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Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa further remanded

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been further remanded until Augus... Read More


Torrential rains claim 13 lives in Northern China

Published on, Aug. 19 -- August 19, 2025 1:52 PM Heavy rains in northern China have claimed at least 13 lives, with five people still missing, as authorities struggle to manage extreme weather that s... Read More


Aly Goni demands statehood for hometown Jammu, rues about crumbling roads: 'The condition here is bad'

India, Aug. 19 -- Actor Aly Goni took to social media to express his dismay over his hometown Jammu's crumbling infrastructure, highlighting the poor state of the roads. He expressed frustration and d... Read More


Saigon Marina IFC tower opens in bid to build int'l financial hub

HCM City, Aug. 19 -- Ho Chi Minh City took a major step toward establishing itself as a global financial hub with the opening of the Saigon Marina International Financial Centre (Saigon Marina IFC) To... Read More


Global PE firms, domestic giants circle Statkraft's India assets

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- Global private equity firm Blackstone and Gurugram-based Serentica Renewables are leading therace to acquire the solar assets of Norwegian energy firm Statkraft in India, while Adan... Read More


Viral TikTok clip shows glowing 'laser runway' crosswalk in Semenyih,Malaysia's first smart pedestrian crossing (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 19 -- A dazzling new "laser light runway" pedestrian crossing in Eco Majestic, Semenyih has gone viral after a TikTok video showing the feature racked up more than 132,900 likes and... Read More


Blackstone, Serentica, Adani, JSW circle Norwegian Statkraft's India assets

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- Global private equity firm Blackstone and Gurugram-based Serentica Renewables are leading the race to acquire the solar assets of Norwegian energy firm Statkraft in India, while Ada... Read More


Tata Projects embarks on digital transformation with SAP Cloud Solutions

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Tata Projects Limited, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms, has adopted enterprise application software provider SAP's cloud-based enterprise solutions as pa... Read More


Assam: IIT Guwahati launches MTech programme on flood, water management for WRD engineers

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- The Assam Government has taken a significant step towards building advanced technical capacity to address the state's long-standing challenges of perennial flooding, flood risk, r... Read More


Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar orders 24x7 vigil along river embankments

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Tuesday chaired a high-level review meeting through video conferencing to assess the flood situation in the state. The m... Read More