New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to step down next month after 6 years in power

Wellington, January 19 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced that she will step down next month after being in power for six years, saying she no longer has “enough in the tank” to lead. “I had hoped that I would find what I needed to carry on…

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Following govt’s assurance, Punjab ambulance employees call off strike; to resume work today

Chandigarh, January 19 The week-long strike by ambulance employees has come to an end after assurances given by the government. Manpreet Nijjer, president of 108 Ambulance Employees’ Association, Punjab, told The Tribune that the government had agreed to increase their salaries and give due offs and holidays to them….

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PM Modi to launch projects worth Rs 38,000 crore, inaugurate two Metro rail lines during Mumbai visit today

Mumbai, January 19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay foundation stones of a string of projects worth more than Rs 38,000 crore aimed at developing infrastructure, easing urban travel, and strengthening health care during his visit to Mumbai on Thursday. The PM will dedicate to the nation the…

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Manpreet Singh Badal switches over to BJP; Congress says ‘clouds’ over party have cleared

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, January 18 Former Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Wednesday joined the BJP citing intense factionalism in the Congress, which hit back saying, “clouds over the state unit have cleared”. Marking the third high-profile exit from the Congress in recent months after former CM…

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L-G vs Delhi Govt: Centre wants issue referred to larger Bench

New Delhi, January 18The Delhi Government on Wednesday sought a clear “demarcation” of its powers with regard to control over bureaucracy in the national Capital even as the Centre urged the Supreme Court to refer the issue to a larger Bench. A five-Judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of…

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Foreign Secretary in Thimphu days after China-Bhutan border talks

New Delhi, January 18 Days after China and Bhutan reached a “consensus” to implement a three-step roadmap to settle their border dispute, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra reached Thimphu on Wednesday on a three-day visit. Kwatra will hold talks with his counterpart Pema Choden, besides calling on the country’s top…

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Tripura goes to polls on February 16, Nagaland, Meghalaya February 27

New Delhi, January 18 The Assembly elections in Tripura will be conducted on February 16 while Nagaland and Meghalaya will go to the polls on February 27, the Election Commission announced today. The counting of votes in the three north-eastern states, having 60 seats each, would take place on March…

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