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Earthquakes, 'Guthis' and lessons

Nepal, Dec. 21 -- Until just before the First World War, Nepal maintained a largely self-reliant socio-economic system rooted in cotton cultivation, local iron extraction and brass-based artisanal ind... Read More


East Bengal FC win inaugural SAFF Women's Club Championship

Kathmandu, Dec. 21 -- The SAFF Championship was something "we wanted to conquer and make history-and we did it," a proud Anthony Samson Andrews, the head coach of East Bengal FC, said in the post-matc... Read More


Comedian beats Kennedy Center rebrand race to include Trump's name, purchases TrumpKennedyCenter.org

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- The Kennedy Center's board in its rebranding effort announced a new name for the cultural institution. On 18 December, the members of the board voted to rename it after US Presid... Read More


Pradeep Adhikari's flight to power-and the turbulent fall

Kathmandu, Dec. 21 -- Does anyone voluntarily demote themselves? In a bureaucracy built on hierarchy, power, and survival, such an act is almost unheard of. Yet a few months ago, something extraordina... Read More


Guest Column | Rebooting Phase 3: The real pivot point

India, Dec. 21 -- Chandigarh likes to dream big, but some projects take time catching up with reality. Industrial Area Phase 3 is one of them. Planned more than twenty years ago as the next frontier f... Read More


Citing 'insufficient' land: Inspection rules out two villages for carcass plant in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Dec. 21 -- The sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Ludhiana (West), has submitted a status report to the deputy commissioner on the proposed relocation of the carcass plant, stating that the tw... Read More


Seeking musical sanctuaries to beat the urban din

India, Dec. 21 -- Eighties' grunge rock gone horrifyingly off-key - isn't that what Mumbai sounds like lately? A collective rasp of buildings being broken down, highways and metro lines being laid for... Read More


Explained: G-RAM-G vs MGNREGA

India, Dec. 21 -- In a move that has triggered both intrigue and scepticism, the government has introduced the G-RAM-G Bill as a replacement for the much-loved MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural E... Read More


HC flags breach of Bandra probate stay, issues notice

India, Dec. 21 -- The Bombay High Court has found a prima facie case of contempt against Marina Manuel Fernandes for acting in violation of a subsisting stay on a probate granted in her favour, holdin... Read More


59-year-old run over by dumper in Govandi

India, Dec. 21 -- A 59-year-old man died after a dumper ran over him on Friday afternoon in Shivaji Nagar, Govandi, said the police. According to the police, the complainant, 29-year-old Abdul Majid ... Read More