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Cigarettes may cost four times more as parliament clears major excise duty overhaul

New Delhi/IBNS, Dec. 29 -- Cigarette prices in India are poised for a dramatic surge after Parliament passed the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, paving the way for one of the steepest tax hikes... Read More


Climate-resilient digital lifeline planned for remote islands

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The ICT Division has proposed a $99.84-million project to build climate-resilient digital infrastructure across some of most remote and disaster-prone islands, targeting 77 unions an... Read More


UPSC NDA , CDS Vacancy : इंडियन आर्मी, नेवी व एयरफोर्स में 845 अफसरों की भर्ती, कल आवेदन की अंतिम तिथि

नई दिल्ली, दिसम्बर 29 -- UPSC NDA, CDS Vacancy Online Form 2026: यूपीएससी एनडीए एन और सीडीएस भर्ती परीक्षा 2026 के लिए कल 30 दिसंबर 2025 आवेदन की अंतिम तिथि है। इच्छुक और योग्य उम्मीदवार जो आवेदन करना... Read More


Hadi Murder: Inquilab Moncho now raises four-point demand seeking justice

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Inuqilab Moncho on Sunday night announced a four-point demand seeking justice for its slain spokesperson, Shaheed Sharif Osman Bin Hadi. The demands were announced in a post on the ... Read More


How 130 kidnapped Niger students spent 30 days away from home, classrooms

Nigeria, Dec. 29 -- For about 30 days, 130 students and staff of St Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, Niger State, lived away from home, family and classrooms after Boko Haram terr... Read More


'A national disgrace': Shashi Tharoor on Tripura student's racial killing in Dehradun

India, Dec. 29 -- A 24-year-old postgraduate student from Tripura died of stab injuries in Dehradun on Friday, more than two weeks after he was allegedly attacked by a group of men in what police and ... Read More


Suzlon Energy CEO Vivek Srivastava resigns

Mumbai, Dec. 29 -- He will also cease to be a Senior Managerial Personnel (SMP) of the company from the same date. The company added that Srivastava is not related to any of its directors. As this is... Read More


Turning point!, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, Dec. 29 -- President Tinubu has finally belled the cat! If you don't understand the full import of Tinubu's declaration of bandits as terrorists and the subsequent bombing of an ISIS target ... Read More


Bihar girl in Bengaluru impresses the internet with fluent Kannada, dad says she's a language topper in school

India, Dec. 29 -- A heartwarming video of a 10 year old girl from Bihar confidently speaking Kannada in Bengaluru has gone viral, drawing praise from social media users. The clip was shared on Instagr... Read More


Bangladesh: Zia dynasty rises again? From Mujib and Ziaur Rahman's assassinations to son Tarique's historic return

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Tarique Rahman has returned to Bangladesh. He is the son of former Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. His return is poised to trigger a sign... Read More