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Butler & Co off to Laos
New Age Bangladesh
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Staff Correspondent 02 August, 2025, 23:03 Bangladesh under-20 football team players pose for a photograph prior to their departure for Laos at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday. | BFF photo The Bangladesh women’s under-20...
Bhutan at forefront of ensuring safe and effective medicines in South-East Asia
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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July 22, 2025
Every time a patient swallows a medicine, it is expected to be safe, effective, and properly tested. But across South-East Asia, that assumption is increasingly under strain. Now, to ensure quality and safety of medicines and equipment, the...
Khar Gewog’s sunflower fields signal a rural shift in Bhutan’s farming future
The Bhutanese
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July 26, 2025
In the eastern district of Pema Gatshel, the rolling hills of Khar Gewog have taken on a golden shade. But this is not just a seasonal burst of beauty; it is a sign of something deeper stirring in the ambition of farmers. For the first time,...
Piprahwa Gems, POSH Act, and Arya Samaj marriages
The Indian Express
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August 2, 2025
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies-I: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Story...
Saturday bank holiday: Are banks open or closed today on July 26, 2025?
The Economic Times
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July 26, 2025
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules, banks across India remain closed on Sundays, as well as the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, in addition to national and regional holidays. However, branches operate on the first,...
Bank holiday today: Are banks open or closed in Kerala for V.S. Achuthanandan’s demise?
The Economic Times
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July 22, 2025
Following the death of former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan on Monday, the Kerala government announced a holiday on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, which would be observed countrywide today. As a sign of respect, the state government has...
Strangers On The Road: 3 Women Share How Travel Brought Them The Best Friendships (And Even Love) Of Their Lives
Times Now
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August 2, 2025
Strangers On The Road: 3 Women Share How Travel Brought Them The Best Friendships (And Even Love) Of Their Lives There’s something about travel that opens us up to the world, to new experiences, and more often than not, to people we never imagined...
Bhutan ends SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship with big win over Sri Lanka
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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July 21, 2025
Bhutan wrapped up their campaign at the SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship 2025 with a 5-0 win against Sri Lanka in their final match today in Bangladesh. This victory marked their second win of the tournament, having earlier won against the same team...
Gone but not forgotten: Survey reveals Android users miss these features the most
Android Authority
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August 2, 2025
Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Our smartphones have undergone profound commodification. But in the process of forging them into objects we use and rely on for nearly every waking hour, phone companies have focused a lot on optimizing utility,...
Korea's International Vaccine Institute opens collaboration centre in Bhutan
Biospectrum Asia
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July 24, 2025
Korea's International Vaccine Institute opens collaboration centre in Bhutan July 25, 2025 | Friday | News Driving forward antimicrobial resistance research and pandemic preparedness The Bhutan-International Vaccine Institute (IVI) Collaborating...
Bank Holiday: Will Banks Remain Closed for a Few Days This Week? Banks To Remain Shut for 2 Days Between July 21-27, Check Dates
Latestly
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July 21, 2025
Mumbai, July 21: With less than 11 days left for July 2025 to end, people are looking online to know if there are any bank holidays this week. This week, from July 21 to 27, is the fourth week of the month. Will banks be closed for a few days this...
New FDI policy may hurt India's start-up dream
Rediff
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'As much as $4 billion in India's start-up companies has come from Chinese funds.' 'Government policy must not remain indifferent to the problems India's start-up ventures are likely to face after the change in FDI rules,' says A K Bhattacharya. A...
Bank holidays this week, July 21-28: Drukpa Tshe-zi and weekends. Check schedule
Mint
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July 21, 2025
Bank holidays next week, July 21-28: There are a number of holidays for banks across India during the next week, including for the Buddhist festival of Drukpa Tshe-zi in Gangtok, and the Saturday and Sunday weekend leaves. There is also a likely...
It Was NEVER About Safety! One Week In, Here's What's Blocked by the U.K.'s Orwellian Online Bill
Twitchy
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August 2, 2025
Yesterday marked a week since the U.K. began enforcing its 'Online Safety Bill' (OSB), legislation that was sold as 'protecting children' from inappropriate content. We all know that was a lie. Right after the implementation of the OSB, we learned...
Bhutani outlines vision for self-reliant Co-op Ecosystem at LBSNAA
Indian Cooperative
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July 21, 2025
The two-day National-Level Review Meeting of the Ministry of Cooperation concluded at LBSNAA, Mussoorie with a strong resolve to intensify grassroots cooperative development. In his valedictory address, Secretary Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani called...
Tata Power completes first tranche investment of ₹120 crore for 40% stake in Bhutan’s 600 MW Khorlochhu Hydro project
Business Upturn
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July 24, 2025
Tata Power has officially completed the first phase of its strategic investment in Khorlochhu Hydro Power Limited (KHPL), marking a major step in its clean energy push. The company has invested ₹120 crore in the first tranche, acquiring 1.2 crore...
ISSI partners with ICIMOD Nepal for research collaboration on climate-Induced disasters
The Nation
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July 25, 2025
ISLAMABAD - Further strengthening its international partnerships, the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal....
I don’t tell people I’m a filmmaker. I say I’m a storyteller: Pawo Choyning Dorji
Frontline - The Hindu
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August 2, 2025
Pawo Choyning Dorji calls himself a storyteller, not a filmmaker. The distinction matters to the Bhutanese director, whose films emerge from Buddhist philosophy rather than Hollywood formulas. His debut, Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, brought...
Bank Holidays Next Week: Check When Will Banks Remain Closed, See RBI Statewise Calendar HERE
ABP Live
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July 20, 2025
As we approach the end of July, bank customers should be mindful of scheduled holidays that could impact their in-person banking needs. With increasing dependence on timely financial transactions—ranging from EMI payments to business-related...
Garden program offers Bhutanese Nepali refugees a slice of home
Farmers' Advance - Michigan
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Bhutanese Nepali refugees in Columbus, many with agricultural backgrounds, find solace and connection through community gardening. The Food and Agricultural Program, run by the Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio, supports refugee gardeners with...