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Not Just Talk, Better Policies Needed To Better Workers' Condition: Sonia Gandhi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the condition of workers will not change "only by talk, slogans and promises", and the government needs to bring in new policies and better programmes to make a difference to their lives.....
Kill Poverty, Ignorance To Fight Terror: Turkey President
It is not mere power which can kill terrorism as one needs to fight off poverty and inequality to eradicate it, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday at the Jamia Millia Islamia where he was conferred an honorary doctorate.....
Ailing Sonia Should Appoint Rahul Party Chief Fast: Congress Leader
An ailing Congress president Sonia Gandhi should quickly appoint her son Rahul Gandhi as party chief as the delay is only helping Prime Minister Narendra Modi achieve his ambition of a Congress-mukt India, a Congress leader said on Wednesday.....
Maken Withdraws His Resignation As Delhi Congress Chief
Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken on Wednesday said he has withdrawn his resignation that he had submitted to party President Sonia Gandhi after the Congress' "unsatisfactory performance" in the recent Delhi civic polls.....
Two Bihar Policemen Held Under Prohibition Law
Two office-bearers of the Bihar Police Men's Association (BPMA) have been arrested for violating the ban on liquor in the state, police said on Thursday.....
CII Predicts 7.5-8% Growth Of Indian Economy
Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Thursday predicted that India's economic growth rate for 2017-18 will range between 7.5 and eight per cent. ....
Trump In New York To Meet Turnbull
US President Donald Trump met with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turbull and praised the country's universal healthcare system, just moments after a Republican health care bill was passed to repeal and replace Obamacare, the media reported.....
9 Dead As Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Tension Escalates
At least nine people were killed and dozens injured when Afghan border forces fired at a census team in Pakistan's Balochistan on Friday -- a day after the Afghan President turned down invitations to visit Islamabad. ....
White House Fires First Female Usher
The White House has fired chief usher Angella Reid, the first woman and second African-American to hold the position, the media reported.....
Voting Begins For French Presidential Runoff
Voting began on Sunday across France in the final presidential runoff where independent centrist Emmanuel Macron is vying against far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen, the media reported.....
