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Scientific awareness still limited in Bangladesh: Dr Firdausi Qadri

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Eminent scientist Dr Firdausi Qadri, renowned for her contributions to vaccine innovation, testing and deployment as well as infectious disease research in Bangladesh with ICDDR, B, ... Read More


The circular economy isn't just recycling: It's a trillion-dollar redesign - Ahmad Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 23 -- For decades, we've operated under the industrial era's guiding principle: take, make, dispose. This linear economy has delivered immense wealth, but at a catastrophic cost, l... Read More


Oluwatosin Ajayi, IPI and a new tone for press freedom, By Abdullahi M Gulloma

Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- The relationship between those who guard the state and those who tell its story has always been delicate. One watches for threats in the shadows; the other shines light into public... Read More


A carol that keeps memory and faith alive

Goa, Dec. 23 -- With Christmas approaching, Fr Noel Menezes has composed yet another original carol, but this one carries a particularly deep emotional resonance. Titled Jesus Is the Brightest Star, t... Read More


Govt will not bow to any pressure: Adviser Abrar

Mymensingh, Dec. 23 -- Education Adviser Prof Dr CR Abrar on Tuesday said a vested quarter is attempting to destabilise the country by inciting violence to sabotage the upcoming national election, but... Read More


Nigeria, Trump and the US, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- Nigeria seems to be making some progress in our engagement with the United States, against the background of the Trump administration's re-designation of Nigeria as a Country of Pa... Read More


Two Rivers senators dump PDP, defect to APC

Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- Two senators from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers, who are from Rivers State, are Alwell O... Read More


High Court: Najib's house arrest order can't be carried out, since no laws for this in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 23 -- The High Court has said there are no laws in Malaysia that provide the mechanism for house arrest, and that this means that an order for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib... Read More


'Stopped a potential nuclear war': Trump's back with rejected India-Pakistan ceasefire claim

India, Dec. 23 -- US President Donald Trump, repeating his rejected claim that he helped stop the military conflict between India and Pakistan earlier this year which he claimed was a "potential nucle... Read More


Got an SMS from Income Tax dept about tax returns? CBDT issues a statement

India, Dec. 23 -- The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Tuesday asked taxpayers to voluntarily review their deduction and exemption claims in their annual income tax returns, saying its analysis... Read More