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Deadline for February VAT returns extended to Mar 29

Dhaka, March 15 -- The National Board of Revenue has extended the deadline for submitting online VAT returns for the February 2026 tax period to Mar 29, citing the long Eid holidays and slower e-VAT s... Read More


Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi, seeks Bharat Ratna for BSP founder Kanshi Ram: 'Deeply felt'

New Delhi, March 15 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, requesting to confer the Bharat Ratna on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram post... Read More


KTR should undergo drug test too: TPCC chief after ex-BRS MLA tests positive

Hyderabad, March 15 -- The Telangana Congress Committee (TPCC) chief Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud has challenged Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president KT Rama Rao to undergo a drug test, following the a... Read More


BCCI honours India's 5 World Cup-winning teams at Naman Awards

New Delhi, March 15 -- The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) felicitated India's five World Cup-winning teams at the Naman Awards, in a grand celebration of the country's recent cricketing s... Read More


UP ranks first in the country in 'BC Sakhi Scheme'

Lucknow, March 15 -- Uttar Pradesh has ranked first in the country under 'BC Sakhi Scheme', which aims to economically empower rural women and bring banking services to villages. Madhya Pradesh ranks ... Read More


Nepalis in the UAE asked to refrain from spreading rumours, misleading comments

Kathmandu, March 15 -- Amid the evolving security situation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Nepali Embassy in Abu Dhabi has urged Nepalis living in the country not to spread rumours, post misle... Read More


Instagram is dropping end-to-end encryption soon: Here are 5 secure messaging apps you can use instead

New Delhi, March 15 -- Meta has officially announced that it is ending end-to-end encryption on Instagram starting from 8 May, 2026. While the company has been promoting the essential privacy feature ... Read More


PM Tarique to launch 'Farmer Card' scheme on Pohela Boishakh

Dhaka, March 15 -- The government has decided to roll out the Farmer Card programme on Pohela Boishakh, with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman set to formally inaugurate the scheme as part of another elec... Read More


High share of female candidates for 16th NA a very positive signal: UN Women official

Hanoi, March 15 -- As many as 45% of candidates for Vietnam's 16th National Assembly (NA) being women is an encouraging and positive development, according to Caroline Nyamayemombe, Country Representa... Read More


Tech schools project crawls amid cost concerns

Dhaka, March 15 -- A government project to establish 329 technical schools and colleges across Bangladesh has made minimal progress more than six years after its approval, raising fresh concerns over ... Read More