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ADB to provide $70 billion for Asia-Pacific energy, digital infrastructure development

, May 3 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will back $70 billion in new energy and digital infrastructure initiatives by 2035, aiming to connect power grids, expand cross-border electricity trade, an... Read More


Navi Mumbai to host India's first 'educity' near NMIA, Cidco identifies 100-hectare site in Karanjade

India, May 3 -- Cidco has identified 100 hectares (around 250 acres) at Karanjade in Panvel, near the functional Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), for its flagship International Educity projec... Read More


Bangladesh's growth story caught in the oil crossfire

Dhaka, May 3 -- "Energy is the lifeline of modern society. Without energy, economic systems collapse and development comes to a halt,"-Daniel Yergin. The essence of energy permeates every facet of ec... Read More


Delhi expands TB elimination drive with screening

India, May 3 -- Delhi has significantly scaled up its tuberculosis (TB) elimination efforts this year under the National TB Elimination Programme, aligning with India's goal of eliminating TB as a pub... Read More


A century of care: How Bombay's elite built an institution that broke the Raj's glass ceiling

India, May 3 -- Billionaire realtor and Maharashtra minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha's proposal to rename KEM Hospital, the state's largest public health facility, has outraged the medical community, inc... Read More


Chenchu Adivasis not willing to leave Amrabad Tiger Reserve: Fact-finding team

Hyderabad, May 3 -- Two civil society organisations have demanded an immediate halt to the relocation of Adivasi communities from villages falling within the Amrabad Tiger Reserve area in Telangana, a... Read More


Jason Statham and fiancee Rosie Huntington-Whiteley 'splash £25million on beachfront forever home'

United Kingdom, May 3 -- Jason Statham and his fiancee Rosie Huntington-Whiteley have reportedly spent £25 million on a beachfront "forever home". The actor - who has starred in The Transporter ... Read More


Australia Building Approval Data Due On Monday

India, May 3 -- Australia will on Monday release March figures for building approvals, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In February, approvals were up 29.7 percent on year... Read More


Uri Landslide Blocks Highway, Traffic Halted in Baramulla Sector

Baramulla, May 3 -- A massive landslide struck the Uri sector of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday, completely blocking the highway and halting vehicular movement, officials said. The land... Read More


UPDATED: Peter Obi dumps ADC, gives reasons

Nigeria, May 3 -- Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi has resigned his membership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a coalition formed to challenge the ruling All Progres... Read More