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Derelict vessels threaten Suva harbour as Fiji begins US$1m clean-up

Fiji, Aug. 19 -- Fiji has launched a US$1 million initiative to remove 17 high-risk derelict vessels from Suva Harbour as the Government moves to improve maritime safety, protect the marine environmen... Read More


Jharkhand formally cancels JSSC-CGL, several JPSC exams amid probe into irregularities

Ranchi, Aug. 19 -- The Jharkhand government formally cancelled the JSSC-CGL examination conducted under Advertisement No. 10/2023 and several recruitment examinations conducted through TDPL, following... Read More


Strong turnout at JCD leadership contender's discussion at DU on govt's first six months

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- An open discussion on the achievements, prospects and challenges facing the BNP government as it completes its first six months in office was held Tuesday at Dhaka University, organi... Read More


Assam Media delegation visits CSIR-SERC Chennai

Chennai, Aug. 19 -- A media delegation comprising 11 Editors from Assam, accompanied by officials from the Press Information Bureau (PIB) Guwahati, visited the CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Cen... Read More


BB, PKSF sign Tk 5,000cr deal to generate microenterprise employment

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Bangladesh Bank and Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) on Wednesday signed a Tk 5,000 crore agreement to accelerate sustainable job creation by expanding access to finance for tar... Read More


Vietnam targets Southeast Asia's leading medical tourism position by 2030

Hanoi, Aug. 19 -- Vietnam aims to attract around 750,000 international medical tourists from 2026-2030 and become one of Southeast Asia's leading medical tourism destinations under a draft scheme bein... Read More


Envoy proposes Bangladesh-Nepal cultural, creative exchange prog

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Bangladesh Ambassador to Nepal Shafiqur Rahman has proposed establishing an annual Bangladesh-Nepal Cultural and Creative Exchange Programme to deepen people-to-people ties and promo... Read More


Bombay HC grants interim protection to Mumbai police officer in complaint filed by woman

Pune, Aug. 19 -- The Bombay High Court has granted interim protection from coercive action to a Mumbai police officer Swadesh Chavan in connection with a case filed against him by a 31-year-old woman ... Read More


Bengal: Fresh landslide disrupts Dooars-Siliguri link amid wider hill landslide threat

Siliguri, Aug. 19 -- A fresh landslide near Bengal's Sevoke town on Wednesday morning disrupted road communication between Siliguri and the Dooars for around three hours, exposing the continuing vulne... Read More


Telangana banks' deposits rise by Rs 49,522 crore in Q1 FY27

Hyderabad, Aug. 19 -- Total deposits with banks in Telangana increased by Rs 49,522 crore during the first quarter of the financial year 2026-27, taking the aggregrate deposits to Rs 9,92,947 crore, a... Read More