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Govt condemns mob violence, vows justice for attacks on journalists

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- The interim government has urged citizens to resist all forms of mob violence and has condemned acts of intimidation, arson and destruction of property, describing the current period... Read More


Tokyo's famed Tsukiji Outer Market urges tour groups to avoid December visits - here's why

TOKYO, Dec. 19 -- Tokyo's Tsukiji Outer Market has made an unusual appeal ahead of the year-end rush, asking guided tour groups to refrain from visiting in December as crowds swell in the run-up to Ja... Read More


SIR: Tamil Nadu and Gujarat remove 1.71 crore names in draft voter rolls

Chennai/Ahmedabad, Dec. 19 -- A major clean-up of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat has resulted in more than 1.71 crore voters not finding their names in the draft lists released on Friday un... Read More


Woman surprises daughter with first class Emirates flight, airline reacts: 'A surprise that definitely took off'

India, Dec. 19 -- A heartwarming video showing a young girl experiencing a first class flight for the first time has won admiration on social media. Shared on Instagram by her mother Bruna Fava, the ... Read More


Tax data sovereignty: Tinubu's open invitation to French neo-colonialism, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- Last week, Nigeria gave up its proud history of assertiveness and independence in the international system by signing off our tax data sovereignty to a foreign power. The Federal I... Read More


Maharashtra to roll out 'skill mix' programme to curb child, maternal deaths

India, Dec. 19 -- In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Maharashtra public health department will launch the "skill mix" programme from next week across district hospitals, rural hospitals and sub-di... Read More


Hadi's body to be brought home from Singapore today

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- The body of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Moncho, who died while undergoing treatment in Singapore, will be brought back to Bangladesh on Friday. In a Facebook post... Read More


Goa nightclub fire: Surinder Khosla, who fled to UK, being protected by 'some big guys', claims landowner

India, Dec. 19 -- The original owner of the land on which the Goa nightclub - where a fire claimed 25 lives - stood, has spoken up on one of the key accused in the case, claiming that he was allowed t... Read More


Know what a 20-year study of older men reveals about milk, stroke, and heart disease

India, Dec. 19 -- Milk has long been at the center of diet debates, praised by some and blamed by others for heart trouble. A long-running study out of South Wales offers another take. Tracking older ... Read More


Walking around Helsinki with Miles Davis: Download Central by Sanjoy Narayan

India, Dec. 19 -- There is a flurry of early-morning snow at Eerikinkatu. It is 7.45 am. I pull my beanie lower, adjust my headphones and press play on my phone. Right Off, from the Miles Davis album... Read More