Only 20% of Public Works targets were met in 2022/23
Auditor-General’s office tells MPs that 107 projects were significantly delayed.
Is Dada Morero about to be Joburg’s worst-ever mayor?
He told residents point-blank not to expect any 'major improvements' in the next two years.
Louise Upston rejects official advice $3b a year needed to fix child poverty
Minister for Child Poverty Reduction Louise Upston says the government is taking a different approach.
Rival protesters clash in Bolivia as ex-President Evo Morales leads a march to the capital
Bolivia’s pro-government supporters and security forces confronted protesters loyal to former president Evo Morales in a street melee on September 22, 2024
After a brief hiatus, HYDRA razes illegal structures at Kukatpally lake
Aditionally, HYDRA demolished illegal structures on government land in Kistareddypet and Patelguda under Ameenpur Municipality in Sangareddy District
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake? The left-leaning leader elected as Sri Lanka's new President
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake for his victory in the Sri Lankan presidential election. Dissanayake joined the JVP, the mother party of the NPP, in 1987 at the height of their anti-Indian rebellion.
Boy not prosecuted over riots due to 'wrath' of parents
Prosecutors opted not to take further action against a 14-year-old boy taken to a police station by his parents.
Odisha CM orders judicial inquiry into Army officer's 'custodial torture', sexual assault on fiancee
Odisha CM orders judicial inquiry into Army officer’s ‘custodial torture’, sexual assault on fiancee
One person shot dead in land dispute between two groups in Ajmer district
One person was shot dead and another injured in a violent clash between two groups over the construction of a shop on a piece of land reportedly belonging to a students’ hostel at Rupangarh in Ajmer district on Sunday (September 22, 2024).
What is the controversy regarding Venezuela elections? | Explained
Understanding the Venezuela elections and why Maduro is being accused of rigging the election
Cash pot of £9 million waiting to be claimed 3,000 Derby pensioners
Up to £9 million of Pension Credit is sitting unclaimed in Derby City Council's coffers
Derby city centre school celebrates first Ofsted inspection and it's 'outstanding'
It got the top rating in each of the five areas inspected
UN adopts pact to tackle volatile future for mankind
Leaders pledge to keep pace with a changing world and to protect the needs and interests of current and future generations.
Panchamasali quota agitation will be intensified, says seer
Basava Jayamrutyunjaya Swami of Kudalasangam Panchamasali Peetha said in Belagavi on Sunday (September 22, 2024) that the agitation to seek re-categorisation of the reservation to the community will intensify in the coming days.
Scholz’s Social Democrats hold back the far right in German state vote
Scholz’s Social Democrats hold back the far right in German state vote
You don't need free glasses to see through Keir Starmer's Labour Government, says Stephen Flynn
In his regular column for the Record, the SNP leader at Westminster asks why voters should be told to tighten their belts by a UK Government that's happy to receive donations from others.
Six dead after record rain causes floods in Japan
Ten people are missing after the cities of Wajima and Suzu were badly hit by flooding over the weekend.
Intervene to ensure fair application of OBC income test in civil services exams: Manickam Tagore to PM
Congress leader Manickam Tagore has recently written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention to remove discrimination in how the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) applies the income test for determining the Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) status of selected OBC candidates whose parents work in public sector bodies.
How 3 Americans ended up being sentenced to death over DRC coup attempt
DRC
Assault on Army officer, fiancee: Odisha CM orders judicial probe
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged torture of an Army officer and the sexual assault of his fiancée at a police station in Bhubaneswar.
Head reveals surprising way he spots kids are hungry as families face 'third world' conditions
As the country reels from a cost of living crisis, the experienced head spoke to BirminghamLive about the poor conditions many pupils face
Bid for new Devon railway station ramps up as promise made
A detailed case has been presented
42 rape cases saw life sentences handed down in 2023, new report shows
One of the defendants jailed for life in 2023 was Richard O’Brien (61) for the rape and sexual abuse of his sisters, niece and his own daughters during four decades of horrific offending
Former senior Garda calls on Drew Harris to resign over Coolock riots
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris recently conceded that the force got its tactics wrong when riots erupted at a controversial anti-immigrant protest in Coolock
XL Bully neglect and abuse shoots up 239% since ban as dogs found beheaded and killed in cages
WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: The RSPCA is releasing the figures to mark the one-year anniversary (September 15) of the UK Government announcing the breed would be banned
India announces USD 0.5 million scholarship for Indo-Pacific students
Also, India's establishment of a space-based web portal for Mauritius, to support the concept of open science for space-based monitoring of extreme weather events and climate impact was welcomed by the Quad leaders.
BJD MP’s comment on possible alliance with Cong sparks off furore
As the Biju Janata Dal MP Debashish Samantaray’s statement on a possible alliance with the Congress triggered a row, the Opposition BJD on Sunday said it was his personal opinion.
BJD calls 6-hour Bhubaneswar bandh tomorrow; BJP fumes
The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday called a six-hour bandh in Bhubaneswar on September 24 in protest against the alleged police assault on an Army officer and his fiancee at Bharatpur...
Police identify victims killed in mass shooting at popular Alabama nightlife spot
A search is underway for the shooters who killed four people and injured 17 others in a popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama.
Mayawati attacks Congress over Kumari Selija 'upset' reports: 'Remembers Dalits in bad times...'
Speculation is growing that Kumari Selja may leave Congress, particularly since she has received an open offer to join the BJP. Meanwhile, BSP supremo Mayawati has criticised Congress and offered advice to Kumari Selja about her political future.
Malaysia arrests hundreds in child abuse probe
Hundreds of people arrested in Malaysia for child abuse; Global Ikhwan Service and Business were raided for prior involvement in child abuse
Labour faces winter fuel payment clash as unions push for conference U-turn
Unite, one of Labour’s biggest union backers, and the CWU are seeking to force a vote at the conference in Liverpool to save the winter fuel allowance for millions of pensioners
Questions for Wallace over war crimes bill change that would have protected SAS
The change had the effect of pushing war crimes allegations against the SAS outside the cut off period for bringing a prosecution under normal circumstances.
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