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Panchayat polls: Final voter list to now be out on March 28

LUCKNOW, Jan. 7 -- The publication of the final voter list for the three-tier panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh has been delayed by 50 days, as per the new schedule announced by the State Election ... Read More


How much does a gig worker really earn? It's complicated

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- On New Year's Eve, India woke up to gig workers logging off en masse, turning a day of celebration into a flashpoint over wages, incentives and the true cost of app-based work. T... Read More


Restoran Hock Seng Kopitiam opens third branch in Damansara Jaya, bringing Penang eats like duck meat 'kuey teow thng', prawn 'mee', 'mee Jawa' and 'char kway teow'

PETALING JAYA, Jan. 7 -- A brand new year brings with it a shake-up to Damansara Jaya's coffee shop scene as Hock Seng Kopitiam (FB: @hocksengkopitiam) has taken over Restoran Kopitiam Number One. Ho... Read More


Trumps Apache helicopter claim rekindles US–India tensions and raises credibility questions

Bangladesh, Jan. 7 -- US President Donald Trump has once again stirred controversy in India by making a claim that New Delhi says is factually incorrect, politically loaded, and diplomatically awkward... Read More


Nearly 6.5 Crore Voters Dropped from Draft Rolls in 12 States, UTs During SIR Phase 2

India, Jan. 7 -- Nearly 6.5 crore elector names have been removed from the draft electoral rolls of nine states and three Union territories published over the past few days as part of Phase 2 of the S... Read More


Rural health clinics: promises,performances, and despair

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Across Bangladesh's countryside, a remarkable health-policy transformation has unfolded over the past two decades. Tens of thousands of low-level health posts-community clinics and un... Read More


Two killed, one hurt as car rams into taxi

NEW DELHI, Jan. 7 -- Two persons were killed and another was critically injured after a car rammed into a taxi near Siri Fort in south Delhi during the early hours of Wednesday, police said. The polic... Read More


Citizens' charters put pollution, redevelopment at centre of civic poll pitch

India, Jan. 7 -- As Mumbai heads into the long-delayed civic elections, resident groups from two sharply contrasting neighbourhoods, Malabar Hill and Govandi, have demanded stringent action against ai... Read More


Shahdara: Former caretaker arrested from Rajasthan for killing elderly couple

NEW DELHI, Jan. 7 -- The Delhi Police has arrested a former caretaker for the brutal murder of an elderly couple and looting their jewellery in east Delhi's Shahdara, following a nearly 500-kilometre ... Read More


AI Conf 2026 to bring global AI builders to Kathmandu

Kathmandu, Jan. 7 -- Not long ago, most conversations about artificial intelligence in Nepal were driven by curiosity. People were learning, watching global trends, and experimenting on the side. Toda... Read More