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New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Unlike Pakistan, most South Asian countries have successfully increased womens economic participation. The female labour force participation rate is 40 per cent in Bangladesh, 54 per cent in Indonesia, 56 per cent in Malaysia and 33 per cent in Sri Lanka. Yet despite various efforts, out of 88 million working-age []

Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) A major fire broke out early Monday morning at a car showroom in Bankra near the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, in which 22 new cars were gutted, and eight others badly damaged. However, no casualties were reported, although the fire at the car []

Salem, Aug 24 (IANS) The water level in the Mettur dam is steadily rising following an increase in inflow from the Cauvery, raising hopes that water could soon be released for irrigation in delta districts if the trend continues. Water was not released from the reservoir for kuruvai cultivation this year because storage remained inadequate. []

Bengaluru, Aug 24 (IANS) A war of words broke out between Hassan Deputy Commissioner K.S. Latha Kumari and JD(S) MLA H.D. Revanna, son of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, following the latters remarks questioning the officers posting and functioning in the district. Revanna is the brother of Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel []

Chennai, Aug 24 (IANS) Director Murugus upcoming family entertainer, Ninja, featuring actors G V Prakash Kumar and Prarthana in the lead, went on floors with a grand pooja ceremony in Thanjavur on Monday. The films shooting commenced with a traditional pooja ceremony that was held at Sripathy Cinemas in Thanjavur. Sources close to the unit []

Jerusalem, Aug 23 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz held a situational assessment on Sunday and warned Hamas of increased targeted strikes if the launch of balloons and kites from the Gaza Strip does not stop. The situational assessment was regarding the threat of drones, balloons and kites launched from []

Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) A senior Republican senator has accused China of fuelling opposition to artificial intelligence data centres in the United States as concerns over their heavy use of electricity and water spread across American communities. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina said Beijing wanted to impede the expansion of US computing infrastructure and []