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PM pledges steps to expand support, jobs and accessibility for persons with disabilities

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday pledged a range of steps to improve the lives of persons with disabilities, including expanding their allowances, creating employment opport... Read More


SC panel launches portal for complaints, evidence on use of pellet guns, violence during July protest at Jantar Mantar

India, Oct. 17 -- The Supreme Court-appointed High Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC), tasked with inquiring into violence at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, and other places outside Delhi during the CJP protests... Read More


8 killed as vehicle carrying pilgrims to Rajasthan's Khatu Shyam temple plunges into drain

India, Oct. 17 -- At least eight people were killed and 17 others injured after a tempo traveller carrying pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh to Rajasthan's Khatu Shyam temple broke through a road divider a... Read More


Flop show! CJP's Mumbai 'Lehra Do Tiranga' protest draws barely 150 people at Azad Maidan

Mumbai/IBNS, Oct. 17 -- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) held its one-day 'Lehra Do Tiranga' demonstration at Mumbai's Azad Maidan on Friday, but the gathering attracted only around 50 to 150 people th... Read More


Parliamentary panel to probe Karnaphuli tunnel losses

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- A parliamentary committee will investigate the feasibility study, implementation and financial losses of the Karnaphuli River tunnel and its losses. The decision came at the committ... Read More


India's space economy set to soar to $45 billion in 8 years, says Jitendra Singh

India, Oct. 17 -- India's space economy, currently valued at around $9 billion, is expected to grow to $40-45 billion over the next seven to eight years, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) f... Read More


68 BNP women submit nomination forms for reserved seat by-election

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- A total of 68 women submitted nomination forms to the BNP on Saturday for the by-election to reserved women's seat No. 23 in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad. The forms were submitted throug... Read More


65 BNP women submit nomination forms for reserved seat by-election

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- A total of 65 women submitted nomination forms to the BNP on Saturday for the by-election to reserved women's seat No. 23 in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad. The forms were submitted throug... Read More


Didn't speak to us: JNUSU on V-C's visit to hunger strike site

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- On hunger strike for days now, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) has claimed that Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit acknowledged the ongoing... Read More


The week in charts: Jio's mega debut, deferred UPI charges, IDBI bank stake sale

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- From Jio Platforms preparing for what could be India's largest IPO to the deferment of charges on select UPI transactions, the week saw key developments across markets and bankin... Read More