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US suspends work visa program for Indian IT firms, Microsoft citing widespread abuse

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The Trump administration has decided to suspend an immigration program for multiple Indian IT firms, as well as Microsoft Corp., alleging widespread abuse of a worker visa system.... Read More


The Teen Founder Who Built Dublieu to 1 Lakh Students and a Rs 150 Million Exit

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Building Opportunity Beyond Privilege: Vedant Kumar's Journey from Founder to Exit New Delhi [India], October 7: At just 19 , entrepreneur Vedant Kumar ... Read More


Arrest warrants issued for doctor, 5 others over patient's death in Naogaon

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- A court in Naogaon has issued arrest warrants against six people, including a doctor, over the death of a woman following a Caesarean section an unauthorised private hospital. Additi... Read More


GST Council clears big procedural overhaul, keeps rates largely unchanged

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, chaired by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Thursday cleared one of the biggest procedural overhauls of the indirect tax reg... Read More


Oman housing minister hails Punjab's 'Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar' schemePublished on: October 8, 2026 9:20 AM

Pakistan, Oct. 8 -- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday met Oman's Minister of Housing and Urban Planning Dr Khalfan bin Said bin Mubarak Al Shueili in Muscat, who described Punjab'... Read More


Nepal is failing women drug abusers. The government must step up

Nepal, Oct. 8 -- Drug abuse is a growing social and public health crisis in Nepal. According to the 2019 report 'Hard Drug Users in Nepal', 130,425 people abuse drugs in the country, with an annual gr... Read More


Lesson learned after the death of Ronaldo

Nepal, Oct. 8 -- Two days after the death of Ronaldo, the famed elephant, I travelled to Chitwan with fellow activists working for elephant conservation. We wanted to understand what his death might t... Read More


What we get wrong about 'data'

Nepal, Oct. 8 -- Juthe Tamang, 52, has been living under a tarpaulin in Bidur, Nuwakot, since the August flood took his house. The government has promised displaced families Rs15,000 a month in housin... Read More


Only 4% of Indian jobs at risk from AI disruption, far below developed markets: World Bank Group ED

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Slightly over 4 per cent of jobs in India are at risk of disruption from artificial intelligence, significantly lower than the mid-teens share seen in most developed economies, ac... Read More


PM meets DP World delegation

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has met with a delegation from DP World led by the company's Chairman Essa Kazim at the Secretariat, according to his Assistant Press Secretary KM Nazmul... Read More