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Facebook, WhatsApp, X: List of 26 Apps banned in Nepal

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- Nepal has banned 26 social media and communication platforms after they failed to register with the government under new social media regulations. The ban, effective September 4... Read More


Indian stock market: 15 things that changed for market over weekend- Gift Nifty, Nikkei rally, US jobs data to gold rate

Indian stock market, Sept. 8 -- The equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open higher on Monday, following mixed cues in global markets. Asian markets traded mostly higher, w... Read More


EVM an aggregator of votes, can't be used in presidential, vice presidential elections

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Electronic voting machines (EVMs), which have so far been used in five Lok Sabha and over 130 Assembly polls, cannot be used in presidential, vice presidential, Rajya Sabha and s... Read More


"Fight between Constitution believers and ideology bad for country's political, social fabric": SP MP Rajeev Rai on VP elections

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Samajwadi Party MP Rajeev Rai on Monday termed the Vice Presidential elections 2025 as a fight between the "Constitution believers" and an ideology "harmful" for the country's po... Read More


NDA Vice President candidate will get more support than strength of ruling alliance: Rijiju

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has expressed confidence that NDA's Vice Presidential candidate CP Radhakrishnan will get more votes than the strength of the ru... Read More


'Hope Prime Minister announces relief package': AAP's Aman Arora ahead of PM Modi's Punjab visit

Chandigarh, Sept. 8 -- Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab, state Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) president Aman Arora on Monday expressed hope that the Centre would announce a relief packag... Read More


Beyond boycotts: How 'buycott' became India's new economic tool amid Trump's tariffs

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a recent speech, channelled the mood of the nation into a characteristically pithy phrase: "Paisa kisi ka bhi ho, pasina apna hona chahiye" (capi... Read More


Indonesia gets new finance minister

Hanoi, Sept. 8 -- Indonesia carried out a cabinet reshuffle on September 8, during which Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati was dismissed and Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa was appointed to replace her. Pu... Read More


"Edappadi K Palaniswami deliberately blocked ambulance from passing; caused them harm": Udhayanidhi Stalin

Tamil Nadu, Sept. 8 -- Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday strongly condemned AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Edappad... Read More


Odisha issues strict directives against unauthorised constructions

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 8 -- The Odisha Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department has issued a set of strict directions to curb unauthorised and illegal constructions across the state, in line with a... Read More