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What happened to Zohran Mamdani's aunt after 9/11? Controversy explained amid NYC mayor polls

India, Oct. 29 -- During a press event in The Bronx, mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani recounted how his aunt stopped riding the subway after the September 11 attacks because she "did not feel safe in ... Read More


Ford's enormous F-150 becomes unlikely part of Japan's efforts to woo Trump

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- Japan is filled with tiny white trucks that farmers and commercial workers use to lug their gear along the narrow roads of a nation smaller than California. But Japanese Prime M... Read More


How Indian LPs Should Approach Early Stage VC Now

India, Oct. 29 -- The 2020-22 cycle was a sugar high. Cheap money, crossover FOMO, and "growth-at-all-costs" playbooks pushed prices to places the fundamentals did not justify. That party ended. And ... Read More


Nigerian Government signs $400 million deal with Stellar Steel to boost steel production

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- The Nigerian Government has inked a deal of $400 million with Stellar Steel Company Limited, a Chinese-backed firm, to establish a modern steel plant in Ewekoro, Ogun State. The p... Read More


16mn Bangladeshis facing 'severe food insecurity'; 1.6mn children acutely malnourished

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- In Bangladesh, 16 million people are facing severe levels of acute food insecurity, and 1.6 million children are acutely malnourished, according to a new national analysis released b... Read More


Former Kerala minister visits Hyderabad eatery threatened by Bajrang Dal

Hyderabad, Oct. 29 -- Former Kerala minister PK Sreemathy visited Kerala Thattukada, the restaurant near the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), and took stock of how the restaurant was s... Read More


New doors open to Malaysia for Bangladeshi recruiting agencies, but new rules deemed too strict

, Oct. 29 -- A new opportunity has opened up for Bangladeshi recruiting agencies to send workers to Malaysia, as the Malaysian government moves toward providing equal access for all licensed agencies ... Read More


L&T orders signal return of private capex

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- Engineering giant Larsen & Toubro Ltd flashed the first signs of a much-awaited recovery in India's private capital expenditure, reporting a sharp recovery in domestic infrastruc... Read More


Four charged with misappropriating Tk 1.22 crore over fake school construction in Dhaka

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against four individuals, including a senior engineer of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), for allegedly embezzling Tk ... Read More


Show how courts obstruct Viksit Bharat: Justice Oka on govt adviser's criticism

India, Oct. 29 -- Former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka on Wednesday questioned the assertion made by Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council member Sanjeev Sanyal that the judiciary is th... Read More