll duty to VC

India, April 28 -- Teachers of West Bengal's Visva Bharati University have written to Vice Chancellor Probir Kumar Ghosh over "extremely stressful" poll-related duties, seeking immediate intervention ... Read More


AIADMK alleges DMK malpractices in TN polls; seeks ECI action

India, April 28 -- AIADMK leader IS Inbadurai on Monday alleged that the ruling DMK was involved in "electoral malpractices" in several constituencies during the Assembly polls held on April 23 and ur... Read More


AICC to decide CM, no internal rift, claims KPCC president

India, April 28 -- Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph said on Monday that there is no internal debate in the Congress in Kerala over the chief ministerial candidate, and t... Read More


Count all VVPAT slips in Kozhikode: DCC chief to ECI

India, April 28 -- Kozhikode District Congress Committee (DCC) president K Praveen Kumar on Monday demanded that all VVPAT slips in the district be counted, alleging attempts to tamper with the electi... Read More


How IDP camps' legacy fuels drinking crisis in Lango

Uganda, April 28 -- At exactly 6am, Sam wakes up from his sleep, his eyes meeting the morning glare. The 34-year-old Primary Five dropout is a survivor of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), and the me... Read More


Displaced people are sheltering under trees in South Sudan

South Sudan, April 28 -- "I have lived through many wars, but this kind of displacement has never happened before," says 77-year-old Moses, who fled his home in Lankien, South Sudan, as conflict inten... Read More


Governors, senators end accountability standoff

Nairobi, April 28 -- Governors and senators have ended months of confrontation on county oversight after a closed-door meeting sealed a deal requiring devolved government chiefs to appear before Senat... Read More


Cost pain for betting firms on Sh300,000 staff permits plan

Nairobi, April 28 -- Betting companies face higher operating costs following plans to introduce a licence fee of up to Sh300,000 for key employees. The permit fee for foreigners holding the key roles... Read More


Sh100bn Kenya tea, flowers and meat exports stuck as Middle East conflict bites

Nairobi, April 28 -- Meat, vegetables, coffee, tea and flowers top the list of Kenya's exports that have taken a hit following the disruption of export markets in the Middle East due to US-Israel war ... Read More