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Queues, confusion, anxiety: Bengal voters reel under SIR

KOLKATA, Jan. 21 -- Sixty-seven-year-old Aniruddha Ghosh Majumdar stood in a slow-moving queue, not for himself, but for his two daughters, aged 27 and 22. Both had received notices from the Election ... Read More


Russia batters Ukraine's power grid again as officials seek momentum in US-led peace talks

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Russia bombarded Ukraine with more than 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles in its latest nighttime attack on the Ukrainian power grid, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sai... Read More


A promising reform, but the hard work starts now - Andrew Woon

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 21 -- Malaysia's decision to allow children to begin preschool at age five and give parents the option of enrolling them in Standard One at age six or seven marks a significant turn... Read More


What to know about the trial in Hong Kong against Tiananmen vigil organizers

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Two former leaders of a Hong Kong pro-democracy group that for decades organized a vigil commemorating people killed during Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen crackdown are set to stand tr... Read More


Examine homebuyers' plaints in subvention scheme scam: SC to CBI

India, Jan. 21 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the subvention scheme scam to examine a host of new complaints filed by homebuyers against sev... Read More


14th National Party Congress: Building Hue into distinctive international cultural, tourism hub

Hanoi, Jan. 21 -- Nguyen Chi Tai, Deputy Secretary of the Hue Party Committee, on January 21 delivered a presentation at the ongoing 14th National Party Congress, highlighting the harnessing of herita... Read More


Railways' pre-budget rally: Fare hike fuels modernization surge

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- The lead-up to Budget 2026 has been particularly vibrant in railways, where a combination of fare rationalization and expectations of another year of elevated capital expenditure... Read More


Caterpillar invasion turns life miserable for Odisha villagers

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 21 -- In an unusual incident, residents of Jhadeshwar Colony under Ward No. 14 of the Anandapur Municipality in Keonjhar district are facing severe distress due to the outbreak of a ... Read More


Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal steps down after 18 years

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 21 -- Deepinder Goyal has stepped down as Group Chief Executive Officer of Eternal Ltd (Parent company of Zomato). with immediate effect, marking a major leadership transition at the... Read More


Himachal Pradesh gets Rs 2,247 crore approval under PMGSY

Shimla, Jan. 21 -- Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday received approval of Rs 2,247.24 crore from the Government of India under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-Phase IV (PMGSY-IV) for the construction of ... Read More