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Ola, Uber Strike Puts India's Platform Economy Under Pressure

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- India's ride-hailing platforms are heading into another stress test. Drivers associated with Ola, Uber, Rapido, and other aggregators have announced a nationwide strike on Februar... Read More


Head to Maljiro in Desa Sri Hartamas for 'hoe', Korea's answer to 'sashimi'

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 5 -- I might be showing my age, but I can't remember any other time when the Malaysian appetite for Korean cuisine has been quite so. big. Sure, it's still largely concentrated in ... Read More


SC tells state to pay 25% DA now, balance from March 2026

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- The Supreme Court has directed the West Bengal government to immediately release 25% of pending Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to its employees, while ordering that the first insta... Read More


Govt responses to Ngada child tragedy with social protection reform

Jakarta, Feb. 5 -- Indonesian Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf pledged to overhaul social aid registration and distribution after an elementary school student in Ngada, East Nusa Tenggara, took... Read More


Woman lawyer brutally murdered by brother over property dispute in Moinabad, 4 arrested

Moinabad, Feb. 5 -- A woman lawyer was brutally murdered allegedly by her own brother and his associates over an ancestral property dispute in Telangana's Moinabad. Police have arrested four accused i... Read More


UP PCS 2024 Mains result out; 2,719 candidates qualify for interview

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 5 -- The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) declared the results of the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (PCS) 2024 main examination late on Wednesday evening. A... Read More


'Magistrate can order further probe after final report'

Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that a Magistrate is legally empowered to permit further investigation even after submission of a final report, so long as criminal proceedings rema... Read More


Lok Sabha passes Motion of Thanks amid Opposition sloganeering, adjourned till 2 pm

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The lower House of the Parliament on Thursday passed the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address, even as proceedings were repeatedly disrupted by sloganeering from Opposition... Read More


1,000 WPL runs, Orange Cap, 2nd league title, records: RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana's purple patch continues

Vadodara, Feb. 5 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Smriti Mandhana led the Red and Gold franchise to the second Women's Premier League (WPL) title, securing the Orange Cap for most runs thi... Read More


WPL: Smriti Mandhana gets Orange Cap, Sophie Devine grabs Purple Cap

Vadodara, Feb. 5 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Smriti Mandhana emerged as the highest run-scorer of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 after leading her side to the second title at the BCA... Read More