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Bangladesh Must Urbanize Its Social Safety Nets

, Jan. 21 -- Dhaka, the planet's second most populous city, is on track to become the world's largest city by 2050, according to the UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 report. This dramatic rise is ... Read More


SLAF deploys 11th contingent to MINUSCA

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- The 11th Sri Lanka Air Force Aviation Contingent assigned to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) departed Sri Lanka this morning (21... Read More


Dhurandhar OTT release date: Here's when and where you can stream Ranveer Singh's spy thriller

India, Jan. 21 -- The biggest blockbuster of 2025 is almost ready to make its digital debut. Ranveer Singh's high-octane spy thriller Dhurandhar will finally be available to stream on Netflix starting... Read More


"Greenland is not a natural part of Denmark, is it?" Russia says

Moscow, Jan. 21 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Greenland was not a "natural part of Denmark." Addressing a news conference on Tuesday (local time), Lavrov said that several c... Read More


India Should Exercise Caution On US-Led Gaza Peace Board: GTRI Report

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- India faces a sensitive strategic decision after being invited to join a US-led Gaza Peace Board chaired by US President Donald Trump, according to a report by the Global Trade R... Read More


China's vision for an open world economy in a turbulent era

Beijing, Jan. 21 -- The 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting opened on Monday in the snowy Swiss resort of Davos. As global leaders reconvene in the Alpine town, the world economy is grappli... Read More


Punjab cabinet okays rRs.r68.5 per quintal sugarcane subsidy

CHANDIGARH, Jan. 21 -- The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday approved a direct subsidy of Rs.68.5 per quintal for sugarcane farmers for the 2025-26 crushing season. The subsidy will be paid directly to grower... Read More


Trump's Board of Peace has several invited leaders trying to figure out how it'll work

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Israel has been asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump's new Board of Peace that will supervise the next phase of the Gaza peace plan, an Israeli official said Monday, while F... Read More


The anatomy of the most intimate violence - Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 21 -- The country was recently shaken by the arrest of a medical doctor accused of killing his wife and young son. A man entrusted with healing is now alleged to have extinguished ... Read More


Let's all be careful with the argument of colonial boomerang: it has always been there since 1945 - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 21 -- Regardless of what has been said about American designs on Greenland - or even without personalising the issue around President Donald Trump - the underlying reality is far mo... Read More