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Firecrackers in Delhi: redlines for a green Diwali

India, Oct. 16 -- The Supreme Court's order allowing the sale and bursting of so-called green firecrackers in Delhi (and the National Capital Region), during designated days and within specified time ... Read More


Higher education in India: policies perpetuating a paper mill

India, Oct. 16 -- The call was from an unknown number and my colleague picked it up by mistake. The person on the other end, instead of hawking property in Noida or Gurgaon, mentioned that she belonge... Read More


Economics Nobel 2025: Why some nations achieve prosperity

India, Oct. 16 -- Every Nobel Prize in Economics tells a story about how we understand prosperity. This year's winners - Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt - have been honoured for explainin... Read More


Cambodia urges a fair process as US and UK pursue Prince Group's Chen Zhi in a global scam case

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Cambodia's government said Wednesday it hopes the U.S. and Britain have sufficient evidence in their pursuit of Prince Holding Group and its Chairman Chen Zhi, after both governm... Read More


Perfecting Penang's semiconductor future through Asean and the East Asia Summit - Phar Kim Beng, Luthfy Hamzah, and Rahmah Azizan

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 16 -- When the United States again threatens to impose sweeping tariffs on semiconductor imports, the tremors are felt far beyond Silicon Valley. In Penang - the "Silicon Valley of ... Read More


Birendra Basnet, Dinesh Prasai, among others, form Gatishil Loktantrik Party

Kathmandu, Oct. 16 -- A group led by businessman Birendra Bahadur Basnet, executive chairperson of Buddha Air, has formed a new political party named the Gatishil Loktantrik Party (GLP). The party, c... Read More


Vietnam backs Non-Aligned Movement members for common interests

Hanoi, Oct. 16 -- Vietnam has always shown solidarity and support for the members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) for shared interests, stressed Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Director-General of the Depa... Read More


Bharti Airtel and IBM join forces to strengthen Airtel Cloud

India, Oct. 16 -- Bharti Airtel announced a strategic partnership with IBM to upgrade its Airtel Cloud platform. The move blends Airtel's secure, telco-grade cloud infrastructure with IBM's leadership... Read More


MAI-Image-1: Why Microsoft built its own image generator

India, Oct. 16 -- Microsoft recently unveiled MAI-Image-1, its first text-to-image generation model developed entirely in-house. The launch was officially announced on 13 October 2025. This new AI mod... Read More


Veo 3.1 update brings granular editing to Google's Flow tool

India, Oct. 16 -- Google DeepMind released Veo 3.1, an updated version of its generative video model. This update focuses on offering greater creative control and richer native audio within the Flow f... Read More