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Lawmakers demand probe into Osun election violence, security deployment

Nigeria, Aug. 17 -- Some serving members of the House of Representatives, operating under the banner of the Save Democracy Group (SDG), have called for a comprehensive investigation into the violence ... Read More


RAB set to give way to new unit, fiscal year to shift to Apr-Mar

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Cabinet on Monday cleared the draft of a law to abolish the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and establish a new specialised unit, the Special Response Battalion (SRB), under Banglad... Read More


RAB set to give way to new unit, fiscal year to shift to April-March

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Cabinet on Monday cleared the draft of a law to abolish the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and establish a new specialised unit, the Special Response Battalion (SRB), under Banglad... Read More


Transporters defer strike for 40 days in 'national interest'Published on: August 17, 2026 9:27 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 17 -- The goods transporters on Sunday announced that they would postpone their strike for 40 days in the "broader national interest". The goods transporters had announced a countrywid... Read More


Delhi govt offering Rs.5 meal? Key locations of newly launched 25 Atal Canteens across capital city

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu recently inaugurated 25 Atal Canteens across Delhi, adding to other 75 outlets already in operation. As a tri... Read More


Jharkhand JSSC-CGL exam cancelled: CM Hemant Soren accepts students' demands

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday announced the cancellation of the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination, accepting t... Read More


Ministers combine Independence Day duties with NTT quake response

Jakarta, Aug. 17 -- Indonesian ministers and deputy ministers will lead flag-raising ceremonies in earthquake-hit East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province on Monday, marking the country's 81st Independence D... Read More


"Must be limit to stubbornness": Jharkhand Minister Dipika Pandey Singh on demand for CBI probe into exam irregularities

Ranchi, Aug. 17 -- Jharkhand Minister Dipika Pandey Singh on Tuesday termed the protesters' demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation into the examination irregularities as "stu... Read More


Jharkhand CM accepts students' demands; cancels JSSC-CGL, other exams held by firm at centre of row

India, Aug. 17 -- Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Monday accepted the demands of protesting students, announcing the cancellation of all exams conducted by TDPL, including the JSSC-CGL examin... Read More


UGC-NET retest: Qualifying candidates, subject-wise allocations won't be reduced: NTA sources

India, Aug. 17 -- New Delhi (India), August 17 (ANI) The number of qualifying candidates and subject-wise allocations for English, Commerce and Sociology will not be reduced on account of the re-test ... Read More