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Supreme Court Mandates Referendum for Strict Bail Restrictions Under Anti-Corruption Bill

Srilanka, Sept. 22 -- In a major constitutional determination announced in Parliament today by Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ruled that key provisions of the proposed An... Read More


"Theft of democracy": BJP's Pradeep Bhandari targets Sonia Gandhi over 1980 electoral roll entry

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson & National Media Co-Convener Pradeep Bhandari, on Tuesday, launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for consist... Read More


Supreme Court Clears 22nd Amendment Without Referendum, Exempts Incumbent CJ from 6-Year Term Limit

Srilanka, Sept. 22 -- The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has determined that the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill and the Judicature Amendment Bill do not violate core constitutional provi... Read More


45 student suicides reported from 23 IITs in 5 yrs

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Twenty-three Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) reported 45 student suicides between 2020-21 and 2024-25, with 28 involving students from Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tri... Read More


Supreme Court affirms that national song mandates cannot infringe on religious freedoms

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that while a democratically-elected government may give shape to the scope and length of the National Song, it cannot violate individual an... Read More


J-K Assembly: BJP MLAs stage walkout from assembly; party raise NHM employees issues and unfulfilled job promises

Srinagar, Sept. 22 -- BJP MLAs staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday, with BJP MLA Balwant Singh Mankotia saying the party raised the issue of National Health Mission (NHM) e... Read More


RS polls for 12 seats on October 16

New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The Election Commission on Tuesday announced Rajya Sabha elections for 12 seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, with polling scheduled for October 16. The res... Read More


Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel Inaugurates 317-Bed UNM Transitional Hospital in Vyara

Gandhinagar, Sept. 22 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the 317-bed state-of-the-art Transitional Hospital in Vyara, the headquarters of tribal Tapi district. In addition, he laid ... Read More


Finance Minister Dr Wagle appointed acting prime minister

Nepal, Sept. 22 -- Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has been appointed acting prime minister as Prime Minister Balendra Shah leaves for New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations Gener... Read More


Finance Ministry denies agreement on electricity VAT withdrawal

Nepal, Sept. 22 -- Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle's secretariat has rejected reports linking him to an alleged agreement to withdraw the value added tax on electricity tariffs. In a statement, Wag... Read More