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Nepal flood horror deepens: 1,000 dead, nearly 4,000 missing as rescuers race into flooded tunnels
Nepal flood horror deepens: 1,000 dead, nearly 4,000 missing as rescuers race into flooded tunnels
4 min read
The death toll has crossed 1,000 after the devastating August 26 flash floods, but the bigger race is now unfolding underground, where hundreds remain missing at hydropower projects.
PM Modi at SCO: Terror warning, Shehbaz Sharif and everything that happened at the summit
4 min read
From PM Modi’s strong warning on terrorism to Shehbaz Sharif’s presence, diplomacy, connectivity and India’s Central Asia outreach — here’s everything that happened at the SCO summit in Bishkek.
Zomato bans analogue dairy: What’s behind the big crackdown on ‘fake’ paneer and cheese?
5 min read
Zomato has delisted dishes declared to contain analogue dairy and warned restaurants they could be removed from the platform if they fail to switch to natural dairy or correctly represent what they se ...
From $3.44-Billion Unicorn to $200-Million Unicorpse: How 'Real' Was Unacademy’s Valuation?
10 min read
Unacademy became a $3.44-billion unicorn when capital was cheap and edtech was booming. Five years later, after falling revenue, repeated layoffs and abandoned bets, it has been sold to upGrad for jus ...
Totaliser in Indian Elections: How Cluster Counting Could Protect Booth-Level Secrecy and Voters from Intimidation
8 min read
The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s stand on totalisers, which combine multiple EVM results to conceal how individual booths voted. The three-decade-old debate pits protection from political ret ...
Zepto and Eveready Launch Doorstep Battery Recycling: Can Quick Commerce Turn Dead Batteries into a Green IPO Story?
7 min read
Zepto and Eveready will collect used batteries during deliveries in Delhi and Bengaluru, turning quick commerce’s one-way consumption machine into a reverse-logistics network. For a company that lost ...
41 deaths, one big ban: Why Bengaluru is banning bikes on flyovers
5 min read
Bengaluru Traffic Police are restricting two-wheelers, autos and goods vehicles on five major flyovers from September, citing accidents, breakdowns, road design and congestion.
Five months, one secret wedding and a split: What happened to Badshah and Isha Rikhi?
3 min read
Badshah and Isha Rikhi have confirmed they are going their separate ways, bringing weeks of speculation to an end. Here is everything known about their whirlwind 2026 relationship.
Your SIM Could Become Telecom’s Next Revenue Machine
5 min read
Infobip’s new SIM-based Number Verification solution could help telecom operators authenticate users through their networks instead of OTPs, opening a new revenue stream while giving businesses a fast ...