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Raj Thackeray, Annamalai in a war of words

India, Jan. 13 -- Raking up a 1960s anti-South Indian slogan of the Shiv Sena in his Sunday rally at Shivaji Park, Raj Thackeray revived old wounds in the Tamil community, which demanded an apology fr... Read More


Indian stock market: 10 key things that changed for market overnight- Gift Nifty, Trump tariffs, gold rates to inflation

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open marginally higher on Tuesday amid mixed global market cues. Asian markets traded higher, whi... Read More


Four auto ancillary stocks in focus amid sector tailwinds

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- India's auto sector entered 2026 with strong momentum, building on a solid 2025. According to industry data, auto retail sales reached 28.16 million units in 2025, a 7.7% year-on... Read More


Three is not a crowd

Nepal, Jan. 13 -- Kathmandu Mayor and current Rastriya Swatantra Party member Balendra Shah is said to have this dream of uniting all the 'alternative' political forces in the country and then leading... Read More


Nepal's democratic transformation

Nepal, Jan. 13 -- South Asia is too often described in the language of crisis-of conflict, poverty, migration, or political instability. Yet beneath this noise lies an extraordinary democratic vitalit... Read More


Can parties consolidate the Muslim vote?

India, Jan. 13 -- With the January 15 civic elections approaching, political parties have begun jockeying for support among Mumbai's largest minority, the Muslim community. Muslims constitute a quart... Read More


Centre withheld 3 months' funds: Vijayan leads protest

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 13 -- Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday launched an attack on the BJP-led Union government, accusing it of squeezing the state financially and withholding Rs.5,... Read More


PMC under fire over deplorable state of Balgandharva Rangmandir

India, Jan. 13 -- The deplorable condition of Pune's iconic Balgandharva Rangmandir has drawn sharp criticism from the theatre community and raised questions about the upkeep of one of the city's most... Read More


Rural job scheme weakened with scrapping of MGNREGA: Congress

Ferozepur, Jan. 13 -- The central government weakened the rural employment scheme by replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Roz... Read More


Congress leaders in hectic parleys to avert party split

Kathmandu, Jan. 13 -- As supporters of the Nepali Congress's special general convention pressed ahead with proceedings, party president Sher Bahadur Deuba and his camp, who opposed the convention, wer... Read More