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Women's personal choices in social media: A disproportionate public property?

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Like a golden fish trapped in a glass bowl, Indian cricket icon Smriti Mandhana has become the unwilling focus of a national obsession. Her recent 'Instagram' post - a calm but fi... Read More


Gurugram gets rRs.r24 crores for development plan, road and drainage work to get 30%

India, Dec. 9 -- The city has been allotted Rs.23.89 crore for development works under the Gurugram District Development Plan 2025-26 (D-Plan), deputy commissioner (DC) Ajay Kumar said on Monday. Cha... Read More


India proposes sweeping AI-copyright overhaul with 'one nation, one licence, one payment' model

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- India is preparing a policy outline on how architects of artificial intelligence (AI) can use copyrighted material, a development that promises to impact AI giants and startups th... Read More


Sumatra post-disaster recovery to exceed Rp50 trillion, AHY Says

Jakarta, Dec. 9 -- The government estimates that post-disaster recovery in North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh will exceed Rp50 trillion (approximately US$2.99 billion). Coordinating Minister for I... Read More


Setu Brings Agentic Bill Payments to India via ChatGPT and Claude

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Setu by Pine Labs has introduced India's first agentic bill payments experience, taking a significant step forward in simplifying monthly financial tasks that remain largely manua... Read More


SE Asia is most economically vulnerable to extreme climate: 2025 is proof - Phar Kim Beng, Nazwa Evrillea Aryandi and Danica Surya Rahardjo

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 9 -- The floods and landslides sweeping across South-east Asia in 2025 have made one truth unavoidable: our region is now the most economically vulnerable to extreme climate events ... Read More


'A clean toilet is a luxury': Gurugram's public facilities expose deep civic neglect

India, Dec. 9 -- In any urban metropolitan setup, public toilets are a basic civic necessity, meant to offer comfort and ease to citizens and visitors. But in Gurugram, they tell a story of decay; of ... Read More


How an F-16 fascination took flight and became a miniature modelling career

GEORGE TOWN, Dec. 9 -- It all began with an F-16 Fighting Falcon - a supersonic multirole fighter that first captured a young boy's imagination. Choo Huang Ming was 12 when he bought his very first m... Read More


Some unpleasant arithmetic

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Bangladesh's economy is often acclaimed for its remarkable resilience despite recurrent global disruptions - pandemics, energy shortages, supply-chain shocks, regional conflicts, and ... Read More


"Peaceful polling process" underway in 7 districts: State Election Commissioner on Kerala local body elections

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 9 -- The voting for the two-phased local body elections in Kerala started on Tuesday morning. State Election Commissioner A Shajahan said the first phase of polling was underw... Read More