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Indonesia, Timor Leste extend hours at four border checkpoints

Indonesia, Aug. 19 -- Indonesia and Timor Leste have agreed to extend operating hours at four land border checkpoints to facilitate cross-border trade, travel and community interaction, an Atambua imm... Read More


High Court upholds gunmen's conviction in 2012 Lake Town murder

Kolkata, Aug. 19 -- Thirteen years after a man was gunned down on a Lake Town street in Kolkata, the Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of three men found guilty of the daylight killing. A... Read More


Salt Lake: Police detain TET 2022 protesters, SFI supporters

Kolkata, Aug. 19 -- Police on Tuesday detained several job seekers who cleared the 2022 Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) after they gathered at Karunamoyee in Salt Lake demanding immediate recruitment... Read More


Autopsy confirms suicide in nurse's death

Kolkata, Aug. 19 -- The autopsy report of a nurse found hanging inside a Hooghly nursing home has ruled out murder, confirming the cause of death as suicide. The deceased, identified as Dipali Jana,... Read More


Karachi Drowns: Deadly Rains Cripple City, Claim Seven Lives

Published on, Aug. 19 -- August 19, 2025 7:53 PM Karachi - At least seven people were killed on Tuesday as heavy monsoon rains lashed Karachi, flooding major roads and residential areas, crippling tr... Read More


Mumbai CEO recalls crying after firing 25 employees 'back-to-back': 'That day, I didn't feel like a leader'

India, Aug. 19 -- A CEO's post recalling one of the "darkest days" of his corporate career, when he had to fire several people one after another, has sparked a discussion on the emotional toll that le... Read More


Crypto scam mastermind of South Dinajpur held in Malda

BALURGHAT, Aug. 19 -- In a major breakthrough in the Rs 50 crore cryptocurrency scam case, Harirampur Police arrested mastermind Kabir Mohan Das and his wife from Gajol in Malda district on Tuesday. T... Read More


Who won Saudi Super Cup semifinal? Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr beat Al-Ittihad to reach 2025 finals

India, Aug. 19 -- In the Saudi Super Cup semifinal on Tuesday in the Hong Kong stadium, Al Nassr defeated Al Ittihad 2-1 to reach the 2025 final game. While Steven Bergwijn scored for Ittihad, Sadio ... Read More


Saradha group owner Sudipta Sen, associate acquitted in 3 Ponzi scheme cases

India, Aug. 19 -- A Kolkata court acquitted Saradha group owner Sudipta Sen and his associate Debjani Mukherjee on Tuesday in three Ponzi scheme cases citing lack of witnesses, lawyers aware of the co... Read More


Researchers find natural killers to fight dengue, malaria, filariasis

Kolkata, Aug. 19 -- A team of researchers from the Department of Zoology at Calcutta University's Ballygunge Science College has discovered that certain mosquito species can be used to control those r... Read More