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Police to act against noise from vehicles, construction work, loudspeakers

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday said police sergeants and other responsible officers will now be able to take direct action against noise pollution. "Having laws a... Read More


State moves to fill lecturer vacancies in colleges

India, Dec. 14 -- The government has begun taking steps to fill the hundreds of posts of lecturers and assistant professors lying vacant in universities and colleges across the state, said higher and ... Read More


Students hurl shoes at Razakar hate monument at Dhaka University

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Students have thrown shoes at the Razakar hate monument at Dhaka University on the occasion of the Martyred Intellectuals Day, observed across Bangladesh on Sunday. On Dec 14, 1971,... Read More


Breakthrough technique maps toxic protein growth in Alzheimer's Disease

Tel Aviv, Dec. 14 -- Israeli and Dutch researchers have unveiled a new technique that allows scientists to precisely measure toxic protein clumps associated with Alzheimer's disease -- something that ... Read More


Election to pit pro-Bangladesh forces against religion-exploiting groups: Fakhrul

, Dec. 14 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said the upcoming national election will be a contest between a pro-Bangladesh force and a backward force that uses religion to... Read More


Will IPL auction revive Venkatesh Iyer, Shaw?

India, Dec. 14 -- So many were convinced that Prithvi Shaw had the goods to come good that there was never any doubt. An instant hit on the international stage with a maiden Test hundred on debut aged... Read More


Mumbai's palate challenges fixed ideas of 'native' politics

India, Dec. 14 -- In Mumbai, nativist politics play out in several spheres. The most fraught is, of course, language, followed by history, cinema - and food. In the past, vada pao, poha and zunka bhak... Read More


Liberty of suspect principle links India-Lanka judiciaries, says Sri Lankan Chief Justice Surasena

India, Dec. 14 -- Sri Lankan Chief Justice Padman Surasena, who was on a three-day official visit to India, spoke to HT on a wide range of issues, including the shared constitutional traditions of Ind... Read More


Lucknow still breathes 'poor' air as particle pollution spikes

LUCKNOW, Dec. 14 -- The state capital continued to choke as its air quality index (AQI) remained in the 'poor' category for the third consecutive day on Saturday, making this spell the longest this se... Read More


New Bay of Pigs

New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- "The promise of climate finance remains unfulfilled. Developing countries are being stranded without the funding to adapt, while the clock keeps ticking." - António Gut... Read More