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US revokes Wole Soyinkaon's visa, Nigerian Nobel Laureate says 'very content'

India, Oct. 28 -- Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinkaon Tuesday said that the United States consulate in Lagos has revoked his visa. The famed writer, who won the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature, ha... Read More


Delivery agent held for trying to molest Brazilian model at home

India, Oct. 28 -- A 21-year-old delivery agent has been arrested after allegedly attempting to molest a Brazilian model at her home in the city's RT Nagar area earlier this month, police said. The in... Read More


Star Health & Allied Q2 net profit down 50.67% at Rs 54.90 cr

India, Oct. 28 -- The company reported standalone net profit of Rs 54.90 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 as compared to Rs 111.29 crore in the same period last year, registering a year-... Read More


Bangladesh records 983 new dengue cases, 6 more deaths

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Bangladesh reported 983 new dengue cases and six new deaths on Monday, taking the tally to 66,423 and the death toll to 269 so far this year, the Directorate General of Health Servic... Read More


Fadnavis orders probe into use of govt funds to Sharad Pawar-headed institute

India, Oct. 28 -- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered an inquiry into the use of government funds at the Nationalist Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar or NCP - SP c... Read More


Andhra: Over 800 relief centres set up as Cyclonic storm Montha set to make landfall around Tuesday midnight

Kakinada, Oct. 28 -- The Andhra Pradesh government has established more than 800 relief centres and shifted pregnant women to hospitals as Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS) Montha is expected to make landfa... Read More


OpenAI to offer free one-year access to ChatGPT Go for users in India starting November 4

India, Oct. 28 -- As OpenAI continues to expand in India, the Sam Altman-led company on Tuesday announced that it will offer ChatGPT Go as a free service for Indian users. ChatGPT Go comes with highe... Read More


Oyedele counters claims of investor frustration over Nigeria's new capital gains tax

Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- The chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has countered reports that foreign investors are frustrated and disappointed by Nigeria's n... Read More


Unusual absences and record punishments rock China Communist Party's top meeting

New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Chairman Xi Jinping's tightening grip on power was on full display at the Chinese Communist Party's Fourth Plenary Session, where strikingly low attendance and a record number of... Read More


Ganga Basin 'highly water stressed', India must act as nearly half its GDP dependent on river: Report

India, Oct. 28 -- The Ganga river basin is highly water stressed and India must act as the basin houses 45 per cent of the country's population, accounts for 44 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product ... Read More