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Higher direct taxes could reduce poverty, income inequality in Bangladesh: Study

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Bangladesh has significant potential to reduce poverty and narrow income inequality by increasing revenue from direct taxes while reducing its heavy reliance on indirect taxes, which... Read More


BD calls for collective cybersecurity at Colombo Security Conclave

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Bangladesh has urged member states of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) to accelerate collective action on cyberthreats, misinformation and regional security, warning that individu... Read More


Hue, Da Nang move to fortify heritage sites against future storms, floods

Da Nang, Nov. 20 -- Vietnam's UNESCO World Heritage sites - the Complex of Hue Monuments and Hoi An Ancient Town in the central cities of Hue and Da Nang have suffered the worst flooding in decades, f... Read More


Why Infosys's share buyback highlights India's big AI vacuum

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- As markets fret about a possible artificial intelligence bubble on Wall Street, Indians could breathe easy, as there seems to be no AI mania of meaningful scale in India as yet. ... Read More


Indian industrialist-turned author launches two books on Dalai Lama

Shimla, Nov. 20 -- Indian industrialist-turned-author Dinesh Shahra launched two new books dedicated to the 14th Dalai Lama at the Dorje Drak Monastery in Panthaghati, Shimla, drawing praise from the ... Read More


OutSystems Agent Workbench Accelerates Enterprise AI Adoption at Scale

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- OutSystems announced solid early progress for Agent Workbench, its enterprise platform for building and managing AI agents across workflows and data sets. Launched to general ava... Read More


Drastic actions needed to complete public investment disbursement plan: MoF

Hanoi, Nov. 20 -- With the current progress, Vietnam must disburse an additional 406.601 trillion VND (15.41 billion USD) to fulfil this year's public investment plan - a highly challenging task that ... Read More


Gemini 3 is here, EA's F1 realignment, and Windows 11's agentic AI warning

India, Nov. 20 -- Opening thoughts. EA says they won't release a new game next year as part of the F1 franchise. Only a paid DLC (that's what the cool gamer kids call downloadable content) to bring th... Read More


'Silence kills': Thousands march against the mafia in Corsica protests

France, Nov. 20 -- Under the slogan "Assassins, mafiosi, get out", between 1,700 (according to police) and 3,000 people (according to the organisers) took to the streets of Ajaccio and Bastia, the isl... Read More


Two more ex-staff members accuse Smokey Robinson of sexual misconduct

United Kingdom, Nov. 20 -- Smokey Robinson is facing two new allegations of sexual assault. The Tears of a Clown hitmaker was already being sued by four former housekeepers, who accused him of sexual... Read More