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How Nepal's tax lottery works-and how a Rs250 purchase won Rs1 million

Kathmandu, Aug. 7 -- A consumer who spent just Rs250 at a grocery store in Kanchanpur has won the government's Rs1 million bumper prize under its new taxpayer incentive lottery programme, with the fir... Read More


AI-related hiring amounted to 83100, 31,921 layoffs & attrition in India: Report; economists say 'most firing cases..'

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- India, often regarded as the global back office for multinational companies, is emerging as a key testing ground for assessing how artificial intelligence is reshaping employment.... Read More


'Why should a city be put to ransom unnecessarily': Delhi HC questions Jantar Mantar as protest site

India, Aug. 7 -- The Delhi high court on Friday observed that protests should not be held at Jantar Mantar, saying demonstrations at the centrally located venue unnecessarily "hold the entire city to ... Read More


CBI to hear petitioner in Rahul Gandhi disproportionate assets case on August 10: Sources

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has called BJP leader and petitioner Vignesh Shishir to appear before the agency at its Delhi headquarters on August 10 in connection wit... Read More


'Why don't you shut this down': Delhi HC questions Centre on why Jantar Mantar remains a protest site

India, Aug. 7 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday questioned the government over continuing to allow protests at Jantar Mantar, with Justice Amit Mahajan asking why the site was not being shut down as a... Read More


AAP raises concerns over E20 fuel policy, seeks greater consumer choice

India, Aug. 7 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has raised fresh concerns over the rollout of E20 petrol, calling for greater transparency around the policy and asking the centre to allow consumers to choo... Read More


Tinubu's reforms yielding results, GDP rises to $375bn - Yilwatda

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has defended President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms, stating that Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product ... Read More


Shiv Sena's Jyoti Waghmare presents Solapur Dhawal to PM Modi on National Handloom Day

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- On the occasion of National Handloom Day, Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Jyoti Waghmare from Solapur presented a traditional Solapur handloom dhawal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi duri... Read More


NHPC should accord top priority to 20,000 MW pumped storage pipeline: Parliamentary panel

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The Parliamentary Committee on Public Undertakings (CoPU) has recommended that the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) accord the highest strategic priority to its pla... Read More


Parliamentary Panel Urges Early India-US Trade Pact, Safeguards For Exporters

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce has urged the government to conclude the proposed India-United States Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) at the earliest while ensuri... Read More