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Asiimwe accuses fellow Bunyoro MPs of compromise in Speakership race

Uganda, May 3 -- The Masindi District Woman Member of Parliament, Dr Florence Asiimwe Akiiki, has accused legislators from the Bunyoro sub-region of being compromised as the race for the Speakership o... Read More


Sovereignty Bill undermines responses to refugees' welfare, West Nile leaders say

Uganda, May 3 -- Refugee-hosting communities have raised concerns, warning that the newly proposed Protection Sovereignty Bill could frustrate humanitarian responses to the needs of refugees. Leaders... Read More


Kigezi stakeholders warn Sovereignty Bill risks inequality, shrinking civic space

Uganda, May 3 -- Stakeholders in Uganda's Kigezi sub-region have warned that the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 could create inequality and undermine civic space if passed without broad... Read More


Protests in Hatton demanding rights for plantation community

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- A group of civil activists staged a protest in Hatton today (03) demanding safety, land rights, and equal rights for the plantation community. Organised by the Upcountry People's F... Read More


Sri Lankan security personnel to join UN peacekeeping missions

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- Between 750 and 1,000 members of the Sri Lanka Police and Army gained the opportunity to join United Nations peacekeeping forces, according to Secretary to the Ministry of Defence ... Read More


Voices being systematically silenced in Kashmir: AAP leader Mehraj Malik

Jammu, May 3 -- Days after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court set aside his detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Doda (East), Mehraj Malik, on Sunday alleged that ... Read More


"Kaneri Nursing Institute case exposes Congress rule, gross negligence and collapse of health system": BJP's Vipin Parmar

Shimla, May 3 -- A crucial meeting of the BJP Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Bodies Election Management Committee was held at the party's State Headquarters, Deep Kamal, Chakkar (Shimla), under the ch... Read More


ALL Eyes on counting of votes for 4 states Assemblies and 1 UT to begin on may 4

WEB DESK, May 3 -- Counting of votes for the Assembly elections held in West Bengal, Keralam, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and the Union Territory of Puducherry will be taken up tomorrow morning. In Assam, all ... Read More


Commonwealth Parliamentary Association expresses concern over Parliament Deputy Secretary General suspension

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association has expressed special concern over a letter submitted by the Association of Former Members of Parliament regarding the suspension of the ... Read More


Mistrust Not With Delhi, But With Abdullahs, NC: BJP

Srinagar, May 3 -- Launching a sharp counter-offensive against National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday asserted that the so-called "mistrust" in ... Read More