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India shuts down visa application centres in Bangladesh's Khuna, Rajshahi due to protests

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- India has shut down visa application centres in Khulna and Rajshahi in Bangladesh due to anti-India protests, an official of the High Commission of India in Dhaka said on Thursday. ... Read More


Nigeria bans mineral processing plants in residential areas, mandates plastic producers to clean up

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- Nigeria has ordered mineral processing companies to cease operations within residential and restricted areas. The government also mandated plastic manufacturers and bottling compan... Read More


Akamai and Visa Tackle Identity and Fraud in Agentic Shopping

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Akamai Technologies and Visa are betting that agentic commerce will not scale without a verifiable trust layer. Their newly announced collaboration integrates Visa's Trusted Agen... Read More


Speaker endorses certificate on three key Bills

Sri Lanka, Dec. 18 -- The Speaker of the Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne announced to the House today that he endorsed the certificate on three Bills yesterday (17). Accordingly, the Speaker end... Read More


Barometers pare losses; Nifty trades above 25,850 mark

Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- Key equity benchmarks recovered from early losses to trade marginally higher by mid-morning, though market sentiment remained cautious as the indices headed toward a fourth straight... Read More


From Bhubaneswar to beyond: Crimes against women remain a serious challenge for Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 18 -- One case, many questions with genuine concerns... The alleged gang-rape of a minor girl in Bhubaneswar, where the survivor was allegedly abducted, assaulted for hours and the c... Read More


Padma Shri awardee Darshanam Mogilaiah cleans his mural in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Dec. 18 -- Telangana Kinnera player and Padma Shri awardee Darshanam Mogilaiah was on Wednesday, December 17 seen cleaning his own deface mural in Hyderabad. Mogilaiah cleaned the mural on... Read More


Why India's first Women's World Cup victory meant more to Mithali Raj than anyone else

Kolkata/IBNS, Dec. 18 -- Team India's maiden Women's ODI World Cup triumph came as a moment of immense relief for former captain Mithali Raj, who had missed lifting the coveted trophy by the narrowest... Read More


Pakistan announce 15-member squad for ICC U19 Men's World Cup 2026

Lahore, Dec. 18 -- Pakistan announced that 19-year-old middle-order batter Farhan Yousaf will continue to captain the Under-19 team after confirming a 15-member squad for the upcoming tri-series in Zi... Read More


Greg Biffle family: Who is wife Cristina Grossu and his children? All on NASCAR driver amid plane crash

India, Dec. 18 -- Greg Biffle, a veteran NASCAR driver's private jet crash at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina on Thursday morning, WWAY News reported, citing public records. The Cessna... Read More