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Centre bars recovery of excess salary from employees after pay certification, orders mandatory audits

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The union Finance Ministry has directed all central government ministries and departments to introduce mandatory audits of pay fixation orders and strengthen pre-retirement verif... Read More


Petrol bomb hurled at NCP leader Nusrat's Kushtia home

Kushtia, Nov. 12 -- A fire broke out after a petrol bomb was hurled at the house of reserved-seat MP and National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nusrat Tabassum Joty at Baguan village of Daulatpur upazila... Read More


Two Punjab men injured in police encounter in Haryana's Kaithal over Rs 1 crore extortion bid

Kaithal, Nov. 12 -- Two men from Punjab's Amritsar district were arrested after being shot in the legs during an encounter with police in Haryana's Kaithal district on Thursday morning in connection w... Read More


Tokayev calls for stronger cooperation against terrorism and drug trafficking at CSTO summit

Kazakhstan, Nov. 12 -- A regular meeting of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) was held in Moscow, the Akorda press service said. Along with the Pre... Read More


N. Korea unlikely to attend APEC summit or hold talks with US: Official

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- North Korea is unlikely to participate in next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China or hold talks with the United States on the sidelines, a South Korean p... Read More


CSTO strips Armenia of voting rights over unfulfilled obligations

World, Nov. 12 -- Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced that Armenia has been stripped of its voting rights within the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The decision was ma... Read More


Reference exchange rate continues to rise on November 12

Hanoi, Nov. 12 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,623 VND/USD on November 12, up 12 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceilin... Read More


Hoi An offers unique tourist experiences during flooding season

Da Nang, Nov. 12 -- Rising floodwaters in Hoi An ancient town, central Da Nang city, have offered domestic and international tourists a different way to explore the heritage site. In recent days, hea... Read More


950 years of Quoc Tu Giam: New storytelling approaches encourage visitors to explore heritage

Hanoi, Nov. 12 -- Rather than simply receiving information from display boards or tour guides, visitors to Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy) now have more opportunities... Read More


Vietnam's golf tourism maintains strong international appeal

Hanoi, Nov. 12 -- Vietnam has once again been named Asia's Best Golf Destination at the 2026 World Golf Awards, marking its 10th consecutive year receiving the title and reaffirming its enduring appea... Read More