Eight leaders also to take oath as Nitish's ministers

IANS | January 28, 2024 3:27 PM

Patna, Jan 28 (IANS) Eight leaders will take oath as cabinet ministers, including three each from BJP and JD(U), one from Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular and one independent along with Nitish Kumar, according to a source in the Chief minister's residence.

'One Nation One Election' committee meets ex-judges, politicians

IANS | January 28, 2024 10:51 AM

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Chairman of the High-Level Committee (HLC) on 'One Nation One Election', Ram Nath Kovind, former President of India, held consultations with Justice U.U. Lalit, former Chief Justice of India; Justice Sanjib Banerjee, former Chief Justice of Madras High Court, and Manan Kumar Mishra, Chairman of the Bar Council of India.

PLO appeals countries not to cut UNRWA funding

IANS | January 28, 2024 9:37 AM

Tel Aviv, Jan 28 (IANS) The Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) has appealed to the world nations to reconsider their decision to cut funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the Palestine Refugees of the Near East (UNRWA).

Putin 'facing heat' from voters in election year as Ukraine war prolongs

TN Ashok | January 26, 2024 11:47 PM

New York, Jan 26 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is seeking re-election this year, virtually faces the "heat" from voters following a public outcry over power outages that has plagued the country resulting in a life-threatening lack of heating in Moscow's frigid temperatures, besides the frustration of families of soldiers who are getting weary of the almost two-year war with Ukraine, the media reported citing political observers.