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Volcanic ash exposure in Jakarta remains light: BPBD

Jakarta, Sept. 6 -- The Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) expects light volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau, while warning conditions could change with wind direction and speed as a... Read More


Chinmayi Sripaada says Bittu Tabahi, other Gen Z cleaning rivers deserve Padma Awards, hopes politicians don't stop them

India, Sept. 6 -- A 21-year-old recently went viral after he posted about his efforts to clean up the Ajnar River in Biaora, Madhya Pradesh, on his own. Surendra Singh Chaudhary, known online as Bittu... Read More


'Films with women in centre don't get producers' backing', laments Rasika Dugal: 'Difficult for them to get released'

India, Sept. 6 -- Actor Rasika Dugal has said that films with 'women in the centre' seldom find backers in Hindi cinema and often struggle for release. The actor, who is currently starring in the Mirz... Read More


Jakarta tightens air monitoring amid Anak Krakatau ash spread

Jakarta, Sept. 6 -- The Jakarta Environment Office has tightened air quality monitoring following reports of ash deposits after volcanic ash believed to have originated from Mount Anak Krakatau spread... Read More


M.G. Vassanji traces the rise and fall of kingdoms in his new novel 'The Apparition'

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- The Canadian writer M.G. Vassanji's latest novel (his 11th), The Apparition, plunges the reader head-first into the Delhi Sultanate in the early 14th century, the twilight days o... Read More


Indian spends rRs.r6 lakh getting driving licence in Norway: 'It took me 2 years'

India, Sept. 6 -- Getting a driving licence can be a routine process in India, but one Indian living in Norway says it took him nearly two years and around Rs.6 lakh to earn one. Sharing his experien... Read More


Scan, tap, done: How digital payments are changing disaster relief in Nepal

Kathmandu, Sept. 6 -- When the 2015 earthquake struck Nepal, and again during the Covid-19 pandemic, guitarist Bobby Lama of the band Mongolian Heart joined rescue and relief efforts, carrying cash to... Read More


Expert warns of health risks from Anak Krakatau ash

Jakarta, Sept. 6 -- Griffith University epidemiologist Dicky Budiman has warned of health risks from volcanic ash and advised people on how to safely clean themselves and their surroundings after expo... Read More


TV volume row leaves woman with slash wound in Kota Tinggi, cops nab husband

KOTA TINGGI, Sept. 6 -- Police have arrested a Malaysian man in his 70s after he allegedly slashed his wife with a parang during an argument over the TV volume at their house in Taman Desa Sejahtera h... Read More


Fake Florida doctor dupes retired teacher of rRs.r70K, she loses rRs.r14L in refund bid

India, Sept. 6 -- A 70-year-old retired teacher who lost Rs.70,000 to a man posing as a Florida-based doctor was cheated of another Rs.14.38 lakh when she went online seeking help to recover her money... Read More