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The Final Countdown

Dhaka, Aug. 22 -- The National Consensus Commission, as it came to be known, is often presented as the 'Jewel in The Crown' of the reform initiative underway in Bangladesh, under the leadership of its... Read More


Final Trade Aug 22: Markets Turn Cautious: Sensex Drops 694 Points, Nifty Below 24,900

India, Aug. 22 -- India's equity markets snapped their six-day winning streak on Friday, raising fresh concerns about policy credibility and foreign investor confidence. The fall came despite recent g... Read More


Dar launches Culture Africa project with fully artists' participation

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 22 -- A cultural and creative research project known as Connect for Culture Africa (CfCA) was launched today, August 22, 2025 in Dar es Salaam where artists of cultural and creativ... Read More


TRA warns of tax evasion as business firms cheat with counterfeit tax stamps

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 22 -- THE  Commissioner General of the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), Yusuph Mwenda, has revealed that tax evasion in the country remains significantly high, contributing t... Read More


ANANDA WIJEPALA SAYS LAW WILL BE IMPLEMENTED EQUALLY REGARDLESS OF RANK

Sri Lanka, Aug. 22 -- The government is ensuring that the law will be implemented equally regardless of a person's title or position, according to Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs... Read More


Dissent voice irrelevant in the Parliament

India, Aug. 22 -- The PM's silence in the Rajya Sabha was not just a procedural lapse - it was a grave insult to the federal character of our democracy. The House of States was treated with utter cont... Read More


India-Russia ties steady: Jaishankar

India, Aug. 22 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held wide-ranging discussions in Moscow with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, focusing on trade, defence, and regional connec... Read More


Great But Sinful Tax?

India, Aug. 22 -- Since the beginning, the policy-makers knew that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) should have minimal slabs and rates. Yet, political compromises, which are not economically or fisca... Read More


A castle or merely a vassal

Kolkata, Aug. 22 -- The US President Donald Trump's weaponisation of tariffs forced most countries, barring China or Brazil, to give in to the threats without resistance. But it was the European Union... Read More


Deng Xiaoping: A torchbearer for Asia's coastal nations

Dhaka, Aug. 22 -- On August 22, 1904, in the rugged heart of Sichuan, Deng Xiaoping was born - a revolutionary, reformer, and the man later hailed as the "chief architect of China's reform and opening... Read More