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CPI leader Narayana criticises Chandrababu Naidu's remarks on communism

Tirupati, April 24 -- CPI leader K Narayana on Friday criticised Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for making what he termed as "irrelevant and sarcastic" remarks against communists w... Read More


FM Sitharaman says Indian banks must build new defences as AI threats grow, West Asia crisis watched closely

Pune, April 24 -- Speaking at a post-inaugural press conference after the launch of the new State Bank of India office in Pune, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Indian banks must adopt a... Read More


Birthing centres, crucial for mother and newborn safety, face funding cuts under new budget

Kathmandu, April 24 -- Thousands of contract employees serving under the Ministry of Health and Population lost jobs following the decision of the erstwhile Sushila Karki-led non-partisan government t... Read More


"They promise Jhal Muri, I'll serve Bhelpuri," says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, April 24 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during a rally at Bowbazar, criticised the Prime Minister and the BJP alleging that the party had stage managed the PM's stopver to eat... Read More


Uproar during LMC special session over censure motion, vandalism at mayor's residence

LUCKNOW, April 24 -- A municipal platform became the stage of a larger political confrontation at the Lucknow Municipal Corporation's special session on the women's reservation issue on Thursday as ma... Read More


'Inspection rooms' at upazilas stir fears of MP control

Bangladesh, April 24 -- A government move to set up designated "inspection rooms" for Members of Parliament inside Upazila Parishad complexes has triggered concern among governance experts, who fear i... Read More


SC orders SIT probe in 4-year-old's sexual assault, murder in Ghaziabad

New Delhi, April 24 -- The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising three women police officers to probe the alleged sexual assault and murder ... Read More


"Misguided SIR led to 'statistical illusion' in voter turnout": Congress MP Manish Tewari

New Delhi, April 24 -- Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday said that the high voter turnout in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections and the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls is a "statistical... Read More


Defence Secy, UK NSA review progress of defence cooperation frameworks

New Delhi, April 24 -- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh held talks with Jonathan Nicholas Powell, National Security Advisor of the UK on regional security developments. Singh and Powell on Thursd... Read More


Anti-incumbency or SIR anger? What West Bengal's record Phase 1 voter turnout means for TMC, BJP

New Delhi, April 24 -- West Bengal has registered a record 92 per cent voter turnout in the first phase of the assembly polls held on 23 April. Voting was held in 152 seats spread across 16 districts... Read More