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Badminton: Ayush Shetty pulls off tournament's biggest upset, packs off defending champion Shi Yuqi

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Asian championship silver medallist Ayush Shetty created the biggest upset of the BWF World Championships 2026 as he kept his nerves to upset top seed and defending champion Shi ... Read More


Shooting at journalists: Expelled Swecchasebak Dal leader arrested in Khulna

Khulna, Aug. 17 -- The City Detective Police on Monday arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting incident targeting journalists in the district. The arrestee was identified as Asaduzzaman Mith... Read More


Human rights groups urge Tuvalu and Ireland to put rights at centre of fossil fuel transition talks

Fiji, Aug. 17 -- Human rights groups are calling on Tuvalu and Ireland to make human rights a core part of the second International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, saying rights mu... Read More


NBR clears release of imported goods for solar power generation

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Monday issued a clarification to facilitate the release of imported goods used for solar power generation, amid reports of delays and complicat... Read More


RAB set to give way to new unit, fiscal year to shift to Apr-Mar

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Cabinet on Monday cleared the draft of a law to abolish the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and establish a new specialised unit, the Special Response Battalion (SRB), under Banglad... Read More


RAB set to give way to new unit, fiscal year to shift to April-March

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Cabinet on Monday cleared the draft of a law to abolish the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and establish a new specialised unit, the Special Response Battalion (SRB), under Banglad... Read More


Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary directs swift treatment of injured in Lakhisarai stampede

Patna, Aug. 17 -- Expressing deep grief over the deaths of devotees in the stampede at Ashok Dham in Lakhisarai Monday morning, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary directed the officials concerned t... Read More


Wave of faith surged in Kashi on third Monday of Shravan and Nag Panchami

Varanasi, Aug. 17 -- A sea of devotees thronged the holy city of Kashi from Monday morning onwards on the occasion of the third Monday of Shravan and the festival of Nag Panchami. Long queues of devo... Read More


ACB files chargesheet against 10 including 7 SMC officers in illegal construction case in Srinagar

Srinagar, Aug. 17 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday filed a chargesheet against 10 accused, including seven officials of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and thre... Read More


Yash posed for pictures with 700 fans

Mumbai, Aug. 17 -- South Indian superstar Yash once again won hearts with his warm gesture towards fans, taking time out to meet around 700 of them and pose for photographs. The 40-year-old actor rev... Read More