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Exiled Gabonese first lady and son sentenced to 20 years for corruption

Bangladesh, Nov. 13 -- A Gabonese court has sentenced former First Lady Sylvia Bongo Ondimba and her son Noureddin Bongo Valentin to 20 years in prison for corruption, money laundering, and embezzleme... Read More


Delhi blast declared a terror attack as India vows ‘zero tolerance

Bangladesh, Nov. 13 -- India has officially branded the November 10 Red Fort explosion in New Delhi as a “heinous terror attack,” vowing to bring those responsible to justice and reiterati... Read More


The Taliban are erasing women from public life

Bangladesh, Nov. 13 -- The call by many heads of state to end human rights violations often rings hollow as the violators in so many countries continue to commit such crimes with impunity. When will t... Read More


This Indian pudding happens to be among America's oldest desserts

India, Nov. 13 -- An 'Indian' pudding with British origins and an American tag? What The New York Times refers to as the Puritan pudding, is actually the Indian pudding, an American dessert that orig... Read More


From newsroom to newsfeed

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- There was a time when newsrooms set the rhythm of public life. The editor decided what mattered, the reporter chased the facts, and the printing press or the evening bulletin carried... Read More


The universal betrayed: How liberalism lost the world

Bangladesh, Nov. 13 -- Why has liberal democracy proved so helpless before the new authoritarianism? Why has liberalism failed to stem the tide of reaction now sweeping the world—here assuming t... Read More


Hyderabadis, want to see glowing beach? Head to this dreamy spot

Hyderabad, Nov. 13 -- Although less talked about, India too has its fair share of bioluminescent beaches, where the sea glows at night, turning every wave into a line of shimmering blue light. From Go... Read More


Afghanistans opium collapse exposing 40 years of US intelligence complicity

Bangladesh, Nov. 13 -- Afghanistans opium fields are withering, and with them a major pillar of the global narcotics economy. According to the latest United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) s... Read More


Indian billionaire Pearl Kapur launches Kyvex to rival ChatGPT and Perplexity backed by IIT leaders

New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- In a bold move that marks a new era for India's AI and startup landscape, Indian billionaire Pearl Kapur has announced the launch of Kyvex, free to use, an advanced AI-powered an... Read More


India, Canada hold trade talks to boost investment, renew economic partnership

India, Nov. 13 -- Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal and Canada's minister of export promotion, international trade and economic development, Maninder Sidhu, on Thursday discussed ways to strengthen... Read More