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Fire rips through cloth market in Netrokona; extensive damage feared

NETROKONA, Aug. 8 -- A blaze swept through a cloth market in the Borobazar area of Netrokona town on Friday night, causing extensive damage. Around a quarter past midnight, 8 Fire Service units, assi... Read More


Commercial shipping through Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb remains sharply below normal

London, Aug. 8 -- Commercial shipping traffic through both the critical Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait remained significantly below pre-war levels on Thursday, according to the latest v... Read More


Dr Sanjeev Sinha posted as Director AIIMS Jammu, Dr Jitendra thanks PM

Jammu, Aug. 8 -- union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the appointment of Dr Sanjeev Sinha as the new Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIM... Read More


Vishal Bhardwaj to film Tarun Tejpal rape case in Rashomon style

Mumbai, Aug. 8 -- National Award-winning filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has confirmed that he is developing a feature film based on the Tarun Tejpal rape case, hours after the Bombay High Court overturned ... Read More


Huma Qureshi expresses happiness over Australian premiere of 'Bayaan' at IFFM 2026

Mumbai, Aug. 8 -- Actress Huma Qureshi has welcomed the selection of her upcoming film "Bayaan" for the 2026 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), where the Hindi police procedural will have its A... Read More


Several proposals centring free textbooks for 2027 receive cabinet's nod

, Aug. 7 -- The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Thursday approved several proposals involving the printing, binding and supply of free textbooks for primary, Ebtedayee, secondary, D... Read More


Road accidents claim 14 lives in Sylhet, Bogura

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- At least 14 people were killed and several others injured in two separate road accidents in Sylhet and Bogura districts on Friday morning. In Sylhet, a collision between two buses on... Read More


Road accidents claim 16 lives in Sylhet, Bogura

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- At least 16 people were killed and many others injured in two separate road accidents in Sylhet and Bogura districts on Friday morning. In Sylhet, a collision between two buses on th... Read More


Odisha, MP sign MoU to accelerate renewable energy push

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 7 -- Odisha and Madhya Pradesh on Friday forged a strategic partnership to step up cooperation in renewable energy, energy storage and green hydrogen, with the two states signing an ... Read More


Arunachal CM reviews NHPC projects, stresses faster execution & local benefits

Itanagar, Aug. 7 -- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday reviewed the progress of major hydroelectric projects being implemented by NHPC Ltd in Arunachal Pradesh and stressed the nee... Read More