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Israel's tech sector surges in 2025 despite fewer deals, $15.6B in funding

Tel Aviv, Dec. 22 -- Israel's technology sector saw a sharp rebound in 2025, with estimated private funding reaching $15.6 billion, according to early figures released Monday by Startup Nation Central... Read More


Guwahati's new Adani airport terminal represents critical step in India's "Act East" vision, says Group CFO

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new integrated Terminal 2 at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati on Saturday. Group CFO of Adani Group, Juge... Read More


Sumatra floods - BNPB begins building temporary housing in N Tapanuli

Yogyakarta, Dec. 22 -- Indonesia has begun building temporary housing for residents displaced by floods and landslides in North Tapanuli, North Sumatra, as authorities accelerate post-disaster recover... Read More


"When wind stops and emissions keep happening, pollution settles in": Bhupender Yadav

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that air pollution in Delhi-NCR is primarily caused by two key parameters--PM2.5 and PM10--with emissions from vehicles, industrie... Read More


Bangladesh, ADB ink $688m loan deals to upgrade Ctg-Dohazari railway

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Bangladesh and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday signed loan agreements totaling $688 million to upgrade the 35-kilometer railway line from Chattogram to Dohazari. A 2.5-kilome... Read More


'Divine help saved us': Asim Munir credits faith after Pakistan's May clash with India

Islamabad/IBNS, Dec. 22 -- Pakistan's Chief of Defence Staff, Field MarshalAsim Munir, has claimed that Islamabad received "divine help" during its brief but intense military confrontation with India ... Read More


Swiggy Instamart Launches Seller-Run Experiential Store in Gurugram

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Swiggy Instamart, the quick-commerce arm of Swiggy, has quietly stepped into the physical world, but with guardrails firmly in place. The company has opened its first Instamart-b... Read More


Sumaiya Rana served preventive notice, asked to furnish rRs.r5L bond

LUCKNOW, Dec. 22 -- Sumaiya Rana, 45, national spokesperson of the Samajwadi Party and daughter of the late Urdu poet Munawwar Rana, has been served a preventive notice requiring her to furnish bonds ... Read More


WASH funding gaps undermine service sustainability

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Bangladesh has achieved near-universal coverage of improved water sources in schools and healthcare facilities, but a new national survey reveals deep structural weaknesses that thre... Read More


Gov't allows assistance from international NGOs to enter Aceh

Banda Aceh, Aceh, Dec. 22 -- The Aceh provincial government stated that humanitarian assistance from the international community for the Sumatra disaster, particularly Aceh, has been allowed to enter,... Read More