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Dubai rains: Residents asked to stay indoors amid heavy rain, flooding alerts

India, Dec. 19 -- Dubai police has warned residents to stay indoors as heavy rainfall lashes the desert country. Thursday's rai comes after the record downpours last year which left the city flooded. ... Read More


Nigerian govt opposes lawmakers' move to prescribe death penalty for kidnappers

Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has opposed a proposal by the Senate to amend Nigeria's anti-terrorism law to impose the death... Read More


Tinubu transmits NDDC 2025 statutory budget to NASS

Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- President Bola Tinubu has transmitted the 2025 statutory project proposal of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the House of Representatives for consideration and pas... Read More


Mob incited by Elias sets fire to Daily Star office in Dhaka

, Dec. 19 -- journalist Elias Hossain on Thursday attacked the office building of The Daily Star, Bangladesh's leading English-language daily, and later set it on fire, creating panic in the area in t... Read More


The debt we refuse to pay: Why Nigeria must stop taxing its veterans, By Ken Bolanle Ati-John

Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- In every nation, there are groups whose contributions are visible and celebrated, and there are those whose sacrifices are carried quietly, etched into their bodies, their nerves, ... Read More


Kennedy Center renaming row: Who is on the board? Trump announcement raises questions

India, Dec. 19 -- The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center following a decision by its board, which was reshaped earlier this year by President Donald... Read More


Protests mar passage of VB-G RAM G bill in Lok Sabha

India, Dec. 19 -- The Lok Sabha on Thursday approved the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G, bill, which seeks to replace the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi ... Read More


Parliament passes nuclear energy bill, paves way for pvt investments

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Both Houses of Parliament have cleared the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025 or SHANTI bill after the Rajya Sabha approve... Read More


Roadblock on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway demanding Hadi murder trial

, Dec. 19 -- Locals on Friday blocked the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway at Shanirakhra, Jatrabari, demanding a swift trial in connection with Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi's murder. Osman ... Read More


Who was Greg Biffle? Ex-NASCAR driver, wife, two children killed in plane crash in North Carolina

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Greg Biffle, a former NASCAR driver, along with his wife and two children were among those killed in a plane crash in North Carolina on Thursday. The crash took place at the Sta... Read More