New Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu formally requested India to “withdraw” its military personnel from the island nation on Saturday, less than 24 hours after taking oath.

DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold a parliamentary election on January 7, the national poll body said on Wednesday, amid deadly protests by opposition parties demanding the resignation of the PM to make way for a caretaker government.

The incoming president of Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, has promised to ensure the exit of Indian troops after taking office later this week but does not want to redraw the regional balance by bringing in Chinese forces instead. His remarks come ahead of the swearing-in ceremony on Friday in the capital Male.

The chief minister announced a one-time benefit of Rs 2 lakh to the 94 lakh families that earn less than Rs 6,000 a month. He also declared plans to increase reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs to 65%, which the Supreme Court has capped at 50%.

Bracing for what will be their fourth winter since the start of the military standoff along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, Indian and Chinese ground commanders have been holding interactions to rule out any incident as troop deployments are readjusted for the harsh months ahead.

New Delhi: Amid a buzz over some BJP leaders being upset with the appointment of party veteran BS Yediyurappa's son BY Vijayendra as the BJP’s Karnataka unit chief, senior leader CT Ravi said he, too, is “haunted by certain questions”, news agency PTI reported.

Three rights organisations – Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Security Network – in a joint statement have said that India's actions have flouted both FATF’s standards and international human rights law.

NEW DELHI: NewsClick contended before the Delhi high court Tuesday that money-laundering cases against it tied to alleged violation of foreign funding laws were "malafide and intended to harass", and should be quashed.

As the representative of the opposition parties on the selection committee, the Congress leader said he was not consulted regarding the selection of Heeralal Samariya as the new chief information commissioner.

'The matter was to be listed on August 28, but it has been deferred, deferred, deferred,' advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for one of the petitioners, said.