Exclusive

Publication

Byline

The 2026 reset with Vir Das. The comedian has an epic wishlist for the year

India, Jan. 2 -- Whatever your 2025 was like, Vir Das's was probably better. In July, the 46-year-old comedian released a Netflix special, Fool Volume. In November, he released his memoir, The Outside... Read More


Saarc spirit alive and well, must be revived: Yunus tells South Asian dignitaries

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Bangladesh interim government Chief Advisor Mohammed Yunus, who has been actively courting Pakistan, again pushed for revival of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (... Read More


E-cigarette smokers shall be fined up to VND5 million

Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 2 -- Viet Nam is the 6th ASEAN Member States and among 43 countries around the world to have issued e-cigarette ban. In November 2024, the National Assembly adopted the revised I... Read More


PMI data: India's manufacturing growth falls in December on slower growth in output and new export orders

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- India's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 55.0 in December from 56.6 in November, marking the weakest improvement in the health of the sector in two years. Th... Read More


Chinese President Xi Jinping Pledges Reunification of China and Taiwan

Afghanistan, Jan. 2 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his annual New Year address, reaffirmed Beijing's commitment to the reunification of China and Taiwan, emphasizing it as unstoppable. Chinese P... Read More


Big events in US in 2026: FIFA World Cup, 250th anniversary, Artemis II and midterm elections

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The year 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark one for the United States, packed with historic anniversary, global sporting spectacles, major political battles and a long-awaited re... Read More


बांग्लादेश में महिला नेताओं को ऐसा हाल, आम चुनाव के लिए उम्मीदवारों में महज 4% हिस्सेदारी

नई दिल्ली, जनवरी 2 -- बांग्लादेश में फरवरी में संसदीय चुनाव होना है, जिसके लिए महिला प्रतिनिधित्व बेहद कम नजर आ रहा है। इसे लेकर राजनीति में लैंगिक असमानता पर गंभीर सवाल खड़े हो गए हैं। रिपोर्ट के अनु... Read More


Knight FinTech Raises $23.6 Mn To Build Infrastructure For Financial Institutions

India, Jan. 2 -- AI-based banking and lending infrastructure provider Knight FinTech has raised $23.6 Mn (around INR 196 Cr) in its Series A round led by Accel, along with participation from IIFL, Roc... Read More


Catherine Herridge: Independent Journalism Will Dominate 2026

Kenya, Jan. 2 -- Catherine Herridge says independent journalism will dominate 2026. She posted a video on X on January 1, looking back at 2025 and ahead to the new year. Herridge pointed to low trust ... Read More


H.E. Ambassador Chen Mingjian's 2026 New Year Message

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 2 -- AS the cycle of seasons turns and a new year begins, I would like to take this auspicious opportunity, on behalf of the Chinese Embassy in Tanzania and in my own name, to exte... Read More