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{ NIGERIA } CHRISTMAS RUSH 32 die in stampedes
Nigerian police on Sunday raised the death toll to 32 from two stampedes outside centres distributing food to the poor.
Pakistan govt forms panel for talks with ex-PM Khan's party
The Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government, on Sunday, formed a negotiation committee to start formal talks with jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party after it threatened to give a call for civil disobedience.
German far-right politicises Magdeburg Christmas attack
A spontaneous memorial created by grieving families and local residents at a church overlooking Magdeburg's Christmas market evolved during Saturday into something more politically charged.
Angry questions in Germany after Christmas market attack
The head of the far-left BSW party, Sahra Wagenknecht, demanded that Interior Minister Nancy Faeser explain why so many tips and warnings were ignored beforehand
Trudeau under fire; liberals eye Freeland
Pressure continues to mount on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to quit, even as a movement is afoot within the ruling Liberal Party caucus for him to be replaced by Chrystia Freeland, who was Deputy PM and Finance Minister till her bombshell resignation, on Monday.
What Trump's move to wade into spending fight signals for next 4 yrs
Donald Trump's intervention in the latest government funding battle highlighted the chaos and division likely to shape his second term.
Myanmar-made antenna, router recovered in Manipur
The recovery of a StarLink antenna and router from a militant hideout in Manipur's Imphal East district wasn't the only prohibited item, suspected to be smuggled from Myanmar, that Assam Rifles personnel recovered on December 13. That afternoon, the forces also recovered an MA 4 assault rifle, manufactured in Myanmar and commonly used by the Myanmar army.
Air quality in Delhi deteriorates to 'severe'
WITH AN AVERAGE 24-HOUR AQI READING OF 409 RECORDED ON THE DAY, DELHI CLOCKED FIVE DAYS OF \"SEVERE\" AIR IN A SIX-DAY PERIOD
U'khand: Char Dham shrines shifted to winter abode, open for yatra
As per the state government data released on Sunday, over 5,000 pilgrims have visited the winter abodes of the Char Dham shrines.
Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal
TRUMP SAID HE WOULD NOT LET THE CANAL FALL INTO THE 'WRONG HANDS', WARNING OF POTENTIAL CHINESE INFLUENCE
Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to sun than ever before
A Nasa spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before.
Need to make India's roads accident-free
The tragic incident in Bengaluru, where a container truck lost balance and fell atop a car (a brand that is arguably the safest in the world), crushing it and killing its occupants, highlight three reasons why India has among the most unsafe roads in the world.
Path to a simple and rational GST
Indirect tax regime needs to be rejigged and an honest debate on fiscal federalism and the politics and economics of welfare is essential
What the Pelicot rape case says about society
There is something about a woman unafraid. A woman uninterrupted. A woman unperturbed by what she can lose. Mostly, it's a woman who has nothing left to lose. Or so she thinks.
Disrupting the House, betraying voters' trust
Washout of the winter session is a reflection of the decline in standards in Parliament
Foreign policy experts must listen to the street
In his address at the launch of India's World—a magazine focused on India's foreign policy—on December 15, external affairs minister S Jaishankar made an unconventional argument.
416 arrested across Assam in child marriage cases'
Assam continues its fight against child marriage. We will continue to take bold steps to end this social evil HIMANTA BISWA SARMA, Assam chief minister
CHANGE NET EXAM DATE CLASHING WITH PONGAL: MP
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Sunday urged Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to postpone and change the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) exams of various subjects scheduled on January 15 and 16 as they coincide with Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu.
Institutions can't be retirement homes
The \"fourth branch\" institutions such as the Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and public service commissions \"cannot be retirement homes for civil servants and judges\", Supreme Court judge Justice P.S. Narasimha said on Sunday as he underlined the critical role of these institutions in upholding democratic governance.
ALLU ARJUN'S RESIDENCE VANDALISED
THE RESIDENCE IS UNDER POLICE PROTECTION IN WAKE OF VANDALISM
Bareilly Court Summons Rahul for Remarks on Economic Survey
A court in Bareilly has summoned Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on January 7 in connection with his remarks related to the Economic Survey during the Lok Sabha elections.
Legitimate dissent can't be equated with sedition: HC
THE COURT FOUND THAT THE VIDEO'S MESSAGE CONVEYED THAT INDIA BELONGED TO ALL ITS CITIZENS WHO WERE EQUAL
Retd IAS officer among 3 identified as highway fire victims
OFFICIALS SAID THAT 27 PEOPLE WERE RECEIVING TREATMENT, INCLUDING 3 ON VENTILATOR SUPPORT
Kuwait confers highest national honour on PM
Kuwait on Sunday honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of Mubarak the Great, the country's highest national award, for his role in bolstering relations between the two countries.
INDIA COMMITTED TO PROSPERITY OF MAURITIUS: MISRI DURING VISIT TO ISLAND NATION
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri conveyed to Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam India's continued commitment to progress and prosperity of Mauritius.
Farmers push for SC's help to bring MSP law
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death, and several protesting farmers' unions have urged the Supreme Court to ask the Centre to implement a parliamentary standing committee's recommendation for legally guaranteed support prices.
2 men stab cab driver to death for injuring mother, grazing scooter
THE ACCUSED'S MOTHER WAS INJURED WHEN THE VICTIM'S CAR GRAZED AGAINST THEIR SCOOTER, WHICH TOPPLED OVER AND HIT HER
Toll in Mohali building collapse increases to 2
The toll in the Mohali building collapse rose to two on Sunday after the body of a 29-year-old man was recovered from the rubble as officials called off the search and rescue operation.
4-year-old dies after SUV runs him over, teen driver arrested
THE ACCUSED WAS TAKING A U-TURN WHEN THE SUV STRUCK THE VICTIM, WHO WAS DECLARED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL
Shah attacks Left parties, Cong for 'ignoring' Tripura's problems
The rehabilitation of Bru migrants in Tripura was made possible due to the Bharatiya Janata Party's government in the state, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Sunday, as he hit out at the previous Left and Congress governments in the state for ignoring the problems of the community.