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Jharkhand raises MGNREGA dues, wage concerns at VC

Ranchi, April 18 -- Jharkhand raised issues of pending dues, wage revision and funding pattern under MGNREGA during a video conference chaired by union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan... Read More


Krunal Pandya's kind act for injured Axar Patel earns RCB fairplay praise in bitter home defeat to DC

India, April 18 -- Delhi Capitals were dealt a setback during their chase of 176 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru as skipper Axar Patel had to leave the field midway due to cramps. Axar looked in g... Read More


NA Chairman meets top foreign legislators on sidelines of 152nd IPU Assembly

Hanoi, April 18 -- At the meeting with IPU Secretary-General Martin Chungong, Tran suggested the IPU support Viet Nam's legislature in enhancing its lawmaking and supervision capacity, while enabling ... Read More


US-Iran war: How effective is Donald Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz?

US-Iran war, April 18 -- Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz on Friday after a ceasefire in Lebanon, boosting hopes of a ceasefire in the US-Iran war. However, US President Donald Trump is yet to make ... Read More


Trump says he may not extend Iran ceasefire if no deal is reached

Hyderabad, April 18 -- The ceasefire between the United States (US) and Iran entered its eleventh day on Saturday, April 18, with President Donald Trump warning that the truce may not be extended if n... Read More


Women's reservation should be delinked from delimitation: Shashi Tharoor; BJP slams Congress over Bill delay

New Delhi, April 18 -- The Opposition has reiterated its demand to separate the issue of women's reservation from delimitation, with Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stating that the quota for women should ... Read More


Government moves to probe assets. Questions linger over panel's mandate and impact

Kathmandu, April 18 -- The government, on April 15, formed a high-level inquiry commission led by former Supreme Court justice Rajendra Kumar Bhandari to investigate the assets of high-ranking officia... Read More


Lok Sabha rejects delimitation bill to increase House size; government's first defeat since 2014

India, April 18 -- A Constitution amendment bill to expand the size of the Lok Sabha and fast-track 33% reservation for women failed to garner the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha on Frid... Read More


Karnataka a stable partner amid global economic shifts: CM

Bengaluru, April 18 -- Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday presented the state as a stable and collaborative partner amid shifting global economic and technological alignments, and urged foreign gov... Read More


Myanmar carries out large-scale amnesty

Hanoi, April 18 -- Former Myanmar President Win Myint was released on April 17 as part of a large-scale amnesty approved by President Min Aung Hlaing on the occasion of the traditional new year festiv... Read More