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NEIR to make smartphones more affordable

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Local mobile phone manufacturers and distributors on Monday said that the implementation of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) will make smartphones more affordable and h... Read More


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