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Cal HC grants interim stay on demolition of fire-hit Tiljala building

Kolkata, May 15 -- The Calcutta High Court on Friday halted further demolition of a fire-ravaged building in Tiljala, while permitting removal of unsafe portions in consultation with residents. Heari... Read More


Liberia: Ex-Minister Tweah Pushes Back As Asset Recovery Summons Him Over US$20.5M Rice Subsidy Probe

MONROVIA, May 15 -- Days after former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. emerged from the highly publicized US$6.2 million economic sabotage case with his reputation politic... Read More


Liberia: Cummings, Ex-VP Taylor, Women's Rights Advocate Rally Behind ANC's Moriah Yeakula Amid Online 'Smear Campaign'

Monrovia, May 15 -- Prominent political figures and women's rights advocates have rallied behind Cllr. Moriah Yeakula, Vice Chairperson for Legal Affairs of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), am... Read More


Living in Mumbai on Rs.25,000? Woman's monthly budgeting formula goes viral - 'It's hard girl, just own it'

New Delhi, May 15 -- Defying the perception that Mumbai is an expensive city to live, a woman asserts that ' Rs.25,000 is enough to survive in the city'. Her budgeting formula in a now-viral video has... Read More


J-K cabinet approves Zainakote Grid Sub Station augmentation for Rs 67.66 Cr

Srinagar, May 15 -- The Jammu and Kashmir cabinet has approved augmentation of the Grid Sub Station at Zainakote from 450 Megavolt-Ampere (MVA) to 780 MVA at a cost of Rs 67.66 crore, Chief Minister O... Read More


Petrol, diesel prices hiked by Rs 3 per litre each

New Delhi, May 15 -- Petrol and diesel prices were on Friday increased by Rs 3 per litre each after state-owned oil firms ended a four-year record hiatus in rate revision, industry sources said. Petr... Read More


With 369 e-buses, Chandigarh set to expand fleet

Chandigarh, May 15 -- With 369 new buses in the pipeline, Chandigarh is set to expand its electric bus fleet, chief secretary Rajesh Prasad said on Thursday. Prasad chaired a review meeting of the tra... Read More


Sunday holidays make many jobholders' Saipal dreams come true

Bajhang, May 15 -- Harish Awasthi of Sunarya Rural Municipality in Baitadi works at the Saipal branch of Everest Bank. A travel enthusiast, he had long dreamed of reaching the Saipal Base Camp. But d... Read More


Pulse of the Street: Indian equities fall as global headwinds and domestic woes bite

New Delhi, May 15 -- Persistent tensions in West Asia and a worsening energy crisis at home dragged Indian equities to their worst weekly performance in two months. The Nifty 50 ended the week 2.2% lo... Read More


In Mumbai, citizens are leading nature walks to save the city's mangrove forests from road projects

New Delhi, May 15 -- On a hot, sultry afternoon, I made my way to Charkop in Mumbai's western suburbs. All through the journey from Dahisar, a distance of around 10km, I couldn't shake the intense, co... Read More