Millions in Bangladesh can’t afford to pay for healthcare: Report

IANS | November 1, 2026 8:57 PM

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Millions of people in Bangladesh cannot afford health care. The cost of blood pressure tests, a month’s diabetes medicine or a journey to the nearest hospital can become a financial burden that many families struggle to bear, according to a report in Dhaka-based The Daily Star.

AI could turn China's social rating system into surveillance tool, scholar warns

IANS | November 1, 2026 5:59 PM

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The integration of artificial intelligence into China's social rating framework could significantly enhance the government's ability to monitor and assess citizens, but it also risks creating a large-scale surveillance system, according to a recent study by a Chinese legal scholar, a report has said.

PAC Chairpersons conference to be held in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday

IANS | November 1, 2026 5:32 PM

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the conference of Chairpersons of Public Accounts Committees (PACs) of the Parliament and the state and UT legislatures at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala on Tuesday, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.

Marigold farming empowers women, boosts rural incomes in J&K's Doda

IANS | November 1, 2026 4:15 PM

New Delhi/Doda, Nov 1 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Science and Technology's Floriculture Mission is helping transform the lives of women in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district by creating new livelihood opportunities through commercial flower cultivation.