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Census as a registry of citizenship

India, Aug. 16 -- Will the census become a registry of citizens? This is now the biggest question vis-a-vis the 2027 census exercise after the government has added sections to the schedule which seek ... Read More


A road map for progress

India, Aug. 16 -- Like every such address from the ramparts of the Red Fort over the past eight decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech to mark the 80th Independence Day combined a short-term a... Read More


High time for India to conserve, promote talent

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Singapore's first and legendary Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew once told the Parliament, "If you have a political system that does not attract the best into government, then you are... Read More


PM Modi pays tribute to Vajpayee, recalls his vision and commitment to nation-building

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, remembering the veteran BJP leader as an exceptional s... Read More


Govt calls for peace in Aceh, security stability in Papua

Jakarta, Aug. 16 -- Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago has called on all elements of society to maintain peace in Aceh and stability in Papua by expressing polit... Read More


If voted to power in UP, will declare holiday in Avantibai's honour: Akhilesh

LUCKNOW, Aug. 16 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said if his party forms the government in Uttar Pradesh in 2027, it will declare August 16 a public holiday in honour of freedom figh... Read More


"Engage in positive dialogue": Congress' Rajesh Thakur urges JPSC-JSSC protesters, Nishikant Dubey slams Jharkhand govt

Ranchi, Aug. 16 -- Amid the ongoing protest by JPSC-JSSC aspirants in Jharkhand, Congress leader Rajesh Thakur has called for a "positive dialogue", while the BJP has attacked the JMM-led government a... Read More


Ashis Banerjee, TMC MLA And Former Bengal Deputy Speaker, Found Hanging At Party Office

India, Aug. 16 -- Former West Bengal Assembly deputy speaker and Trinamool Congress MLA Asish Banerjee was found dead at a TMC office near his residence in Rampurhat, Birbhum, on Sunday morning. Polic... Read More


Vajpayee believed in taking everyone along, a quality rare in politics today: Himachal CM Sukhu

Shimla, Aug. 16 -- (ANI) The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday paid floral tribute to former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his eighth death... Read More


Deuba faction's Hindu line opens new fault line in Nepali Congress

Kathmandu, Aug. 16 -- "I am a Hindu, I am a Hindu, I am a Hindu." Former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who returned to Nepal last Thursday after spending nearly five months abroad, made the emph... Read More