After India's offer of help, Bangladesh stops demolition of Satyajit Ray's ancestral home

After India expressed displeasure over the demolition of filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray’s ancestral house in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s authorities stopped the demolition and expressed regrets about the episode. India on Tuesday said that it was...

EXCLUSIVE | 'We love Satyajit Ray!': Bangladesh halts ancestral home demolition following MEA India request

Bangladesh has acted on India’s concerns over the proposed demolition of legendary filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home in Mymensingh, pausing all activity at the site and initiating discussions between its Department of Archaeology...

Russia, China, Iran eying Georgia’s democratic collapse

By Jill Dougherty, for CNN Editor’s note: Jill Dougherty is a former CNN Moscow bureau chief, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and a CNN contributor on Russia. (CNN) — A decade ago, Georgia was the poster child of post-Soviet...

DO.AGENCY Secures Simon Lockyer As Managing Director To Lead ASIA Team

Independent DO. AGENCY has secured Simon Lockyer as it’s new Managing Director replacing Matt Collier, who recently departed the business for personal reasons. Simon steps into the agency ownership role after previously holding senior leadership...

Public media can be a lifeline. Gutting it hurts everyone

When the private sector doesn’t provide an important service, the government often steps in. That is why the framers established the U.S. Postal Service; they believed no one else would deliver the mail to the entire country. Many places in...

OFC Professional League will revolutionlise football in the Pacific - Karembeu

OFC Men's Champions League 2025. Photo: Shane Wenzlick / Phototek.nz "The new Pro League will be a revolution for our region," the New Caledonia-born midfielder and FIFA World Cup winner says. Former FIFA World Cup winner Christian Karembeu...

NASA to Preview Advanced US-India Radar Mission Ahead of Launch

NASA will host a news conference at 12 p.m. EDT Monday, July 21, to discuss the upcoming NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission. The Earth-observing satellite, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between NASA and ISRO (Indian Space...

Y Media Newsroom: Fauja Singh hit-and-run case: NRI arrested from Punjab; vehicle seized

Jalandhar, July 16 – The Punjab Police on Wednesday arrested the man allegedly responsible for the hit-and-run incident that led to the death of 114-year-old marathon legend Fauja Singh on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway. The accused, Amritpal...

Y Media Exclusive: 23rd TD Festival of South Asia Media & VIP Reception

Cleveland WWII POW identified 80 years after death in Japanese prison camp

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, U.S. Army 2nd Lt. William B. Bucey is finally coming home to Cleveland. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Tuesday that Bucey, who died as a Japanese prisoner...

"He hasn't looked convincing" - Former wicketkeeper suggests India playing 11 changes for 4th ENG vs IND 2025 Test

Former Indian wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta believes young left-hander Sai Sudharsan must replace the struggling Karun Nair in the fourth Test against England at Manchester, starting July 23. After three highly competitive Tests, the visitors are in...

India News | Union Cabinet Approves Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana to Boost Farm Productivity

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Monday addressed the media on the Cabinet's key decision to approve the 'Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana'. According to a...

Can Kusha Kapila’s Brand Underneat Become India’s Answer To SKIMS?

Dominated for years by names like Jockey, Triumph, and Amante, and more recently by the likes of Reliance-owned Zivame and Clovia, India’s innerwear market is one where new-age brands are seeing a clear opportunity to disrupt. Firstly, the market...

China's Richest Man Buying Water Supply of New Hampshire Town Sparks Alarm

China's largest beverage company, Nongfu Spring, has bought a site in Nashua, New Hampshire, next to the Pennichuck water system. The firm, owned by China's richest man, Zhong Shanshan, will have access to the local water for its plant, NewsNation...

India News | Give 2 Warnings Before Issuing Challan for Mosquito Breeding: Delhi CM to Officials

New Delhi, July 16 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday directed officials to start fogging early to check for vector-borne diseases and to issue two warnings before issuing challans related to mosquito breeding due to stagnant...

India News | Sonipat Native Nabbed in Fazilpuria Shooting Case; Creditor Takes Responsibility for Attack

Gurugram, Jul 16 (PTI) A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with gunfiring at singer Rahul Fazilpuria, police said on Wednesday. The man was identified as Vishal, a native of Jajjal in Haryana's Sonipat. Also Read | Delhi LG VK Saxena...

Why this is a pivotal week for public media and democracy

This is a huge week for PBS and NPR. At some point this week, maybe even today, the Senate will vote on President Donald Trump’s request to take back more than $1 billion in funding for public broadcasting. That includes PBS and NPR. As my...

China steps up for marine science in Nice

China sent a signal to the world from France last month: it wants to be seen as a responsible and engaged ocean player. From its plenary meetings to side events, the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice was brimming with China’s academics,...

Media Insider podcast: Markets with Madison host Madison Malone – why I’m going it alone; the rise of independent journalists

“I watched Judy Bailey growing up – the mother of the nation – I was obsessed. “I used to watch the TV and from when I could speak, I said ‘I’m going to do that’ to my parents. I pointed at the TV and said, ‘That’s me’.” Malone says she saw the...

Zero-rated South African macadamia exports to China will soften blow of U.S. tariffs

South Africa sells around a fifth of its macadamias to the United States. Industry body Macadamias South Africa (SAMAC) has made the sums, South African media reports, and suggests that a 30% tariff imposed on macadamias could lead to annual...