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Govt moves to formulate action plan to eliminate child labour by 2030: Labour secretary

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The government has initiated a move to formulate a national action plan to eliminate child labour from the country by 2030, Labour Secretary Sanwar Jahan Bhuiyan said on Thursday. E... Read More


PM Modi visit to Oman concludes with CEPA, MoUs in maritime, agriculture, education

Muscat, Dec. 18 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day state visit to Oman concluded with several key agreements and initiatives signed between the two countries aimed at strengthening bilateral ti... Read More


Cumilla bus services suspended as owners enforce strike

Cumilla, Dec. 18 -- Bus services from three terminals in Cumilla city remained suspended on Thursday as the Cumilla Bus Owners Association enforced a strike to press home their demands, causing severe... Read More


AI Governance, Prompt Engineering and Generative AI Lead India's Next Wave of Tech Skills: Randstad Digital

India, Dec. 18 -- New report confirms a fundamental shift in the IT job market, as tier-1 cities consolidate demand for advanced AI and cybersecurity roles, while tier-2 hubs rapidly emerge as critica... Read More


IIIT Hyderabad Launches 3-Month Certificate Program on Engineering Agentic AI Systems

India, Dec. 18 -- Designed to be hands-on and practice-oriented, the course enables learners to design, build, test, and deploy agentic AI systems grounded in real-world use cases. The International ... Read More


Former UP DGP Prashant Kumar appointed Chairman of UP Education Service Selection Commission

Lucknow, Dec. 18 -- The Yogi Adityanath government has assigned a major responsibility to former Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar six months after his retirement. Retired ... Read More


What was it like being at COP30 in Belem? Reflections from a first-time observer

India, Dec. 18 -- I travelled halfway across the world, from India, to attend the 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in the Amazonian... Read More


Play-based learning vital for children's development: Speakers at BRAC event

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- An information and experience-sharing event on play-based learning, inclusive education, and children's psychosocial development was organised by the BRAC Education Programme. The e... Read More


NHPC completes unit 2 trial run at Subansiri Lower HE project

Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- According to an exchange filing, the trial run was completed on 18 December 2025. The Subansiri Lower project, with an installed capacity of 2,000 MW (8 units of 250 MW each), is lo... Read More


Pilot gender equality index for public sector unveiled in Hanoi

Hanoi, Dec. 18 -- A scientific workshop announcing the results of a pilot study on the Gender Equality Index for the public sector in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on December 18. The event organised by ... Read More