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Iraq's parliament elects a new speaker to face political and financial challenges

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- Iraq's parliament on Monday elected a new speaker following overnight talks to break a political deadlock. Haibet Al-Halbousi received 208 votes from the 309 legislators who att... Read More


Feni mourns death of former PM Khaleda Zia

, Dec. 30 -- Feni is in deep mourning following the death of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. She passed away at 6:00 am Tuesday at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka after battlin... Read More


"Accused must be given strict punishment under law": Tripura CM Saha on Angel Chakma's killing in Dehradun

Agartala, Dec. 30 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday expressed grief over the death of Angel Chakma, a student from the state who was killed in Uttarakhand's Dehradun, and said strict pun... Read More


Fact check: Owaisi's Bangladesh remark video from 2024, not recent

Hyderabad, Dec. 30 -- A video of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi is being widely shared on social media with claims that he recently criticised t... Read More


President Droupadi Murmu to grace SOAR programme and confer AI certificates on January 1

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- President Droupadi Murmu will grace a special programme under SOAR - Skilling for AI Readiness, an initiative of the Skill India Mission, on January 1 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan C... Read More


Minister reveals reasons for increase in illegal gemstone exports in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Dec. 30 -- Minister of Industry, Sunil Handunnetti, stated that there has been a noticeable increase in the illegal export of gemstones from Sri Lanka. The Minister made these remarks whil... Read More


Maha: NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) candidate Harshvardhan Mankar files nomination for Pune civic body

Pune, Dec. 30 -- Harshvardhan Deepak Mankar today filed his nomination as the official candidate of the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) for upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation election... Read More


Political patronage behind Sabarimala gold theft: Ramesh Chennithala

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 30 -- Senior Congress leader and former Opposition leader in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday alleged that the Sabarimala gold plating theft could not have taken ... Read More


Hope ex-PM Khaleda's vision, legacy to guide our partnership: PM Modi

, Dec. 30 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed deep sorrow at the death of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda and hoped that her vision and legacy will continue t... Read More


Centre readies PM-KUSUM 2.0 as focus shifts to feeder-level solarisation

India, Dec. 30 -- In the lead up to the union budget 2026-27, the Union government is preparing to roll out PM-KUSUM 2.0, a successor to the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan ... Read More