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Bengal poised for major industrial leap with tech, trade as growth drivers: Jitin Prasada

Kolkata, Sept. 29 -- Union minister Jitin Prasada on Tuesday said West Bengal is at a defining moment to realise its long-awaited industrial potential, with trade and technology emerging as the twin e... Read More


Proposed media law sets penalties from apologies to press pass suspension

Kathmandu, Sept. 29 -- The government has proposed a legal framework classifying violations of code of conduct by media and journalists into three distinct tiers, introducing penalties that range from... Read More


"You are casting doubt on entire citizenry": Priyanka Chaturvedi slams ECI over voter deletions under SIR

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday slammed the Election Commission (ECI), terming the manner of deletion of voters' names from the electoral rolls by the Comm... Read More


World Wants Sides. India Wants Space

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- "I am entitled to have my own side." - S Jaishankar There was a time when foreign policy came with simple instructions. Pick a side. Stay there. Know who your friends are, pr... Read More


Rekindling the 'Nalanda' Spirit

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Within 10 days of taking the oath as Prime Minister for the third time in the summer of 2024, Narendra Modi inaugurated the new campus of the resurrected Nalanda University. His... Read More


Varun Gandhi, Smriti Irani may return to Rajya Sabha as BJP eyes 8th UP seat

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- The BJP is considering several prominent names for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, with former Union minister Smriti Irani and former MP Varun Gandhi among ... Read More


Supporting access: How Samavesh works with first-generation students

India, Sept. 29 -- A scholarship they don't know exists. A legal document they don't know how to obtain. An application deadline they discover too late. And often, no mentor to guide them through coll... Read More


Smriti Irani targets Congress over ECI row, questions stand on duplicate, deceased voters

India, Sept. 29 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday stepped up its attack on the Congress over its criticism of the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with... Read More


Uproar in Nepal parliament over former chief justice's unexplained detention

Kathmandu, Sept. 29 -- Opposition parties criticised the government in parliament on Monday following the unexplained police detention of former chief justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana, demanding an imm... Read More


"Articles 370, 35A deeply tied to sentiments of J-K people": PDP MLA Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi

Srinagar, Sept. 29 -- PDP MLA Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi on Tuesday said the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was the "sole forum" to raise and advocate for issues facing the region, asserting that... Read More