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DHAKA, Bangladesh, March 26, 2026 (AP) A bus carrying about 50 people plunged into a major river in central Bangladesh as it was driving onto a ferry, leaving at least 18 people dead, authorities said Thursday. The bus plunged into the River Padma Wednesday afternoon in Rajbari district, about 84 kilometers (52 miles) from the capital, Dhaka, said fire official Dewan Sohel Rana. The bus was traveling to the capital from the southwestern district of Kushtia as people return to work after the Isl

Chandigarh, Mar 19 (PTI) Nearly 18,000 people in the age group of 18-45 died due to heart attacks or heart failures in Haryana between January 2020 and January 2026, the Assembly was informed on Wednesday. The government shared this information in the House in a written reply to a question from a Congress MLA, who had sought to know the year-wise and district wise number of youths in the 18-45 years of age group who have died due to heart attack/heart failure in Haryana from the year 2020 till d

MOGADISHU, Somalia, February 24, 2026 (AP) Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts intensify the countrys humanitarian crisis, the federal government and U.N. agencies said Tuesday. New data from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report shows that 6.5 million people are projected to face crisis or worse levels of food insecurity by the end of March. The report also estimates that 1.84 million children under

The standard diabetes test, HbA1c (glycated haemoglobin), which is commonly used to diagnose and monitor type-2 diabetes (T2D), may not always give accurate results for people in South Asia, especially in India. This is because many people in the region have anaemia, blood disorders like sickle cell disease or thalassaemia, and G6PD deficiency, which can affect HbA1c readings. A recent article published in Lancet Regional Health: Southeast Asia highlighted these concerns. The study suggests that

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) With a notice issued to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in Uttar Pradesh seeking an explanation how he was using the title of Shankaracharya, the Congress on Tuesday slammed the BJP and asked whether any government, chief minister or prime minister have any right to question the status of the Shankaracharya. The opposition party also said those BJP people who used to ask Muslims kaagaz dikhao are now telling the same to the top Hindu seer. Congress media and publicit

New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that the Centres attempt to block Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan is an attack on Tamil culture, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will never succeed in suppressing the voice of the Tamil people. Gandhis remarks come on a day he is on a visit to poll-bound Tamil Nadu where the row over actor-turned-politician Vijays Tamil film has snowballed into a major issue. The producer of the film approached the Supreme Court, challengin

New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Congress leader P Chidambaram has slammed the increasing practice of the government using Hindi words in the titles of the bills and said the change is an affront to the non-Hindi-speaking people. Chidambaram said the non-Hindi-speaking people cannot identify a Bill/Act with titles that are in Hindi words written in English letters, and they cannot pronounce them. I am opposed to the increasing practice of the government using Hindi words written in English letters in the

SYDNEY, December 15, 2025 (AP) Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydneys Bondi beach, killing 15 people, including a child, officials said Monday, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitic terrorism that struck at the heart of the nation. The shooters were father and son, authorities said. The massacre at one of Australias most popular beaches followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country over the past year, although the aut

TOKYO, December 9, 2025 (AP) A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Authorities warned of possible aftershocks and an increased risk of a megaquake. The Japanese government was still assessing damages from the tsunami and late-evening quake, which struck at about 11:15 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean, around 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the coast of Aomori, the northernmost pr