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Paris:  Yael Braun-Pivet was elected on Tuesday as the new speaker of the French National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament. The French National Assembly's 577 members kicked off its first session on Tuesday by electing its…

Phnom Penh: Cambodian Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak on Wednesday told local exporters to reap the benefits of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade pact, which came into force from January 1. In a speech to…

Ramallah:  A Palestinian was killed on Wednesday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. Wessam Abu Bakker, director of Jenin Hospital, told Xinhua news…

Kathmandu: One person was killed and hundreds of families were displaced after continuous rain triggered flood in Nepal's Tarai region. Ram Bahadur BK, 58, was swept away by Gachhiya Khola in Sundarharaincha, The Himalayan Times quoted…

Gandhinagar:  After normal rainfall, crop sowing in Gujarat should have been on 25 lakh hectares till June 27, but this year it was just on 19 lakh hectares. It is just 22 percent of the total sowing of the Kharif (monsoon) season, it is…

Patna:  A gang of 15 to 20 persons killed two persons in broad daylight in Bihar's Purnia district, an official said on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Shahbaz Alam, a panchayat samiti member in Tarabadi, and his…

Amaravati: A day after he was suspended by the Andhra Pradesh government for the second time in less than two-and-a-half years, senior IPS officer A.B. Venkateswara Rao said on Wednesday that some individuals and forces were targeting…

Panaji:  Commenting on the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra, Congress' Goa unit president Amit Patkar on Wednesday said the BJP is using agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate…

Amaravati:  Even as the government has rolled out the Agnipath scheme, the National Students Union of India (NSUI) has intensified its protests in Andhra Pradesh. The student organisation led agitations in three universities over three…

Thiruvananthapuram: A day after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan attacked Congress legislator Mathew Kuzhalnadan for speaking 'lies' about his daughter, the latter retaliated on Wednesday, claiming that Vijayan's statement about his…