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Okello Oculi's "Banana Man": Musings on tradition, colonialism and modernity, By Yusuf Bangura

Nigeria, Aug. 24 -- Published in 2019, Banana Man is the last novel of Okello Oculi, the Ugandan literary scholar who spent most of his life in Nigeria and passed away on 26th July. He gave me a copy ... Read More


CM launches 'Mhaje Ghar Yojana' for housing security

Goa, Aug. 24 -- Furious over the government's failure to curb the menace of over-speeding and overloaded mining and coal trucks, members of the Canacona Congress frontal committees on Saturday staged ... Read More


Loyalty Meter: How faithful is your zodiac sign in relationships?

India, Aug. 24 -- Loyalty means staying through the highs and lows of a relationship. Some zodiac signs are innately loyal, standing firm even in the worst storm, while others are freedom and change l... Read More


Thick smoke, panic as Israel rain missiles on Yemen's capital, power plant, gas station targeted | Video

India, Aug. 24 -- Israeli airstrikes struck Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday, days after Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel, according to statements from the rebel group. The attack is the lat... Read More


Thick smoke, panic as Israel rains missiles on Yemen's capital, power plant, gas station targeted | Video

India, Aug. 24 -- Israeli airstrikes struck Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday, days after Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel, according to statements from the rebel group. The attack is the lat... Read More


How induction stoves are transforming life in Madhesh

Dhanusha, Aug. 24 -- On a scorching afternoon at Birendra Bazar in ward 3 of Ganeshman Charnath Municipality in Dhanusha, a modest mud house with a tiled roof stands quietly in the heat. Inside its tw... Read More


Rare Himalayan wood owls sighted in Ilam

Paanchthar, Aug. 24 -- A pair of Himalayan wood owls, a rare bird species, has been sighted at Thumkerani in ward 6 of Maijogmai Rural Municipality in Ilam district. Wildlife photographer Deven Khare... Read More


Bangladesh needs 35 GW renewable energy to meet 2040 clean power target: CPD

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Bangladesh requires over 35 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power generation capacity to achieve its target of 30 percent clean energy by 2040. A new study by the Centre for Policy Dial... Read More


States in north, east face rain fury

Jammu/Kota, Aug. 24 -- Six people were killed in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan as moderate to heavy showers battered parts of northern states including Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, tr... Read More


UP CM Yogi inaugurates tourism development projects at Gurudwara Shri Guru Singh Sabha in Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur, Aug. 24 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the Gurudwara Shri Guru Singh Sabha at Paidleganj in Gorakhpur to inaugurate tourism development works aimed at enhancing the... Read More