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National budget on Monday, Interim govt shies away from major changes: Sources

Dhaka, June 1 -- The interim government, led by Professor Muhammad Yunus, is expected to present the national budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 on Monday. However, sources indicate that any signific... Read More


100 days in office: CM Gupta takes holy dip at Har Ki Pauri; seeks divine blessings to guide her future governance

New Delhi, June 1 -- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta began her next phase in office with a spiritual visit to Uttarakhand, marking the BJP-led government's first 100 days in power. Accompanied by her famil... Read More


Lahore launches Rs 76 crore streetlight repair project to boost safety

Pakistan, June 1 -- LAHORE - The city administration has rolled out a Rs 76 crore project to repair and restore over 272,000 streetlights across Lahore, aiming to enhance public safety and reduce ener... Read More


Public transport halt in Gandaki causes hardship for commuters

Tanahun, June 1 -- The suspension of public transport in Gandaki Province for the past three days has caused severe difficulty for commuters, particularly those from working-class communities. Transp... Read More


Sena (UBT), MNS workers in joint protest in Dombivali

India, June 1 -- Saurabha Kulshreshtha MUMBAI: A protest over an incomplete bridge in Dombivali has assumed importance well beyond the inconvenience it's been causing - it's being seen as a possible ... Read More


Govt plans smart metering, new bill collection system soon

New Delhi, June 1 -- In a bold move to tackle mounting water woes and revenue losses, the Delhi government is set to revamp the city's entire water supply and billing infrastructure. Central to the pl... Read More


Craving a snack? Go bananas for the 'pisang goreng' and 'kuih bakul' at USJ 2 Goreng Pisang in Subang Jaya

SUBANG JAYA, June 1 -- As a kid, I used to take the bus (read: small van) home from school in Subang. I lived the furthest, so I was always the last one off. Most of the other kids lived nearby, so ... Read More


Resource war: How commercial assets turned into front line weaponry

Chennai, June 1 -- Recently, J.D. Vance, the US vice president, confirmed what the world feared. He termed the competition between the US and China in developing artificial intelligence (AI) as an 'ar... Read More


Just how big is Phewa Lake?

Kaski, June 1 -- A new study conducted following the Supreme Court's mandamus has revealed that Phewa Lake in Pokhara is significantly larger than previously reported. The lake's newly measured area ... Read More


IIT-Bombay leads push for India-centric AI

India, June 1 -- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has released 16 new datasets on AIKosh, the central government's platform that provides a repository of datasets to enable artificial intel... Read More