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The long run of short-sighted nation: Why Tanzania only runs marathon, little else

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 5 -- ON any given weekend in Tanzania, just as the rooster crows and the sun is still stretching itself awake over the Indian Ocean, you can hear the pounding of rubber soles on ta... Read More


Why sleeping on big pillows damages your spinal cord

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 5 -- HEALTH experts warn that noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, hypertension and lifestyle-related ailments are becoming silent killers across the globe. Dr Moses M... Read More


Nchimbi hails agric reforms under Samia

TABORA, Oct. 5 -- CCM presidential running mate, Dr Emmanuel Nchimbi, has said that the significant increase in the agriculture budget under President Samia Suluhu Hassan has driven major transformati... Read More


LG Manoj Sinha Felicitates Winners of ALOHA State Level Arithmetic Contest in Srinagar

Srinagar, Oct. 5 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday felicitated the top performers and winners of the Abacus Learning of Higher Arithmetic (ALOHA) State Level Arithmetic Operations Contest h... Read More


A Viagra-popping inspector meets his nemesis in 'The Menon Investigation'

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari's new novel, his second, unfolds as a police procedural, though an unusual one. The Menon Investigation opens with an act of violent killing. In 2009, a 3... Read More


NBR directs strengthening of field-level intelligence operations

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- To accelerate the recovery of evaded revenue and enhance collection by preventing tax evasion, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has instructed all field-level tax zones to strength... Read More


Prime Minister says government is laying foundation for Sri Lanka's future

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the current government is laying the fundamental groundwork to position the country for the place it should be in the next decade... Read More


Japan set for first female PM in hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi - Who is she?

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative security hawk, is set to become Japan's new - and first female - prime minister, taking the helm of the country with the world's fourth-lar... Read More


Japan's first woman PM? Who is Sanae Takaichi? How her win could reshape Asia's politics?

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative and outspoken security hawk, is set to become Japan's first female prime minister, taking charge of the world's fourth-largest economy at a... Read More


After eight days, Section 144 to be lifted in Khagrachhari

Khagrachhari, Oct. 4 -- Section 144 will be lifted in Khagrachhari municipality, Sadar upazila, and Guimara upazila from 6am Sunday, eight days after it was imposed in the wake of unrest sparked by an... Read More