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Heart Lamp: Banu Mushtaq wins Booker Prize for Kannada short story collection

New Delhi, May 21 -- Banu Mushtaq wrote her first short story when she was in middle school in Karnataka's Hassan town in the 1950s. That journey came full circle on Wednesday as the 77-year-old write... Read More


Seminar urges hike in tobacco price and taxes in upcoming budget

Dhaka, May 21 -- Development Organisation of the Rural Poor- DORP, alongside journalists, social leaders, and policymakers, have called for an increase in tobacco product prices and taxes, as well as ... Read More


Assam Rifles salutes oldest gallantry award winner Hav Mering Ao

India, May 21 -- Assam Rifles director general Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera on Tuesday presented a token of appreciation to its oldest gallantry award winner Havildar Mering Ao of Nagaland. At 105 years old,... Read More


Cambridge's IGCSE March exam series results announced

Mumbai:, May 21 -- Cambridge University Press & Assessment has announced March 2025 exam series results in India on Tuesday. There has been an increased participation with more than 17,000 students fr... Read More


Trump accuses Bidens advisors of treason amid health and cognitive concerns

Bangladesh, May 21 -- In a dramatic escalation of political rhetoric, former President Donald Trump has accused senior aides to President Joe Biden of committing “treason at the highest level&#8... Read More


Delhi Cabinet approves Rs 30,000 subsidy for residential solar panels

New Delhi, May 21 -- In a significant move to promote renewable energy, the Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved an additional Rs 30,000 subsidy for residents installing solar panels on their rooftops. ... Read More


Delhi's Khalsa Tiranga Yatra led by Sikh youth

NEW DELHI, May 21 -- Thousands of Sikh youths, along with prominent leaders, took part in the grand Khalsa Tiranga Yatra in Delhi on Wednesday, to pay tribute to the soldiers who bravely participated ... Read More


AAP student wing ASAP begins expansion across DU

NEW DELHI, May 21 -- The Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP), the newly formed student wing of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), announced a series of activities aimed at expanding its re... Read More


9% of city's water supply is lost, one toilet seat per 1,820 women: Report

India, May 21 -- The city experienced a 15% shortfall in its water supply in 2024, due in part to a 9% loss of water while being transported from the catchment areas. The shortfall in supply hit slum ... Read More


Report flags 15% water shortfall, rise in garbage output

MUMBAI:, May 21 -- Despite the BMC having the largest coffers among municipal corporations in the country, the civic body continues to falter in providing basic services to Mumbaikars. Inadequate wate... Read More