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Nepal's first transgender lawmaker is just getting started

Kathmandu, June 30 -- Bhumika Shrestha's last three months have, by any measure, been historic. Shrestha has fought for the rights of sexual and gender minorities for the past two decades. Now she is ... Read More


WhatsApp to let users reserve usernames from this week: Here's how it works

New Delhi, June 30 -- WhatsApp is finally beginning to give users the ability to maintain the privacy of their mobile number while chatting on the personal messaging app. There have been rumors about ... Read More


MENTAL WELLBEING: Are we mistaking awareness for progress?

Nepal, June 30 -- Recently, through the various community sessions I have been part of, I came to realise a very obvious issue in Nepal's mental health sector. This problem is closely tied to how we a... Read More


Amid CJP protest, BJP chief Nitin Nabin says India's Gen Z are nation builders, not 'tukde tukde' mindset

New Delhi, June 30 -- In an indirect attack on Cockroach Janata Party, Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Nabin has alleged that the 'virus and cockroach people' are a gang that wants to divide the co... Read More


Stocks to watch: HDFC Bank, Bajaj Auto, Yes Bank among shares in focus today; check list here

Stock market today, June 30 -- The Indian stock market closed in the red on Monday as investors booked profits and rising crude oil prices, triggered by renewed hostilities between the US and Iran, we... Read More


Private institute president at large; court seeks mortgage papers in Lalru panchayat land case

Mohali, June 30 -- Even as police continue their search for Universal Educational Society (UES) president Gurpreet Singh in the alleged Ballopur panchayat land mortgage case, a local court has sought ... Read More


Ketan Agarwal murder: Police to conduct gait analysis of accused Chetan Chaudhary - here is why

New Delhi, June 30 -- As the investigation continues into the murder of Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal, the police are planning to conduct a gait analysis of the arrested accused, Chetan Chaudhary. Police... Read More


An AI bubble burst could reset the dynamics of rivalry and give India a chance to catch up

New Delhi, June 30 -- Big Tech companies remain publicly confident that artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually justify the huge sums of capital pouring into the sector. Yet, concerns have grown ... Read More


Government's steep traffic fine proposal triggers nationwide debate over enforcement, infrastructure and fairness

Kathmandu, June 30 -- The government is preparing to introduce sweeping new traffic legislation that proposes fines ranging from Rs500 to as high as Rs100,000 for a wide range of traffic violations co... Read More


' rRs.r1-crore receipts unreconciled': Audit flags lapses at Chandigarh airport

Chandigarh, June 30 -- An audit by the customs office at Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Mohali, has uncovered financial and administrative lapses, including unreconciled government receip... Read More