Accountability to be ensured in every development project, says UP CM

IANS | August 24, 2025 9:37 PM

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Sunday, directed officials to ensure timely and quality completion of development projects in Gorakhpur, warning that lapses will invite strict action against both contractors and responsible officers.

Bangladesh: Politics of extortion and the death of democracy (IANS Analysis)

IANS | August 24, 2025 9:03 PM

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Previous month marked the first anniversary of Bangladesh’s 'July Uprising', a mass movement spearheaded by Anti-Discrimination Student Movement (SAD) that brought down Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule. Though it initially emerged as a protest against the controversial job quota system, it quickly grew into a nationwide revolt reflecting deeper anger at a political order mired in violence, censorship, corruption, and extortion—factors that had smothered the country’s democracy.