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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


Badulla's Passara records the highest rainfall

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- The adverse weather currently affecting the island has brought exceptionally heavy rainfall, with Passara in the Badulla District recording the highest precipitation over the past... Read More


Senior journalist Ramzan Ilahi bereaved; HMA extends condolences

Handwara, Oct. 5 -- Handwara Media Association (HMA) on Sunday said that it was deeply saddened by the demise of Haji Ghulam Rasool, the father of senior journalist and association member Mohammad Ram... Read More


J&K Youth Services and Sports Launches Podcast "Khel Khel Mein" to Highlight Athletes' Journeys

Srinagar, Oct. 5 -- To acknowledge the journey of athletes, Director General Youth Services and Sports, Anuradha Gupta, on Sunday said that the Youth Services and Sports Department, Jammu and Kashmir,... 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


Swiss Ambassador pays courtesy call on Jamaat Chief

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh Reto Renggli paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman at the latter's office in the capital's Bashundhara area this m... Read More


Prof Yunus happy over National Consensus Commission's progress

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday expressed satisfaction with the progress made by the National Consensus Commission, which is expected to submit its final report soon. Pro... Read More


Sri Lankan delegation to attend Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Barbados

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- A Sri Lankan delegation is scheduled to depart today (October 5) to attend the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Barbados. The conference will take place from Octobe... Read More


Rohit Sharma staying ODI captain 'could have disturbed team culture': 'Gambhir took charge after New Zealand debacle'

India, Oct. 5 -- Rohit Sharma is no longer the ODI captain as the baton has well and truly been passed over to Shubman Gill. The 26-year-old, who was first appointed as the Test captain earlier this y... Read More


14 dead as heavy rains trigger landslides, road disruptions across North Bengal

India, Oct. 5 -- Continuous overnight rain has wreaked havoc across North Bengal, leaving at least 14 people dead in landslides in Darjeeling's Mirik and Sukhia Pokhari areas. Officials warned that t... Read More