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Indonesia rises to second at SEA Games as Prabowo praises athletes

Jakarta, Dec. 14 -- Indonesia's SEA Games contingent surged to second place in the medal standings after collecting 31 gold medals through Saturday, prompting President Prabowo Subianto to praise athl... Read More


KTMB announces new Klang Valley Komuter timetable from Jan 1 amid KVDT2 works

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 14 -- A new timetable for the Klang Valley KTM Komuter service will take effect from January 1, covering the Tanjung Malim-Pelabuhan Klang and Pulau Sebang-Batu Caves routes. Keret... Read More


'No point defending it now': Reddit user's harsh take on Delhi NCR goes viral amid worsening air pollution

India, Dec. 14 -- A Reddit post declaring that "Delhi NCR is cooked" has gone viral amid worsening air quality in the national capital region. In the post titled 'Delhi NCR is cooked no point of defe... Read More


Increasing inequality in the Nigerian polity as a disincentive for investment, By Dipo Baruwa

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- Nigeria has often been described as an investment haven, anchored on its vast endowment of natural and human resources. The country possesses over 34 commercially viable mineral re... Read More


ADB approves $240 million loan for Chennai metro expansion in India

New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 240 million loan--the second tranche of the Chennai Metro Rail Investment Project--to support the expansion of the metro rail ... Read More


'When you work as a dedicated worker.': What Nitin Nabin said after BJP names him National Working President

India, Dec. 14 -- Bihar minister Nitin Nabin was all elated even as thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and party chief JP Nadda after the BJP named him next national working... Read More


Campaign launched to make revered Devghat 'plastic-free'

Chitwan, Dec. 14 -- A campaign to declare Devghat Dham, one of the country's most revered Hindu pilgrimage sites, a plastic-free zone has been launched. The local governments, civil society groups and... Read More


Sahitya Akademi organises two-day seminar to promote modern Kashmiri theatre

Srinagar, Dec. 14 -- Sahitya Akademi, in collaboration with the Young Dramatists' Society of Srinagar, organised a two-day seminar on modern Kashmiri theatre at Tagore Hall, aimed at promoting theatre... Read More


Lucknow: Stunt near 1090 Crossing lands youth in custody, SUV seized

LUCKNOW, Dec. 14 -- A late-night social media stunt near the crowded 1090 Crossing in Lucknow landed a youth in police custody, with his SUV seized, after a video showing him performing a dangerous ac... Read More


IIFCO MD Patel eyes 10% profits this year amid low nano-fertiliser adoption among farmers

New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) Managing Director K J Patel has projected the company's net profit is set to rise by 10% in the financial year ending 2025-26, d... Read More