How much benefit and how much loss to India with the world’s largest population?

India's 'demographic change' means overtaking China

7 Baisakh Kathmandu. With the aim of reducing the population, India ran a family planning program for decades. In 1990, following the liberalizing trend of the Indian economy, policy makers changed course. The policy makers believed that the youth power of the country would contribute to the Indian economy. The real test of this policy … Read more

Tim Cook inaugurated the first Apple Store in India

Tim Cook inaugurated the first Apple Store in India

6 Baisakh, Kathmandu. Apple CEO Tim Cook inaugurated the first official Apple Store in India. The country’s first Apple Store has opened in India’s financial capital Mumbai. In this sequence, he shook the hands of the customers and opened the door of the shop to the welcome of the staff and thunderous applause. Tim Cook … Read more

22 thousand deaths in two decades due to severe heat in India

22 thousand deaths in two decades due to severe heat in India

Author Kim Stanley Robbins discusses the heat wave in India in 2020 in his novel ‘The Ministry for the Future’. Regarding the temperature that killed thousands, he wrote, ‘The sky in India burns like an atomic bomb. Its heat burns the face. Even water does not give coolness. The wind does not blow cold. People … Read more

Shah Rukh and Alia become India’s hottest stars

Shah Rukh and Alia become India's hottest stars

Kathmandu. Indian ratings agency Ormax publishes a list of popular male and female stars every month. The media has shared a list for the month of February, in which Shah Rukh Khan has become the most popular actor of India. Alia Bhatt secured the first position after Deepika Padukone as a female artist. Deepika is … Read more

Tawang: The city of Gumbaigumba where the armies of the two largest countries of Asia clashed with each other.

Tawang: The city of Gumbaigumba where the armies of the two largest countries of Asia clashed with each other.

Tawang is a holy city of Buddhists in the Himalayan region. This monastery with the statue of Gautam Buddha, the symbol of peace, is the largest Indian monastery. There is a border dispute between India and China regarding Tawang Monastery. Tawang is considered as the most complex border dispute between India and China and the … Read more

Indian ambitions at the G-20 summit could be overshadowed

Indian ambitions at the G-20 summit could be overshadowed

It is seen that Indian ambitions will be overshadowed in the G-20 conference to be chaired by him. The conference in which foreign ministers of 20 countries will participate, is being held in Delhi this time. It is seen that India’s ambitions in this summit may be overshadowed at a time when western countries are … Read more

Why did Elon Musk close Twitter offices in Delhi and Mumbai?

Why did Elon Musk close Twitter offices in Delhi and Mumbai?

Kathmandu. Twitter has closed two of its offices in India. The company has closed its offices in Delhi and Mumbai and asked its employees to work from home. However, a Twitter office in Bengaluru will remain operational. After buying the Twitter company last year, Elon Musk has been taking various decisions ranging from staff cuts … Read more

This is the mother who punished the rapist who was declared dead by the court

This is the mother who punished the rapist who was declared dead by the court

3 February, Kathmandu. In 2018, teacher Neeraj Modi raped a 12-year-old girl student in Bihar, India. A complaint was filed against him 10 days after the incident and Modi was released after spending 2 months in jail. Neeraj Modi’s death certificate was submitted till the court case. The court also dismissed the case saying that … Read more

India won the first Test against Australia, lead in the series

India won the first Test against Australia, lead in the series

28 January, Kathmandu. Support from spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja helped India take the series lead with an innings and 132-run victory in the first Test against Australia. The Australian team is on a tour of India for a four-Test series. Australia, who had started their second innings 223 behind in Nagpur, were bundled … Read more

Agitation gathers pace in Sikkim after Supreme Court says immigrants

Agitation gathers pace in Sikkim after Supreme Court says immigrants

23 January, Kathmandu. The movement in Sikkim has gained momentum after the Supreme Court of India termed the Nepali speakers of Sikkim as migrants. The main opposition party in Sikkim, the Sikkim Democratic Front, announced a bandh in Sikkim on Saturday and Sunday, saying that the Supreme Court’s decision has insulted the Nepali language. During … Read more

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