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Karnataka's Congress govt is searching ways to tax common people: BJP MP K Sudhakar on garbage cess
New Delhi, April 1: BJP MP K Sudhakar on Tuesday slammed the Karnataka Congress government over the "garbage cess" and accused it of seeking ways to tax the common people.
Tamim Iqbal opens up on harrowing health scare
Dhaka, March 29: Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal expressed his gratitude on Facebook after being discharged from the hospital following a heart attack on Monday, according to the official website of ICC.
Mumbai Police DCP Sudhakar Pathare dies in tragic road accident in Telangana
Hyderabad, March 29: In a heart-wrenching incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Mumbai, Sudhakar Pathare lost his life on Saturday in a tragic road accident in Telangana. The accident occurred near Domalapenta village in the Nallamala forest area of Nagarkurnool district, on the Ghat Road of the Srisailam-Hyderabad national highway.
They want to divert people's attention from governance: BJP's Sudhakar Reddy on Opposition meet on delimitation
Trichy, March 23: Sudhakar Reddy, BJP Tamil Nadu National Co in-charge, has called the Joint Action Committee meeting on delimitation a" political move" to divert people's attention from the misgovernance of the Tamil Nadu government and the other States ruled by the Opposition.
Driver burnt alive as speeding truck collides with two tankers in Rajasthan
Jaipur, March 21: In a tragic accident, the driver of a truck was burnt alive in a head-on collision with two tankers on Friday in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district.
I am not anti-Vijayan, says veteran CPI-M leader Sudhakaran
Alappuzha (Kerala), March 15: Veteran CPI-M leader and former Kerala minister G. Sudhakaran on Saturday slammed his detractors who are attacking him on social media, especially after he attended a meeting organised by the Congress in the state capital on March 12.
Two 'disgruntled' Kerala Communists to attend Congress-led event
Thiruvananthapuram, March 11: The Congress party’s centenary celebration of the historic meeting between Mahatma Gandhi and Sree Narayana Guru has stirred political chatter in Kerala, as two ‘disgruntled’ Communist leaders are set to attend the event on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: Panic grips Dhaka as terror outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir takes out massive rally
Dhaka, Mar 7: Panic and fear gripped Dhaka and several other parts of Bangladesh on Friday as banned terror outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir took out a massive rally in the capital signalling the fast collapsing law and order situation in the country under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
Bangladeshis outraged over student mob vandalising house of Awami League leader in Dhaka
Dhaka, March 7: A midnight raid conducted by a violent mob consisting majorly of students and targetting the residence of an Awami League leader in an upscale area of Dhaka earlier this week has invited scathing criticism from several Bangladeshis who are outraged over police inaction and politically-motivated attacks that continue to increase alarmingly under the current interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
Mob besiege police station in Dhaka, call for release of accused in sexual harassment case
Dhaka, March 6: In yet another incident of lawlessness in Bangladesh, an agitating mob identifying themselves as "Tawhidi Janata" besieged the capital's Shahbagh Police Station in the early hours of Thursday, according to local media reports.
Project Steering Committee, Joint Working Group meets on India-Nepal cross border railway links commences
Kathmandu, March 4: India and Nepal held the 9th Project Steering Committee (PSC) and the (JWG) meetings from February 27-28 in the national capital, to review the implementation of ongoing cross-border railway links and overall bilateral cooperation in the railway sector.
Congress in Kerala: Same diagnosis, different actors -- will prognosis change?
Thiruvananthapuram, March 4: After last week's high-level meeting in Delhi, the Congress party in Kerala appears to have settled into a temporary calm. But if history is any indicator, such lulls have been a recurring theme in the party for nearly five decades.
Dhaka tops list of most polluted cities in world today
Dhaka, March 1: Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh on Saturday morning has created a record with the most polluted air quality in the world. According to the air quality and pollution city ranking, the air was classified as 'hazardous'.
Sudhakaran to continue as Congress party chief in Kerala; focus on 2026 polls
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 28: After a marathon meeting of Kerala Congress leaders with the party high command in New Delhi, the party decided that K. Sudhakaran will continue to head the party’s unit in the state with a clear focus on winning the next year’s Assembly elections.
Bangladesh: Chaos, violence rules at historic Madhur Canteen in Dhaka
Dhaka, Feb 27: The historic Madhur Canteen at Dhaka University has turned into yet another ugly political battleground in Bangladesh as members of various student organisations have engaged in protests, scuffles and violence at the iconic venue, this week.
K Sudhakaran should continue as Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president: Shashi Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram, February 26: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday extended his support for K Sudhakaran to continue as Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president, dismissing the need for a leadership change.
Decks cleared for new Congress President in Kerala as Sudhakaran says to ready to move out
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26: Days before top Congress leaders from Kerala reach Delhi on the party high command's summons, state unit President K. Sudhakaran on Wednesday said he is ready to move out.
Congress comes out in support of Asha workers stir in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26: Congress's Kerala unit President K. Sudhakaran and Leader of Opposition V.D.
Crime rate in Bangladesh surges under Yunus-led interim government
Dhaka, Feb 25: The crime rate in Bangladesh is increasing at an alarming rate, according to the police data, which shows that in January, cases of murder, abduction, robbery, burglary, and theft have all seen a spike across the country and have been the worst compared to the last six years.
Shashi Tharoor should have aired views in party forum: KPCC chief
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 23: Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran on Sunday slammed party leader and Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor for criticising the party in the media.
Nepali general injured in UN peacekeeping operation in Lebanon back home
United Nations, Feb 18: The Nepali general who was wounded in an attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon has returned home after he was released from hospital, according to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
'Paridhabangal' duo Gopi, Sudhakar's film titled 'Oh God Beautiful'
Chennai, Feb 11: The makers of the fantasy entertainer that features the popular 'Paridhabangal' pair of actors Gopi and Sudhakar in the lead, have now disclosed the film's title as 'Oh God Beautiful'.
At Bangladesh Book Fair, stall displaying exiled author Taslima Nasreen's book attacked
Dhaka, February 10: A group of madrasa students on Monday attacked a stall at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka over the display of book written by Taslima Nasreen, who is in exile in India as per police and eyewitness' accounts.
Our 'vision' for development triumphed over AAP's 'failed' promises: TN BJP
Chennai, Feb 8: BJP National Secretary and in charge of Tamil Nadu Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy said on Saturday that the people of Delhi have spoken, and their verdict is clear, they have chosen BJP's governance over Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
India condemns vandalism of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence in Dhaka
New Delhi, February 7: India on Thursday condemned the vandalism of Bangladesh's founding leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence in Dhaka, calling the act "regrettable."
Congress inducts ex-Kerala BJP leader as party spokesperson
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 27: Two months after Sandeep Warrier, a former BJP leader in Kerala, joined Congress, he has been made a spokesperson of the party
Congress high command unlikely to replace party chief K. Sudhakaran in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25: After days of speculation in the Kerala unit of the Congress party, the air has finally cleared -- state president K. Sudhakaran is set to continue in his position.
Congress' Kerala unit needs total revamp: Party veteran Kurien
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 24: At a time when hectic parleys are going on to find a suitable replacement for the Congress state unit Chief K. Sudhakaran, party's veteran leader and former deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha P.
Congress to restructure organisation in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23: The Congress high command has been pondering a rejig in its Kerala unit to expand the party base.
Will Congress high command save its sinking ship in Kerala ahead of 2026 Assembly polls?
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 20: A day after a stormy meeting of the Kerala Congress Political Affairs Committee, AICC general secretary in charge of Kerala, Deepa Das Munshi, on Monday held a one-on-one meeting with the top leadership of the state to seek their opinion about the state of affairs in the party.
44 incidents of violence against shrines reported in Bangladesh since August 4: Official Statement
Dhaka, January 18: A total of 44 incidents of vandalism on 40 shrines (Mazar/Sufi graveyards, dargahs) have been reported to the Bangladesh Police from across the country since August 4 last year.
Antony asks Cong leaders to concentrate on Kerala local body polls, not on next CM
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 9: Breaking his silence, veteran Congress leader and former Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Thursday asked his junior colleagues in the party to concentrate on the upcoming local bodies elections and not on the 2026 Assembly polls in Kerala.
Felt grateful to the government of Meghalaya Raphael Warjri on sculpting U Tirot Sing's statue
Shillong, January 4: Indian artist and filmmaker Raphael Warjri expressed his gratitude to the Meghalaya government for giving him the opportunity to create a sculpture of U Tirot Sing, Meghalaya's revered freedom fighter, inaugurated at Dhaka in February 2024.