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'Government Must Talk To Sonam Wangchuk'

'Ladakh has become a hollow UT.''Bureaucrats from Delhi rule Ladakh and there is no attention paid to the grievances of the people.' IMAGE: Activist Sonam Wangchuk leads a padyatra from Leh to New......

Maha okays 255-acre salt pan land for slum rehab housing, names Adani

Maharashtra cabinet on Monday approved the utilisation of 255 acre of salt pan land in Mumbai to develop houses for slum rehabilitation project-hit people, assigning the implementation......

Bangladesh Hindus likely to form political party, seek reservation

Hindu community leaders in Bangladesh are advocating the formation of a dedicated political party, reflecting a call for political representation to protect their rights and ensure their safety.......

Modi Knows How To Deal With Dissanayake

For India to view the new Sri Lankan leadership only through the prism of the past or through their narrow view on China is fraught with possibilities that should be avoided, asserts N Sathiya......

Who Will Win Sri Lanka's Presidential Poll?

'The Indian government is better prepared this time and has reached out to all contenders and not putting all eggs in one basket.' IMAGE: A woman walks past graffiti on a wall in Colombo,......

India pitches for more info sharing on int'l payments

India is pushing for greater disclosures by credit card companies, fintech firms, and payment aggregators (PAs) at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), so that the sender and recipient in a......

Govt dissolves Pronab Sen-led panel on statistics, cites 'overlap' in work

Formed in July 2023, the SCoS was supposed to advise the Union government on survey methodology, including sampling frame, sampling design, and survey instruments. With the dissolution of former......

Govt should give cheaper loans to spur affordable home sales: Naredco prez

The government should provide home loan up to 25 lakh at a lower interest rate of 5 per cent to the people of the middle class, a prominent realtors’ body appealed to the government against......

'Wealth Is Concentrated In A Few Hands'

'The top 10 per cent of the population should adopt and handhold the bottom 20 per cent of the population as a social responsibility.' IMAGE: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu......

Viksit Bharat@2047 is an ambition of every Indian: PM

Making India a developed nation by 2047 is an ambition of every Indian, and states can play an active role in achieving this aim as they are directly connected with the people, Prime Minister......

Elizabeth Debicki Gets Her First Emmy

IMAGE: Elizabeth Debicki with her Emmy. Photograph: Mike Blake/ Reuters Elizabeth Debicki stood out at the 76th Emmy Awards, held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, on Sunday, September......

USA is starting to embrace cricket

'USA Cricket continues its instrumental work in supporting our national players and equipping youth and local communities with the tools they need to succeed in this sport.' IMAGE: USA's stand-in......

Cricket in Olympics: Multi-billion dollar broadcast market, BCCI's push and ICC pitch perfect presentation

IMAGE: Cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 LA Olympics was an outcome of a ‘pitch perfect’ presentation alongside several major contributing factors. Photograph: Adnan......

It's official! Cricket will be played at the 2028 LA Olympic Games!

IMAGE: Cricket made its sole appearance at the 1900 Paris Olympics in which Great Britain defeated France in the final but it is played in Commonwealth Games and Asian Games as well. Photograph:......

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