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Chennai sanitation workers detained at midnight after 13-day protest

Chennai, Aug. 14 -- Chennai police on Wednesday night detained sanitation workers who had been protesting for 13 consecutive days outside the Greater Chennai Corporation's Ripon Building, following a ... Read More


Sri Lanka: Arching to the sky

India, Aug. 14 -- Do not miss Sri Lanka's famous and Instagram-worthy 'bridge in the sky' Nine Arch Bridge, says Uttara Gangopadhyay The recently released trailer of the much-awaited Telugu action-fa... Read More


Sachin Tendulkar's son engaged at 25; Meet the gorgeous bride

Mumbai, Aug. 14 -- Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar's son, Arjun Tendulkar, is now engaged! The Mumbai Indians cricketer exchanged rings with Saaniya Chandhok, granddaughter of prominent businessman Ra... Read More


Heavy rainfall in Gurugram affects vehicular movement as key areas waterlogged

India, Aug. 14 -- Heavy rainfall on Thursday morning led to massive traffic snarls on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway (NH-48) near Narsinghpur which is prone to waterlogging, officials said. Several area... Read More


MAJOR RENOVATIONS IN PARLIAMENT AFTER OVER 4 DECADES

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Major renovations of the Sri Lanka Parliamentary Complex have begun for the first time in over 42 years. The renovations are being carried out with Cabinet approval and under th... Read More


Kazakhstan plans big tourism push by 2029

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Kazakhstan is aiming to expand its tourism sector across agriculture, business, shopping, events, and eco-tourism. However, President Kassym-Jomart Tokaiev has voiced concerns over ... Read More


Barry Eichengreen: Trump's trade offensive echoes Thatcher's Falklands War

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- US President Donald Trump's trade war resembles nothing so much as UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher's Falklands War in 1982: one side deploys massive force and the other withd... Read More


I Was 'Broke Drunkard Uncle' Until I knew the Secret to Making Money

Kenya, Aug. 14 -- My estate's residents have known me for years as "that man who always borrows." It wasn't amusing. I had no employment, but every morning I would get up, iron my one decent shirt, an... Read More


Samia wins prestigious Global Water Changemakers Award

SOUTH AFRICA, Aug. 14 -- PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has been awarded the prestigious Presidential Global Water Changemakers Award 2025, the highest honour in the water sector. The award is present... Read More


PM orders BRT fast-track

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 14 -- PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has directed operators of the second phase of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project to work round the clock to ensure the swift completion of inf... Read More