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Trump defends asylum freeze after Afghan shooter arrest in DC Guard attack - 'Got to get bad people out'

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his administration's indefinite halt on asylum decisions, saying the pause carries "no time limit" and could stretch for "a long time,... Read More


Govt schools with low enrolment up 24% to 65,000; teachers up by 14% in 2 years

India, Dec. 1 -- The number of government schools with less than ten, or zero, student enrolment has increased by 24% in two years from 52,309 in 2022-23 to 65,054 in 2024-25, according to official da... Read More


AAP-BJP war of words over alleged 'vote theft' in MCD bypolls

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- A heated political confrontation has erupted between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over allegations of bogus voting during the MCD by-elections in... Read More


Quants clash with tech titans on IIT placement pitch

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- High-frequency traders and startups will compete with agentic artificial intelligence (AI) firms, as well as tech giants Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia, and even aircraft mak... Read More


Ludhiana: BJP, Congress slam AAP over deteriorating law & order in state

Ludhiana, Dec. 1 -- A day after gangsters opened fire during a wedding ceremony at Bath Castle on Pakhowal Road-leaving two dead and one injured-political blame games intensified on Monday. District ... Read More


Finance ministry rejects Washington Post's claims of influence on LIC investments in Adani firms

Mumbai, Dec. 1 -- The finance ministry does not issue any advisory or direction to Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on matters related to investments, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told... Read More


Sudan Civil War Day 960: Europe's Migration Cash and Guns Fuel Sudan's Endless Bloodbath

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- KHARTOUM, Sudan - In the scorched earth of Sudan's Kordofan region, where the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have seized a key hospital amid a ruthless push southward, the echoes of E... Read More


FM to introduce Bill for 'health, national security' cess today, as tobacco levy set to expire

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Monday introduce a Bill in Lok Sabha to levy a new cess for public health and national security, replacing the GST compensation cess on... Read More


"Speaking about issues, raising issues is not drama": Priyanka Gandhi hits back at PM Modi over 'drama nahi, delivery' remark

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "drama nahi, delivery" remark ahead of the winter session of the Parliament, asserting... Read More


India's growth numbers surprise but not worry economists

Mumbai, Dec. 1 -- India's economic growth numbers have undoubtedly surprised economists and analysts, but not enough to trigger doubts about the quality of the data. Among the reasons why it appears ... Read More