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Nepal Festival 2026 to further strengthen Bangladesh-Nepal Friendship: Cultural Affairs Minister

Dhaka, May 15 -- The "Nepal Festival 2026" was held in a festive atmosphere at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy with the aim of deepening the historic friendship, cultural ha... Read More


Gujarat village resident on hunger strike says decade-long pollution complaints against Tata Chemicals still ignored

India, May 15 -- A resident of Devpara village in Okhamandal taluka has sent a follow-up statutory notice to the Gujarat Pollution Control Board, accusing Tata Chemicals' Mithapur plant of ongoing env... Read More


Bhasani's Long March still relevant to protect Ganges flow: International Farakka Committee

Dhaka, May 15 -- Tomorrow, 16 May, is the historic Farakka Long March Day. On this day in 1976, leader of the toiling masses Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani organized his mass rally from Rajshahi to ... Read More


Beyond Books - A College Street Heritage Walk to Trace Kolkata's Literary and Academic Legacy

India, May 15 -- College Street, often referred to as Kolkata's Boi Para, has long been associated with the city's intellectual and academic life. Stretching through central Kolkata, the area is lined... Read More


HP Governor visits Veda Agama Samskrutha Maha Patashala, Bengaluru

BENGALURU, May 15 -- His Excellency Kavinder Gupta, Governor of Himachal Pradesh, today visited the Veda Agama Samskrutha Maha Patashala - Sri Sri Gurukulam at Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peeth, The Art of ... Read More


Tinubu defends economic reforms at Africa CEO Forum in Kigali

Nigeria, May 15 -- President Bola Tinubu on Friday defended his administration's economic reforms, saying the removal of fuel subsidy and other policy measures were necessary to rescue Nigeria from ec... Read More


Dutch tourist of Bangladeshi origin goes missing in Kenya, family desperate for news

Dhaka, May 15 -- The family of Sheikh Mahfuzur Rahman Emon, a Dutch citizen of Bangladeshi origin, say they have not heard from him for several weeks after he took a vacation to Kenya, reports local n... Read More


As anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh intensified, so did the backlog of pending FRA claims, analysis shows

India, May 15 -- With the Maoist insurgency officially over in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, the focus has shifted to the natural resources of this state having 45 per cent forest cover and the rights... Read More


Cabinet trims ministries, brings key departments under PM's Office

Kathmandu, May 15 -- The government has amended the ministries' business rules and reduced the number of federal ministries to 18 from 21. Likewise, the government also assigned more authority to the ... Read More


Economists warn soaring US Dollar rate could pressure Sri Lanka's economy

Sri Lanka, May 15 -- Economists warn that if the Sri Lankan rupee continues to depreciate, fuel prices, electricity and water tariffs, as well as the prices of goods and services, could increase in th... Read More