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Ordinances' longevity rests on opposition parties who dominate upper house

Kathmandu, May 7 -- The fate of the eight ordinances introduced by the Balendra Shah-led government now rests squarely in the hands of the opposition parties in the National Assembly, where the ruling... Read More


'Gunmen fired from both sides, killing planned over 3-4 days': What we know on murder of Suvendu Adhikari's PA

India, May 7 -- Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in West Bengal's Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas late on Wednesday night.... Read More


Firing from both sides, 'killing planned over 3-4 days': What we know on murder of Suvendu Adhikari's PA

India, May 7 -- Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in West Bengal's Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas late on Wednesday night.... Read More


Mamata Banerjee no longer Bengal CM, governor dissolves assembly

India, May 7 -- West Bengal governor R N Ravi has dissolved the state legislative assembly with effect from May 7. Based on the official notification issued in the Kolkata Gazette, the dissolution of ... Read More


Mamata Banerjee no longer Bengal chief minister, governor dissolves assembly

India, May 7 -- West Bengal governor RN Ravi on Thursday dissolved the state assembly at the end of its five-year term. The move comes days after Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee declared that... Read More


Nitish Kumar's son Nishant likely to join Bihar govt today in latest cabinet expansion

India, May 7 -- For the first time since 2015, a Bihar cabinet without Nitish Kumar at the helm is taking shape- a transition that has intensified speculation over the composition of Bharatiya Janata ... Read More


Six missing after boat capsizes in Yamuna at Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh

KANPUR/LUCKNOW, May 7 -- At least six people, five of them children, were missing after a boat capsized in the Yamuna at Kutubpur Patia village in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district on Wednesday. "Eff... Read More


Justice Manoj Sharma recommended for chief justice

Kathmandu, May 7 -- The Constitutional Council has recommended Supreme Court Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma for appointment as Nepal's next chief justice. A meeting of the council on Thursday recommended... Read More


Ex UP governor Ram Naik welcomes decision to grant 'Vande Mataram' status similar to national anthem

Lucknow, May 7 -- Former Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the union Cabinet's approval of the proposal to grant 'Vande Mataram' the same ... Read More


LoP Ashoka attacks Mamata, alleges breakdown of democracy in WB

Bengaluru, May 7 -- Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly R Ashok on Thursday mounted a sharp political attack on the outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging... Read More