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Aceh's 180-year-old Quran manuscript undergoes digitization

Banda Aceh, Aceh, Aug. 28 -- An estimated 180-year-old Quran manuscript from Aceh is being digitized to preserve its fragile pages and safeguard Islamic knowledge recorded in the historic document for... Read More


Indonesia's 2026 Young Researcher Award opens registration

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- The Indonesian Researchers Association (PPI) has opened registration for its 2026 Young Researcher Award (YRA), aiming to foster researchers capable of competing globally and event... Read More


It's a wrap: News this week (Aug 23-28)

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The AI infrastructure boom showed few signs of losing momentum this week, with Nvidia's latest results reinforcing expectations that hyperscalers and enterprises will continue to... Read More


KU first-year admission tests Dec 17-18; KUET on Jan 8

Khulna, Aug. 28 -- Khulna University (KU) will hold admission tests for first-year undergraduate (honours) courses for the 2026-27 academic year on December 17 and 18 next. The decision was taken at ... Read More


Dolly Parton never dressed to blend in: Her style legacy is a lesson in taking up space

India, Aug. 28 -- Dolly Parton, the legendary singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, died at age 80 on August 25. But beyond the music, movies and philanthropy, she leaves behind another kind o... Read More


Rivers Neuropsychiatric Hospital was drug trafficking centre, says Fubara

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has said the premises of the state's Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Rumuigbo, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, were previously used as a cent... Read More


From Women's Economic Independence to Cyber-Smart Youth, Uttarakhand Expands Welfare Push

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday used the occasion of Raksha Bandhan to underline his government's three-pronged focus on development, women's economic ... Read More


Trump Signs Executive Order Renaming Lake Ontario 'Lake America' as Canada Trade War Deepens

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Along the New York shoreline of one of the world's largest freshwater bodies, the fishing boats and ferry terminals now exist, on paper at least, beside a lake with a different ... Read More


Indices drift higher; market breadth positive

Mumbai, Aug. 28 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with modest gains in early trade tracking positive cues from Asian markets. Investor risk appetite improved as crude oil prices eased below the $90-... Read More


Prioritising education nationally

Goa, Aug. 28 -- MARIAN PINHEIRO In almost every Indian house hold, the arrival of a child re arranges the family's priori ties overnight. Everything bends around the child's needs. As the child grows... Read More