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Vietnam OCOP Festival 2025 opens in Hanoi

Hanoi, Dec. 21 -- The Vietnam OCOP Vietnam Festival 2025 officially opened at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on December 20, underscoring strong coordination and determination from both cent... Read More


Delhi govt hikes Transport dept budget by 60% to Rs 9,110 crore

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- As toxic air continues to choke the national capital, the Delhi Government has placed a decisive bet on public transport, especially the Delhi Metro, to curb vehicular pollution ... Read More


South Sudans political order is built on instability, not peace

Bangladesh, Dec. 21 -- South Sudans repeated slide toward the brink of civil war is often explained as a consequence of state weakness, institutional fragility, or unresolved ethnic tensions. These ex... Read More


NBR chairman says extension of return deadline depends on government

Dhaka, Dec. 21 -- The National Board of Revenue Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan has said the government will decide whether the deadline for income tax return submission for individual taxpayers will be ex... Read More


Pradeep Adhikari's flight to power-and the turbulent fall

Kathmandu, Dec. 21 -- Does anyone voluntarily demote themselves? In a bureaucracy built on hierarchy, power, and survival, such an act is almost unheard of. Yet a few months ago, something extraordina... Read More


Meta's star AI hire Alexandr Wang finds Mark Zuckerberg's management style 'suffocating': report

India, Dec. 21 -- Mark Zuckerberg shelled out billions to bring AI prodigy Alexandr Wang to Meta, but now there are reports of tensions brewing between the two. Wang, the 28-year-old founder of Scale ... Read More


Strong fundamentals to keep India among fastest-growing major economies: Report

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- Structural drivers, such as digitisation, technological advancements and favourable demographics, may continue to position India among the fastest-growing major economies, accord... Read More


Indonesia sets Rp11B for heritage recovery after Sumatra floods

Jakarta, Dec. 21 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Culture announced on Sunday that it has prepared an initial budget of around Rp11 billion (US$659,000) for the cleanup and restoration of cultural heritage ... Read More


Citing 'insufficient' land: Inspection rules out two villages for carcass plant in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Dec. 21 -- The sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Ludhiana (West), has submitted a status report to the deputy commissioner on the proposed relocation of the carcass plant, stating that the tw... Read More


ICPC Invites Aliko Dangote Over Corruption Petition Against Ex-NMDPRA Boss

Nigeria, Dec. 21 -- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has invited billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote to appear before its investigators over a corruptio... Read More