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Ageing safely: Singapore extends S$1,200 aid to private homes for senior-friendly upgrades

SINGAPORE, Feb. 22 -- Households in Singapore living in private properties will reportedly receive S$1,200 (about RM4,680) in vouchers from April 1 to help pay for senior-friendly home fittings. Acco... Read More


Abuja elections concluded, APC wins five of six

Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged the dominant party in the just concluded are council elections across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, winning five... Read More


Abuja elections concluded: APC wins five of six council areasAbuja elections concluded: APC wins five of six council areas

Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged the dominant party in the just concluded are council elections across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, winning five... Read More


PM Modi hails Odisha's Hirod Patel for approaching farming from a new perspective

India, Feb. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised a young farmer from Odisha, Hirod Patel, during his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme, describing his farming model as an example of how tradi... Read More


Most older Singaporeans unaware of eye disease, one in five has hearing loss, study finds

SINGAPORE, Feb. 22 -- More than one-third of older adults in Singapore do not know they have at least one eye disease and one in five have significant hearing loss, but very few are using hearing aids... Read More


LoPAR over BoB likely to trigger rainfall in 17 Odisha districts; Check details

India, Feb. 22 -- Several districts in Odisha are likely to witness rainfall activity for three days starting February 23 (Monday), said the IMD today The IMD has predicted thunderstorm in at least 1... Read More


Every Odisha district to have university: Suryabanshi on varsity status demand for Shailabala Women's College

India, Feb. 22 -- Amid growing demands to grant university status to Shailabala Women's Autonomous College, Odisha Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj on Sunday said that the state government ... Read More


IRS officer accused of raping woman inside quarters in Bhubaneswar, case registered

India, Feb. 22 -- The Sahid Nagar Police have registered a case against an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer for allegedly raping a young woman inside his government quarters in Bhubaneswar. Accor... Read More


'Shame for our country!': Akhilesh Yadav slams Youth Congress over 'shirtless' protest at AI summit

India, Feb. 22 -- Akhilesh Yadav, chief of the Samajwadi Party and an ally of the Indian National Congress within the INDIA bloc, on Saturday criticised the Indian Youth Congress for staging a "shirtl... Read More


Bride Kidnapped at Gunpoint by Ex-Lover After Wedding in Odisha's Balangir, Groom Files Complaint

India, Feb. 22 -- In a shocking incident, a newly married woman was allegedly abducted at gunpoint by her former lover while she was heading towards her in-laws' house with her husband after the weddi... Read More