Following the latest report by the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC), several opposition parties, including the Workers' Party (WP) and the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), have come out to express concerns over some of the boundary changes.  In a statement after the report was released on Tuesday (March 11), the WP noted «significant changes» to areas where they have been «working consistently for the last few years». The party didn't name those areas.  The Committee's proposed changes include 18 Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) and 15 single-member constituencies (SMCs), an increase from the current 17 GRCs and 14 SMCs. The proposed revisions were a result of «population shifts and housing developments», said EBRC.

DMK MP Kanimozhi accused Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan of misrepresenting Tamil Nadu's stance on PM-SHRI schools, clarifying they never agreed to the three-language policy or NEP fully. This follows Pradhan's claim of TN staging the language controversy to gain political points. Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also weighed in, criticizing the DMK's perceived hypocrisy.

The Allahabad High Court allows whitewashing and decorative lighting of Sambhal Jama Masjid’s exterior, with no structural changes. ASI is tasked with inspecting the site and reporting the necessity of these changes. The court has scheduled the next hearing for April 8.

RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna has lodged a complaint against 3 IPS officers, alleging they submitted false reports in the MUDA scam case. He previously sought a CBI probe, stating a lack of faith in the Lokayukta's inquiry. The scam involves a 3.2-acre land transferred to the CM's wife and may amount to Rs 3,000-4,000 crore.

[Nile Post] Burundi is facing its largest refugee crisis in decades as tens of thousands flee escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

[New Times] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) convened a virtual extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organ Troika on March 6, and reportedly agreed to withdraw the regional bloc's military mission in eastern DR Congo saying it has become unattainable. Up to 200 SADC soldiers who had been fighting in eastern DR Congo were repatriated after they were given passage through Rwanda, on February 24.

[UN News] The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has stepped up efforts to improve vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by providing vital logistical support, including boats and motorcycles to reach remote communities along the Congo River.

According to the foreign minister, Moscow never had the relations with Beijing which were that good

The Russian top diplomat expressed opinion that such variant «is not going to fly»

«I hope it will be national unity in Syria but so far it is really a dangerous place,» the minister said

Official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Mao Ning said that Russia would be represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, and Iran - by Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi

Some of the very promising logistical, infrastructural projects in Siberia are being delayed, the Russian top diplomat noted

Director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin and CIA Head John Ratcliffe held a telephone conversation

The minister pointed out that «Catholicism now is more and more deviating toward the new trends which we cannot understand and which we would not accept»

Russia «would be in favor of resuming the format which developed the original deal endorsed by the Security Council and Iran,» the foreign minister explained

A father has been found guilty of ploughing his Mercedes SUV into his own son at a car wash amid a bitter row over infidelity. 

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Former soldier Clifford, 26, subjected the three women to a five-hour ordeal on July 9, 2024, raping and murdering Louise, 25, with a crossbow at her home in Bushey, Hertfordshire.

Just three months of exercising in water can trim waist circumference by as much as 3cm, a new study has revealed.

Pyotr Tolstoy pointed out that US parliamentarians are primarily concerned with the problems of the United States, while Russia is concerned with the problems of its voters

The party recieved 29.9% of the votes

According to Maria Zakharova, in the interview the Russian foreign minister focused on the situation around the Ukraine crisis

The minister emphasized that in recent years, the organization has been forming exclusive blocs, promoting the creation of an Indo-Pacific partnership involving Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea

«It is clear - 49 days yet, and such a rich agenda is already thrown into the public domain,» Russia’s top diplomat stressed

In a bid to enhance professional development within Jamaica’s security forces, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Area 5 Division, in collaboration with HEART/NSTA Trust, officially launched its Capacity Building Educational, Social, and...

The total annual cost of adolescent pregnancy and early motherhood in 15 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean is estimated at US$15.3 billion or, on average, one per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to a report released this...

BambuSparks Publishing is enhancing its mission to birth 10,000 new Caribbean authorpreneurs by 2030 with an inaugural Publishing Summit...

Jocelyn Stovall’s little sister was four years old when she needed open-heart surgery, traveling from Prattville to a Boston hospital to undergo the procedure. Stovall, a music performance major at Huntingdon College at the time, went with her for...

The Annual Diplomatic Corps Dinner will take place this Thursday, March 13, at King’s House, beginning at 7:00 p.m. This highly anticipated event, hosted by Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen, serves as a distinguished occasion for...

The Delhi high court has issued a notice to the NIA regarding a plea by jailed J&K MP Engineer Rashid to attend the ongoing Parliament session. Rashid, arrested in 2019 on terror funding charges, seeks permission to fulfill his legislative duties. The court had earlier rejected his custody parole request, with a bail decision expected soon.