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Nepal may see negative growth after unrest, World Bank warns

Nepal, Oct. 7 -- hour unrest in early September-described as the worst in years and led largely by people aged 13 to 28, the Generation Z-is expected to crimp the country's economic growth to 2.1 perc... Read More


Penang receives RM8.79m for slope repairs in landslide-prone areas

GEORGE TOWN, Oct. 7 -- Penang has been allocated RM8.79 million from the Works Ministry this year for slope repair works in landslide-prone areas across the Northeast and Southwest districts of the is... Read More


Penang receives RM8.79 million for slope repairs in landslide-prone areas

GEORGE TOWN, Oct. 7 -- Penang has been allocated RM8.79 million from the Works Ministry this year for slope repair works in landslide-prone areas across the Northeast and Southwest districts of the is... Read More


'Bengaluru back to normal': Viral post shows stark contrast between Dasara calm and post-holiday chaos

India, Oct. 7 -- The city's roads returned to their usual chaos after the long Dasara weekend, and a viral post on X (formerly Twitter) perfectly captured the contrast. Resident Shivaram shared two p... Read More


Jony Ive and OpenAI's Screen-Free AI Device Pauses Launch Plans

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- OpenAI and designer Jony Ive's collaborative screen-free AI device, part of a $6.5 billion acquisition of Ive's startup io, is facing delays ahead of its anticipated 2026 release.... Read More


Garbage piles up on AIIMS Bhubaneswar road, staff express concern

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 7 -- Barely two months after President Droupadi Murmu attended the convocation ceremony at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on July 14, the road leading to the premier hospital has once again turne... Read More


MPR chair urges safety compliance after Sidoarjo school collapse

Jakarta, Oct. 7 -- Chairman of Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Ahmad Muzani emphasized that the collapse of a building at the Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren) in Sidoarj... Read More


PM's Flood Relief Package to Be Unveiled by October-EndPublished on: October 7, 2025 8:33 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 7 -- The government is preparing a flood relief package that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will likely announce by the end of October. The decision follows a high-level cabinet meeting ... Read More


RI, Arab nations welcome Hamas commitment to end war in Gaza

Jakarta, Oct. 7 -- Foreign ministers from Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, and several Arab nations have welcomed the decision by Palestinian resistance group Hamas to respond to U.S. President Donald Tru... Read More


Checks on data and compute control must: CCI study on artificial intelligence

India, Oct. 7 -- India's competition regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) has warned that control over key resources like data, compute and foundation models could allow a few technology co... Read More