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Indian-origin couple, daughter killed in US car crash; teenage son sole survivor

Houston, Aug 18 (PTI) In a tragic incident, an Indian-origin couple and their teenage daughter were killed in a road accident while driving her...

Libya’s central bank suspends operations after kidnapping of official

DUBAI (Reuters) - Libya's Tripoli-based central bank said on Sunday it would shut down all operations and not resume work until a senior bank official kidnapped earlier in the day was released. The

Pak govt blames excess VPN for internet slowdown

Islamabad , August 18 (ANI): Pakistan's State Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Sunday rebuffed claims of the government blocking...

EAM Jaishankar calls on Kuwaiti PM, Crown Prince; discuss bilateral ties

Kuwait City, Aug 18 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday called on Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Muhammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Crown...

Three peacekeepers injured in explosion in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL says

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Three peacekeepers on patrol were "lightly injured" when an explosion occurred near their clearly marked U.N. vehicle in the village of Yarine in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL

Interim govt chief Yunus accuses Sheikh Hasina of destroying every institution of Bangladesh

Dhaka, Aug 18 (PTI) Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Sunday accused deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina of destroying every institution of the...

Malawi’s main opposition endorses ex-president Mutharika to run in 2025

By Frank Phiri BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Malawi's main opposition party, the Democratic Progress Party endorsed on Sunday former President Peter Mutharika to be its candidate in next year's presidential

Austria battles major flooding after record downpours

(Reuters) - Heavy rains lashed Alpine regions of Austria and left parts of Vienna under water at the weekend, causing severe damage in parts of the country and disrupting road and rail transport,

China’s extreme restrictions on freedom of movement affecting ethnic Tibetans

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) , August 18 (ANI): China's extreme restrictions on freedom of movement are disproportionately affecting ethnic Tibetans. Obstacles including troop deployments, checkpoints,...

Bangladesh deposed PM Sheikh Hasina sued in 2013 ‘mass murder’ case

Dhaka, Aug 18 (PTI) An application was filed with a court in Bangladesh on Sunday to register a case against deposed prime minister...

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1991 reforms shifted burden of healthcare costs from govt to people. PM-JAY reversed it

After LPG, out-of-pocket expenditure on health facilities increased not only in absolute terms but also as a percentage of total health expenditure.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Germany, Spain await key decision as Navy seeks proven tech for submarines to stay underwater longer

Navy is looking to acquire six new submarines with Air Independent Propulsion technology, which allows vessels to stay underwater for longer periods.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?