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Commercial waste collection MoU among agendas cleared

Chandigarh, Dec. 31 -- The municipal corporation (MC) House on Tuesday passed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to regularise and streamline door-to-door garbage collection from commercial units acr... Read More


Ex-Nigerian senator dumps PDP after 27 years, joins ADC

Nigeria, Dec. 31 -- Gilbert Nnaji, a former Nigerian senator, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Nnaji, who represented Enugu East District under the PDP platform f... Read More


EAM Jaishankar conveys India's condolences on former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia's death

Dhaka, Dec. 31 -- Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah on Wednesday noted that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, during his visit to Dhaka, conveyed the condolences of the peop... Read More


'One-year term too short': Kataria bats for extending mayor's tenure to two-&-a-half yrs

Chandigarh, Dec. 31 -- Amid the growing clamour for extending the Chandigarh mayor's tenure to five years, UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria seems to have taken the middle-ground approach, assuring... Read More


Warren Buffett retires today: Billionaire investor to step down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO - Here's what in focus

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Omaha-based investment giant Berkshire Hathaway's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Warren Buffett, is officially stepping down as the company's head by the end of the day on Wednes... Read More


New Year cheers for schoolers - Hafiz Hassan

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 31 -- My three-year-old question for the Minister of Education has finally been answered. In "How about a no-tie option for our school children, minister?", I had asked: Will there... Read More


"Pollution not solely because of Delhi, in talks with neighbouring states to solve issue": Delhi Minister Ashish Sood

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Delhi Minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday said that the air pollution issue in the national capital is not solely due to Delhi, but the weather in neighbouring states also contribu... Read More


Draft rules spell out wage, gratuity calculation under new labour codes

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- More than a month after the new labour codes came into effect, the Union ministry of labour and employment has released draft rules that outline how minimum wages, gratuity and s... Read More


Kerala: Congress MP Adoor Prakash denies receiving SIT notice, calls reports 'fake news'

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 31 -- Congress MP Adoor Prakash on Wednesday dismissed reports claiming that he has received a notice from the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the Sabarima... Read More


"Pulwama attack a BJP conspiracy": SP leader Sanatan Pandey's absurd claim

Ballia, Dec. 31 -- Samajwadi Party leader Sanatan Pandey, in a controversial remark, claimed that the Pulwama terror attack in 2019 was a conspiracy by the BJP after the party was unable to fulfil pol... Read More