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Bangladesh tightens security after youth leader's killing as media attacks stoke unrest fears

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Bangladesh tightened security on Saturday, deploying police and paramilitary forces in the capital Dhaka ahead of funeral prayers for a slain youth leader and election candidate whos... Read More


Kejriwal petition challenging assembly summons in Phansi Ghar row 'premature', Delhi HC told

India, Dec. 20 -- New Delhi The Delhi Legislative Assembly on Friday told the Delhi High Court that the petitions filed by former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy chief minister Manis... Read More


NCP leader Manikrao Kokate hospitalised with acute Coronary syndrome; doctors recommend bypass surgery

Mumbai, Dec. 20 -- NCP leader Manikrao Kokate is undergoing treatment at Lilavati Hospital after being diagnosed with Acute Coronary Syndrome and escalated hypertension, doctors said. Providing detai... Read More


Ensure visible air quality improvement in Delhi-NCR within a week, Union minister tells authorities

India, Dec. 20 -- New Delhi Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav has directed authorities in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) to ensure visible improvement in air quality across the ... Read More


Modi recalls Vande Mataram legacy, refers to Bankim Chandra as 'Bankim Babu'

Kolkata, Dec. 20 -- : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday referred to Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay as "Bankim Babu", recalling a recent moment in Parliament when he had corrected himself after ini... Read More


"Rahul Gandhi has problem with Lord Ram": BJP leader Gaurav Vallabh on Congress' protest against VB-G RAM-G Bill

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The BJP has slammed the Congress's protest to the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgaar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 (VB-G RAM-G Bill), which reframes MGNREGA. BJP lead... Read More


"We all respect Lord Ram": TMC's Kunal Ghosh on Madan Mitra's remark on Ram

Kolkata, Dec. 20 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Friday distanced himself from "Shri Ram was Muslim" remark made by party MLA Madan Mitra, asserting that there was no question of the... Read More


Leh violence: Judicial panel begins recording statements

Srinagar, Dec. 20 -- As part of its inquiry into the violence in Leh, the judicial inquiry commission headed by justice BS Chauhan began recording oral statements in Leh from Friday. To probe the vio... Read More


Modi accuses TMC govt of 'obstructing' developmnet of West Bengal

Kolkata, Dec. 20 -- Launching a scathing attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the TMC has every right to oppose him and the BJP, but shou... Read More


Cough syrup nexus raises political heat as Yogi Adityanath targets Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, Dec. 20 -- / Gorakhpur Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday hit out at Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav who has accused the BJP government of shielding those involved in ... Read More