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Tarique Rahman elected parliamentary party leader

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has been elected as the leader of the parliamentary party. He was elected parliamentary party leader in a meeting of BNP's parliamentary party at the mee... Read More


Parliamentary committee report promotes Hindi as a companion to regional languages

India, Feb. 17 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday presented the 13th report of the Parliamentary committee on official language to the President, Droupadi Murmu. People familiar with the cont... Read More


Court orders gangster Kumar Pillai's return to Hong Kong

India, Feb. 17 -- A special MCOCA court has directed the Mumbai police to take steps to repatriate alleged gangster Kumar Krishnan Pillai to Hong Kong, holding that India cannot continue to detain or ... Read More


Delhi University imposes one-month ban on protests

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 17 -- Delhi University has imposed a month-long ban on meetings, rallies, processions and protests across its campuses, citing concerns over law and order. The directive was issued ... Read More


When Politics Sinks to the Gutter: Deflection, Distortion, and the Assault on India's Democratic Memory

India, Feb. 17 -- The scenes that unfolded outside Parliament yesterday were not just another episode in India's noisy political theatre. They were a revealing moment - one that exposed how fragile, r... Read More


Travancore Devaswom Board to discuss audit discrepancies of Global Ayyappa Summit: K Jayakumar

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 17 -- Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) President K Jayakumar said the audit report related to the Global Ayyappa Summit will be discussed at a Board meeting on Tuesday amid ong... Read More


Gorakhpur doctor alleges extortion threat call demanding Rs 15 lakh, files complaint with SSP; police initiate probe

Gorakhpur, Feb. 17 -- A Gorakhpur-based doctor, Pankaj Kumar Dixit, has alleged that he received an extortion threat call on February 12, in which the caller, identifying himself as Rahul Sharma, alle... Read More


BJP Legislature Party Meets Ahead of Odisha Assembly Budget Session

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 17 -- The legislature party meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party Odisha was held today ahead of the upcoming Budget Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. The meeting was attended... Read More


Mayor appoints key committee members; Opposition flags B'deshi hawker issue

India, Feb. 17 -- The first proceedings of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) house began on Monday with the newly anointed mayor Ritu Tawde announcing the names of members appointed to key ... Read More


Govt negotiating age-related restrictions with social media firms, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- As global momentum builds to restrict minors' access to potentially habit-forming digital platforms, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday that the gov... Read More