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Foreign visitors to Japan hit 3.4 million in July

Tokyo, Aug. 21 -- The number of foreign visitors to Japan in July rose 4.4 per cent from a year earlier to 3.4 million, government estimates showed Wednesday. Japan has recently emerged as a major tr... Read More


Feni University students block Dhaka-Ctg highway demanding permanent campus

, Aug. 21 -- The students of Feni University on Thursday blocked Dhaka-Chattogram highway to press home their six-point demand including permanent campus and shuttle bus services. The students of the... Read More


Songs of faith and struggle in Nepal's Far-West

Kathmandu, Aug. 21 -- When women across Nepal's far-western region gather in late summer to sing deuda songs and prepare grain offerings, they are keeping alive one of the region's most distinctive tr... Read More


2 lakh foreign tourists may get free flights in Thailand

Bangkok, Aug. 21 -- Thailand's Tourism and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong is set to request a 700 million baht (S$27.6 million) budget from the Cabinet for a domestic flight giveaway programme ai... Read More


Arunachal Tourism bags ITCTA 2025 award for promoting unexplored destinations

Itanagar, Aug. 21 -- Arunachal Pradesh has once again made its mark on the national tourism map, with Arunachal Tourism winning the Unique Award for Promoting Unexplored Destinations at the 10th Inte... Read More


Work collectively to take Ganesh festival to global stage: Ashish Shelar

India, Aug. 21 -- The government of Maharashtra has declared the Ganesh festival as a state festival and efforts should be collectively made to take it to the global stage, cultural affairs minister a... Read More


Stock market today: Trade setup for Nifty 50, Trump tariffs to US Fed minutes; eight stocks to buy or sell on Thursday

Stock market today, Aug. 21 -- The benchmark Nifty-50 index, gaining for the third day in a row, ended at 25,050.55, up 0.28% on Wednesday. The Bank Nifty, however, at K 55,698.50, ended 0.30% lower, ... Read More


NA Chairman receives Japanese LDP Youth Division delegation

Hanoi, Aug. 21 -- National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on August 21 hosted a reception for a visiting delegation from the Youth Division of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by its dire... Read More


Why Kashmir's Grand Projects Keep Vanishing

Srinagar, Aug. 21 -- Development in Kashmir usually starts with big promises. A new tunnel through the Pir Panjal, a road to boost tourism, or a hydropower project to fix winter blackouts is announced... Read More


Bhutanese King, Queen visit Quang Ninh province

Quang Ninh, Aug. 21 -- Chairman of the Quang Ninh provincial People's Committee Pham Duc An and leaders of local departments and agencies on August 21 paid a courtesy call on King Jigme Khesar Namgyel... Read More