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Interest rate cuts lift housing affordability in Mumbai, Delhi NCR sees a marginal dip: Report

India, Dec. 23 -- The affordability of home purchases for homebuyers has improved in 2025, as interest rates have dropped significantly since the end of 2024, according to Knight Frank India's Afforda... Read More


PWD issues SOPs for road maintenance vans

India, Dec. 23 -- The Public Works Department (PWD) has issued a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to standardise the operation of road maintenance vans across the Capital. The SOPs aim to ... Read More


Unregulated electric 3-wheelers pose growing road safety risk: Speakers

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Speakers at a programme on Monday said that too many regulatory bodies have been struggling to come up with a single policy to regulate battery-run electric three wheelers (E3Ws), al... Read More


Legal reforms, subsidies vital for climate risk insurance, says IDRA chairman

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Bangladesh faces significant challenges in introducing climate risk insurance despite being one of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, speakers said at a workshop in the c... Read More


MCD toll plazas add to congestion, emissions

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- At the Kalindi Kunj border, where a bridge spans the Yamuna connecting Delhi and Noida, vehicles crawl forward in a queue that stretches nearly half a kilometre. This scene of ne... Read More


Minister orders transport safety review after Semarang bus crash

Jakarta, Dec. 23 -- Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono has emphasized that his side will immediately conduct a regulatory evaluation following a... Read More


Plan to expand mechanical road sweepers marred by delays

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- Plans to significantly expand Delhi's fleet of mechanical road-sweeping vehicles have been delayed by bureaucratic logjams, pushing the deployment of new machines to at least Jul... Read More


India under-19 team's huge loss to Pak was shocking, BCCI is taking it seriously

Hyderabad, Dec. 23 -- India has an excellent record in the Asia Cup under-19 cricket championship. On eight occasions, India lifted the coveted trophy - more than any other team. Several outstanding I... Read More


Reading by touch, learning for life: Malaysia's push to revive Braille literacy among children

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 23 -- 'Reading is the bridge to knowledge' is a familiar mantra in campaigns promoting a reading culture nationwide, underscoring the role of books as gateways to learning. Yet, be... Read More


Tata Motors crosses 2.5 lakh EV sales in India, outlines future roadmap for 2026

India, Dec. 23 -- Tata Motors announced that it has surpassed 2,50,000 cumulative EV sales in India, marking a significant milestone in its electric passenger vehicle business since launching its firs... Read More