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Nepal's jute industry survives on imports

Biratnagar, Aug. 23 -- Jute was once the dominant cash crop of eastern Tarai. Fields of tall, golden stalks once stretched across Morang, Sunsari, and Jhapa, feeding dozens of factories and powering t... Read More


J-K govt to take over 215 schools affiliated with Jamat-e-Islami, Falah-e-Aam Trust

Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday issued an order to take over the management of 215 schools affiliated with the banned Jamat-e-Islami (JeI) and Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT)... Read More


"How can they demand it?": Kerala LoP Satheesan slams BJP over Mamkootathil's resignation

Kochi, Aug. 23 -- Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly and Congress leader VD Satheesan on Saturday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) demand for the resignation of a Palakkad MLA, Rahul... Read More


How a homegrown AI tool from UM is changing the game in malaria diagnosis across rural Malaysia

KAPIT, Aug. 23 -- In a modest side room at Kapit Hospital, Sarawak, a quiet revolution is unfolding. It's not the kind that makes headlines or starts global trendsbut the kind that saves lives, one pi... Read More


India halts postal services to US from Aug 25; lack of clarity on US customs rules

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Postal services from India to the United States have been put on hold after American-bound air carriers declined to carry shipments, citing lack of clarity in the new customs fra... Read More


Fall is books' biggest season. Expect some long-awaited returns

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- In the decade since she published her acclaimed debut novel, "The Turner House," Angela Flournoy has confronted a few delays, welcome and otherwise, en route to completing her se... Read More


New York tour bus crash kills five, injures dozens

New York, Aug. 23 -- At least five people were killed and dozens injured when a tour bus travelling from Niagara Falls to New York City overturned on a highway near Buffalo on Friday. Some Indians wer... Read More


'India in great hands': Trump admin lauds Sergio Gor's US Ambassador nomination

India, Aug. 23 -- Businessman Sergio Gor, US President Donald Trump's pick for becoming the next US Ambassador to India, was lauded by the American administration on Saturday. Several close aides of ... Read More


Bangla woman was living in India for over 5 decades: Bareilly police

MEERUT, Aug. 23 -- Bangladeshi woman Munara Bi, 65, who, along with her two younger sisters, residents of Hafizganj area of Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, was arrested on Friday for allegedly acqu... Read More


CHRISTIANITY: Power with compassion

Scripture Reading, Aug. 23 -- Mark 10:42-45 - "Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to... Read More