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It was an evening of cultural integration, an evening of colours when the divine Assamese culture was showcased along with the lively and invigorating tradition of Burma. The Burmese cultural troupe, along with Assamese dancers and performers, on December 5,...

Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 17 drivers and seized thirteen vehicles on the capital's roads on Tuesday, in a tough new crack down against traffic violations. The metropolitan police also filed 689 cases, seized 11 driving licenses and imposed fines totalling...

President Obama never mentioned the President responsible for that program.

During a policy speech regarding “his” new surge strategy in Afghanistan, President Obama also failed to give credit to that same President, who just happened to be responsible for that same...

Gandhi claimed the development schemes of Union government for Uttar Pradesh have not touched the grounds, and the "money issued for development is being spent on stones". Gandhi, who landed in Ambedkarnagar district headquarters this afternoon, first garlanded the statue...

Fourteen incoming flights were diverted from Mumbai airport Tuesday as poor visibility due to foggy conditions crippled operations for over two hours on two occasions, an official said. Operations were first suspended between 2 pm and 4.30 pm as visibility...

The opposition walked out of the Rajya Sabha Tuesday evening saying it was not satisfied with the reply of Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on rising prices of food grains. 'The government had said it would control prices in 100 days...

A free-for-all erupted in the Punjab assembly Tuesday as Akali Dal and Congress members came to blows over the law and order situation in the state, sending turbans flying while legislators stood on tables to shout slogans. Members from both...

Differences in the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) showed up again Tuesday when Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan expressed ignorance about sending Inspector General of Police Tomin J. Thachenkeri to Bangalore to question two arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) activists.

One has to wonder why the National Bank of Pakistan the only government owned commercial bank is the only commercial bank that will fund projects like the RPP’s that are owned by Iqbal Z. Ahmed and Anwar Majeed. Or extend...