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Canada offers asylum to Pakistan’s Asia Bibi as her blasphemy acquittal sparks protests

Widespread violent protests have forced the Pakistani Christian woman to seek asylum after Supreme Court acquitted her.

Jawaharlal Nehru’s precious legacy is being undermined daily, says Sonia Gandhi

At the relaunch of Shashi Tharoor’s book on Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi said those in power bent upon changing India for the worse.

Both Sachin Pilot and I will contest assembly polls, says Ashok Gehlot, slams rift talk

Supporters of former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and state Congress chief Sachin Pilot reportedly want the party to announce a CM candidate before polls.

Sri Lanka MPs pass no-trust motion against controversially-appointed PM Rajapaksa

Last month, President Sirisena sacked PM Ranil Wickremesinghe and suspended the Parliament plunging the island nation into a crisis.

Why Modi is holding fewer rallies in MP and Chhattisgarh this time than in 2013 assembly polls

BJP leaders say Modi is holding fewer rallies in the 2 states as he is confident of chances of incumbent CMs Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Raman Singh.

Narendra Singh Tomar and Sadananda Gowda assigned charge of additional ministries

Tomar has got Parliamentary Affairs Ministry and Gowda ministry of chemicals and fertilisers, both posts which were left vacant after Ananth Kumar's demise.

Sri Lanka Supreme Court stays Sirisena’s order to sack parliament

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court delivered the ruling after 2 days of deliberations on as many as 13 petitions against Sirisena's decision.

Nearly half of Chhattisgarh’s outgoing MLAs had over 95% attendance

According to data released by PRS Legislative Research, the Chhattisgarh assembly’s priority areas over the last 5 years were finance, revenue and taxation.

PM Modi admitted to theft in govt’s affidavit to Supreme Court on Rafale: Rahul Gandhi

In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the 14-page document submitted to the SC shows that changes in the contract were made without asking the Air Force.

Madhya Pradesh Congress proposes to do away with UPA’s no-detention policy

In its election manifesto, Madhya Pradesh Congress has proposed to reintroduce board exams in class 8 to improve the quality of education.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.