Phnom Penh: In an updated report Monday, the World Bank said that it maintained its economic growth forecast for Cambodia at 5.5 per cent in 2023 and raised it to 6.1 per cent in 2024. The Southeast Asian country's growth is driven by garment export, tourism, agriculture, and construction and real estate, rpeorts Xinhua news agency. Aaditya...

Phulbani: A man allegedly killed his 92-year-old mother and then set her body on fire after a heated exchange of words in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said Monday. The incident took place Sunday at Khajurisahi near Badimunda village in the district. The deceased mother was identified as Manjula Nayak and the accused is Samir Kumar Nayak, aged...

Cairo: A huge fire broke out early Monday in a police headquarters in northeastern Egypt, injuring at least 38 people, the health ministry said. The blaze ripped through the multistory police headquarters in the Suez Canal province of Ismailia, according to Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar, a spokesperson for the Health Ministry. He said 12 of the injured were treated...

Bhubaneswar: A 13-year-old boy drowned in a pond in Bhubaneswar's Baramunda area Monday while he was bathing. The victim identified as Om Prakash Pradhan, was a class-VIII student of a residential school of an orphanage in Khandagiri area. The boy and his friends had gone to the pond near their school to bathe in the morning. He,...

Mumbai: Actress Ileana D’Cruz is celebrating two months of her son Koa Phoenix Dolan by sharing an adorable picture with him on social media. On Sunday, Ileana took to Instagram to share a selfie with her baby Koa, whom she welcomed on August 1. In the selfie, Ileana is seen looking at the camera as she holds...

Chennai: While there will be unanimity on not changing the repo rate from the current 6.5 per cent, there will be divergence within the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) as to the stance, said senior economists. The six-member MPC will meet from Wednesday to Friday. The decision of the MPC will be announced...

Mumbai: Superstar Hrithik Roshan gave a major shout out to his girlfriend Saba Azad for her performance in the web series 'Who's Your Gynac?', calling her 'amazing', and said she should be proud of this one. “Who's Your Gynac?” is the story that revolves around the life of the lead character of Dr Vidushi played by Saba,...

New Delhi: Indian TV manufacturers Monday said that while the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup that starts from October 5 and the festive season are set to boost consumer electronics sales, challenges like ongoing supply chain issues may leave some buyers disappointed. Looking back at past festive seasons, when big events like festivals and sports tournaments happen...

Hangzhou: Sutirtha Mukherjee and Auhika Mukherjee's giant-slaying run ended with a bronze medal at the Asian Games after the Indian duo lost the closely-fought women's doubles semifinal 3-4 to Korea here Monday. Sutirtha and Ayhika brought the match on even-keel after trailing 2-3 but the Koreans Sugyong Pak and Suyog Cha outgunned the Indians in the decider,...

Mumbai: Superstar Akshay Kumar Monday announced his new feature film, Sky Force, which will chronicle the "untold true story of India's first and deadliest air strike". The 56-year-old actor took to X and shared an announcement teaser of the movie on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, revered freedom fighters...