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Karnataka mulls restricting social media for minors

BENGALURU, Jan. 31 -- The Karnataka government is considering regulating children's access to social media along the lines of measures implemented in some other countries, state minister Priyank Kharg... Read More


Nepal issues Nipah testing guidelines amid India outbreak

Kathmandu, Jan. 31 -- Amid growing concern over the current Nipah virus outbreak in West Bengal, India, and rising fear and testing demands, Nepal's Epidemiology and Disease Control Division has issue... Read More


Union budget: Uttar Pradesh eyes bigger share in central pie

LUCKNOW, Jan. 31 -- About a year before the 2027 state assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh hopes for an increased share in the overall Central tax devolution and a rise in grants focusing on infrastruct... Read More


Manisha Mhaiskar appointed additional chief secretary (home) as Iqbal Singh Chahal retires

India, Jan. 31 -- The state government on Tuesday appointed senior IAS officer Manisha Mhaiskar as the additional chief secretary (home), replacing Iqbal Singh Chahal, who retired. A 1992-batch IAS o... Read More


Interstate buses from Delhi's Kashmere Gate may be diverted to Dehradun, Eastern Peripheral expressways

India, Jan. 31 -- The Delhi Traffic Police have recommended that interstate buses headed to North India from the Kashmere Gate Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) be diverted onto the newly opened Dehradu... Read More


How to stop a user-chatbot relationship from becoming unhealthy

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Sometimes I can't help myself. I do a bit of unwise shopping and end up showing ChatGPT a new saree I bought. I dare not show it to anyone else and be asked whether I really, rea... Read More


The week in charts: India-EU FTA, 2026 Padma Awards, India's EM ranking

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- india eu fta, emerging market tracker, mint em tracker, padma awards 2026, economic survey 2026, india gdp forecast, union budget 2026, adventure tourism india, industrial produc... Read More


Saturday Feeling: The videos we can't stop watching, safari menus go gourmet and other stories to read

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Before it was banned in India, TikTok ate up unhealthy amounts of my day. I got a lot of eye-rolls when I said it but I loved the humour, the carefree attitude and the reality of... Read More


India-EU FTA, Mercedes and Landmark Cars: A pure luxury play

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- Under the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), India plans to sharply cut import duties on cars made in the European Union (EU), from the current 110% to 10%, within an annual qu... Read More


Rooftop gunshot mystery: Groping in the dark, Lucknow police likely to reconstruct scene

LUCKNOW, Jan. 31 -- More than six weeks after a three-year-old girl was struck by a stray bullet while playing on her terrace in Indira Nagar's Bastauli locality within the Ghazipur police station lim... Read More