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Ramzan moon sighting likely today, mosques gear up for Tarawih prayers

LUCKNOW, Feb. 28 -- The crescent for the holy month of Ramzan is expected to be sighted today (Friday), marking the beginning of fasting and special prayers. The Markazi Chand Committee has made arran... Read More


ADB chief economist praises Nepal for progress in reducing poverty

Kathmandu, Feb. 28 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Chief Economist and Director General of the Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Albert F. Park, on Friday commended Nepal's poli... Read More


Fire guts most shops at Shewrapara Kitchen Market

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- A devastating fire early Friday gutted most shops at Shewrapara Kitchen Market in Dhaka, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD). Rakibul Hasan, duty officer at the F... Read More


47 workers trapped after avalanche hits Uttarakhand's Badrinath

Chamoli, Feb. 28 -- As many as 47 workers engaged in road construction got trapped under huge blocks of snow as a massive avalanche hit Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Friday. The construction work... Read More


Bengaluru: Auto-rickshaw trapped between two BMTC buses, driver and passenger killed

India, Feb. 28 -- A Bengaluru autorickshaw driver and his passenger lost their lives in a road accident on 80 Feet Road in Banashankari after their vehicle was caught between two BMTC buses. The inci... Read More


Why defence industry needs an urgent rehaul

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- The commissioning of three frontline naval platforms on 15 January 2025 - the first Project 17A frigate, Nilgiri; the last of four Project-15B destroyers, Surat; and the sixth an... Read More


Newly paved road in Cumilla's Chandina develops cracks in two days

Cumilla, Feb. 28 -- Just two days after the paving of a road in front of the Chandina Municipality office in Cumilla, multiple cracks developed on the road, raising questions over the quality of the d... Read More


Hyd: 11 workers injured after portico of under-construction building collapsed

Hyderabad, Feb. 28 -- Eleven construction workers were injured after a temporary support structure of an under-construction building collapsed on the University of Hyderabad campus. The incident occ... Read More


EFCC arraigns ex-Abia governor, four others on N60.85bn fraud charges

Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, arraigned a former governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji. and four others on money laundering charges involving N60.... Read More


President Prabowo orders toll, airfare cuts for Ramadan, Eid travel

Jakarta, Feb. 28 -- President Prabowo Subianto has ordered a reduction in toll fees and airfares to ease travel for the public during the holy month of Ramadan and the Eid al-Fitr holidays. "All rele... Read More