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Upcoming budget to prioritise economic stability, lower inflation: Planning Adviser

Dhaka, May 18 -- Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday said that the upcoming national budget (FY25-26) will focus on restoring economic stability, curbing inflation, ensuring discipline in bud... Read More


Preserving cultural significance: KMC plans Mullick Ghat flower market overhaul

Kolkata, May 18 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), in collaboration with Kolkata Police and the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), is set to undertake a significant renovation of the iconic M... Read More


Russia warns Ukraine against NATO influence and invites Arab leaders to Moscow summit

Bangladesh, May 18 -- Russia has issued a fresh warning to Ukraine, urging the embattled country not to allow NATO to derail the latest attempts at peace, even as President Vladimir Putin extends dipl... Read More


'Only EC-chosen officials can be part of revising electoral rolls'

Kolkata, May 18 -- The Chief Electoral Office (CEO) in the state clarified that only the Commission designated officials can be part of the revising of the electoral rolls in Bengal and any other pers... Read More


Proposed casino law to tighten rules, curb foreign investment

Kathmandu, May 18 -- The government has proposed lowering the threshold for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the casino sector and introducing regulatory reforms to better manage Nepal's expanding g... Read More


Bikash Bhavan clash: Police summons protesting teachers

Kolkata, May 18 -- Following the recent clash with police in front of Bikash Bhavan, protesting teachers have been summoned by the cops of Bidhannagar North Police Station for questioning while the Co... Read More


Paris's Louvre Pyramid soon in city as port eyes riverfront dev

Kolkata, May 18 -- Following Paris, Kolkata may soon get its own Louvre Pyramid glass structure as part of the riverfront development initiative by the Syamaprasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata, which... Read More


Are you walking ENOUGH? Study links cancer to less than 10,000 steps a day

New Delhi, May 18 -- Over the years, several researches have showed that regular physical activity can lower the risk of cancer. A recent study at the University of Oxford found that walking 7,000 st... Read More


Istanbul talks 2.0: A final wake-up call for Zelensky and the west

Bangladesh, May 18 -- The resumption of direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul – the first such engagement in over three years – offers a rare and fragile opportunity f... Read More


4 dead as rains, storm sweep Delhi

India, May 18 -- Sudden storm and rains that swept the city on Saturday led to loss of life and property, as at least four men were killed in two separate incidents of wall collapses, uprooted trees a... Read More