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Mint Quick Edit | How America may be able to test a controversial theory about falling crime rates

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- What factors influence crime rates? US statistics for 2025 show a sharp drop from 2024 in murders and other violent crimes, the sharpest on record since 1936. President Donald Tr... Read More


Liberia: Prophet Key Signals a New Public Image Following His Release From Prison

MONROVIA, Aug. 17 -- Justin Oldpa Yeazehn, popularly known as "Prophet Key," has emerged from nearly six months of incarceration declaring that his time behind bars has changed him, while simultaneous... Read More


"We won't stop inspecting until all schools are fixed": CJP's Ashutosh Ranka defies Rajasthan Education Department order

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka on Monday challenged Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar following an official circular restricting external visitor... Read More


Suspected suicide of TMC's Asish Banerjee sparks political blame game in West Bengal

India, Aug. 17 -- Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and former West Bengal assembly deputy speaker Asish Banerjee was found dead at a party office on Sunday in a suspected case of suicide, trigge... Read More


Delhi Police probes complaint against Sonia, Rahul Gandhi over Vande Mataram row

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The Delhi Police has initiated an enquiry into a complaint seeking registration of an FIR against senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over an alleged disruption... Read More


Govt to set up high-powered committee for banking sector reforms; bankers urged to submit ideas: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday urged banking leaders to submit recommendations on banking sector reforms as the government will soon set up a high-powered committe... Read More


NPA is at the lowest ever Indian banking has seen, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday declared that non-performing assets (NPAs) in Indian banking have fallen to their lowest-ever level, telling public sector ban... Read More


Iran-US Ceasefire Expires Monday: Trump Claims Hormuz, Tehran Refuses Talks

DUBAI, Aug. 17 -- Every tanker captain transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday will be operating in a legal vacuum. The memorandum of understanding that ended three months of war between the United ... Read More


Bangladesh sets Sheikh Hasina's extradition as condition for PM Tarique Rahman's India visit

India, Aug. 17 -- Bangladesh on Sunday set former premier Sheikh Hasina's extradition as a condition for a visit to India by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, with the foreign ministry in Dhaka saying a ... Read More


Jharkhand protesters, govt to hold 7th round of talks today as hunger strike enters 15th day

India, Aug. 17 -- The Jharkhand government has invited job aspirants protesting alleged irregularities in state recruitment examinations for a fresh rounds of talks on Monday, officials said on Sunday... Read More