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Nepal proposes cutting wait to declare missing persons dead from 12 years to 45 days

Kathmandu, Oct. 7 -- Nepal's cabinet on Wednesday recommended promulgating an ordinance to amend existing laws and remove legal hurdles to declaring missing persons dead. The cabinet meeting, held at... Read More


India's battery storage demand to hit 236.22 GWh by FY32, require Rs 3.49 trillion investment: Report

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- India's battery energy storage system (BESS) requirement is projected to surge nearly seven-fold to 236.22 GWh by FY2031-32, requiring investments of up to Rs 3.49 trillion, accor... Read More


Chuck Lorre claims Rosanne Barr 'hated' her show's writers: 'It was malice'

United Kingdom, Oct. 7 -- Chuck Lorre has claimed Roseanne Barr "hated" her sitcom's writers. Before the 73-year-old TV legend created the likes of The Big Bang Theory and Two And A Half Men, he work... Read More


Price Drop: Top 10 smartphones to buy during Amazon Great Indian Festival 2026

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Festive season is right around the corner and so is the sale season. Amazon's Great Indian Festival sale will begin in India at 12AM on October 8. As a part of the sale, the compa... Read More


In 1993, Shaquille O'Neal paid $3.95 million for an Orlando mansion; 28 years later, it sold for $11 million

India, Oct. 7 -- Even famous houses can sometimes be hard to sell. Shaquille O'Neal's Florida mansion shows how. The NBA legend's Windermere home finally sold in October 2021 for $11 million, FOX 35 O... Read More


Local AI in your device: How Indians are building hardware to run AI without apps

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- At an AI hardware "buildathon", Nehal Joshi, 40, founder of Bengaluru-based education startup Lernok, rediscovered his inner child. His team combined a webcam, computer vision and... Read More


Quanfluence Raises $10 Mn To Build Full-Stack Photonic Quantum Computer

India, Oct. 7 -- Bengaluru-based quantum compute startup Quanfluence has raised $10 Mn (around Rs.92 Cr) in a funding round led by Chiratae Ventures, with participation Rainmatter by Zerodha and exist... Read More


India in talks with Russia, Ukraine on ceasefire proposal, MEA says

India, Oct. 7 -- India said on Wednesday it is engaged in conversations with Russia and Ukraine on a ceasefire proposal, including ensuring the safety of merchant shipping in the Black Sea and the uni... Read More


HT Morning Brief October 7: Rahul Gandhi leads INDIA bloc protest; Messi closes his Argentina chapter

India, Oct. 7 -- Good morning, readers. Start your day informed with the latest news headlines from politics, global affairs, sports, and entertainment. India has proposed a three-part Russia-Ukraine... Read More


Vietnam's national brand value jumps 45% to over 462 bln USD

Hanoi, Oct. 7 -- Vietnam's national brand was valued at 462.279 billion USD this year, up 45.14% from 2020 and ranking 32nd among 193 countries, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Luong Hoang Thai ... Read More