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Sabah welcomes new Club Med resort in Kuala Penyu, boosting tourism and creating 300 jobs for locals

KOTA KINABALU, Jan. 31 -- Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun received a courtesy call from representatives of Club Med and Golden Sands Beach Resort City at his office here yesterday. Dur... Read More


BJP retains Akola civic body as Sharda Khedkar elected mayor after opposition unity collapses

India, Jan. 31 -- The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained control of the Akola Municipal Corporation on Friday after securing cross-party support from corporators belonging to both factions o... Read More


Quote of the day by Franklin D Roosevelt: 'The only limit to our realisation of tomorrow will be our doubts of today'

India, Jan. 31 -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States and the only person to be elected to office for four terms. He was at the helm of the federal government during ... Read More


Pressure mounts to ready parliament building as House election nears

Kathmandu, Jan. 31 -- The scheduled March 5 election is just over a month away and the results will be out within the next fortnight. However, it remains unclear whether the Parliament building will b... 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


Invest Sabah scandal sparks call for state assembly watchdog

LABUAN, Jan. 31 -- The State Government is urged to initiate a State Legislative Assembly Accounts Committee to scrutinise the affairs of Government Linked Companies (GLCs) that are referred to it, am... Read More


Bank holiday today? Are banks closed on fifth Saturday - 31 January; check full RBI calendar here

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) follows specific calendar days for Bank holidays in a month as all Saturdays are not working days for Banks. According to RBI's guidelines, Public... 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


How Kashmir is emerging as the home of the world's largest handmade silk carpets

Srinagar, Jan. 31 -- After years of being eroded by machine-made imports, political uncertainty and the slow exit of skilled artisans, Kashmir's carpet industry is repositioning itself at the very top... Read More


Architect of chaos: Harshad Mehta and the price of reform

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- In July 1991, India dismantled the four-decade-old Licence Raj and embraced economic liberalization. Over the next few months, as unprecedented foreign capital poured in, a pecul... Read More