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Nepal lifts TikTok ban after app addresses cyber crime concerns

After almost 9 months Nepal Has Lifted its ban on TikTok last year in November then Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal led government banned the Chinese owned app citing concerns about Tik tok's negative impact on the society. Watch in for more details!

Money-Wise: How can Indian market investors be saved from sudden crises like Hindenburg-Adani case?

The Indian stock market suffered a setback in the past few days after Adani Group again came under the spotlight because of another sensational investigative report by Hindenburg Research, which even dragged the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) - the country's capital markets regulator in the muddle.

Money-Wise: Have the global stock markets crashed? Here's what you must do

In the last few days, the global markets witnessed a significant crash as crypto prices fell and fear of a US recession loomed. The US and Europe markets were jolted by Japan's Nikkei 225 index fall which at one point was 13.

Money-Wise: Ola Electric rides IPO market. Here's everything you need to know before investing

Ola Electric IPO: Ola Electric has gone public. Its IPO is currently the hottest-selling thing in the market after it opened on August 2. With this IPO the company, which has been a loss-making firm since its inception, is trying to raise more than Rs 6000 crore.

Money-Wise: With 'indexation' gone in real estate, is property still best investment for Indians?

For India's middle class, buying real estate properties has been the best investment so far, with 2013 marking 33 per cent YoY growth in the residential places sold and purchased.

Money-Wise: Decoding what the middle class ACTUALLY gained from India's budget

On the morning of July 23, 2024, India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, clad in a white saree with red border (which somehow always manages to make it to the headlines), held the red-coloured bahi-khata - which has become an emblem of tradition in the modern-day Indian Parliament - and posed for the crowd of reporters as millions of people belonging to the country's middle-class watched with hope what she will bring to the table in her seventh consecutive budget.

Money-Wise: Here’s how TDS changes in Indian Budget 2024 will impact your salary, mutual fund investments

Are you a salaried professional who is now calculating how much you will benefit from the revisions proposed in the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) rates in the Budget 2024 by India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and wondering if your decision to make investments in mutual funds was right or not?

Money-Wise: Planning to redeem your mutual fund units? What every Indian investor should know

Have you invested in the mutual funds and are you now planning to redeem some units or the entire amount? Mutual fund investments have been popular among the working class, however, some little tricks and smart steps while investing or redeeming can actually make the investment more wiser and profitable.

Rings Of Power Season 2 premiers in a star-studded event in Singapore, makers call it deeper and bigger

Middle Earth is going to see a few changes. On Thursday, fans and media converged in Singapore for the premiere of Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power Season 2, which saw the show's cast, showrunner and director in attendance.

Money-Wise: Big changes on NPS in India Budget. How to make best investment in this pension scheme?

In the Indian government's Budget 2024, the National Pension Scheme (NPS) is expected to be an important investment instrument in which significant changes are likely to be announced.

Money-Wise: Planning to invest in an IPO? Here are five things you must keep in mind

For those planning to make long-term gains, investing in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) can prove to be a beneficial way. Investing in an IPO has become a growing trend in the market and some of them have proved very profitable to the investors, giving them as much as 90 per cent returns.

Woman attacked with acid while sleeping at home in West Bengal's Belur

Days after the horrific case of rape and murder emerged in Kolkata's RG Kar hospital, an acid attack has been reported in Belur, creating a stir in the Bhot Bhagan area in West Bengal.

Former Amazon VP says his boss seduced his wife. He got divorced and quit

Politics at work can get pretty nasty, and a former Amazon vice-president experienced the worst of it for his "pushback" in the office. Ethan Evans shared on LinkedIn about his stint working for a CEO in a startup who seduced his wife, ultimately leading to divorce.

Rocket attack in Pakistan: 11 Police officers killed in attack in Punjab; bandits ambush convoy

Gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades have ambushed a police convoy in eastern Punjab province. The attack killed at least 11 officers and wounded seven others. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the Rahim Yar Khan district.

Indian PM Narendra Modi visits war-torn Ukraine, meets Zelensky

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his one-day visit to war-torn Ukraine on Friday (Aug 23). This is the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Ukraine since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Neeraj Chopra surpasses Paris Olympics mark to record season-best throw in Lausanne Diamond League

Ace Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was back on the track during the Lausanne Diamond Meet on Thursday (August 22), shortly after his Paris Olympics 2024 heroics, where he settled for the silver medal.

Vinesh Phogat alleges security of women wrestlers withdrawn ahead of testimony against WFI Chief

Ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat alleged that the Delhi Police had withdrawn the security of the women wrestlers who are set to testify against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in connection with sexual assault case against him in the Delhi Court.

New Alzheimer’s drug too costly, benefits too small, UK's health body says. 'Just not enough...'

The drug for Alzheimer’s disease given the green light by safety regulators in the United Kingdom on Thursday will not be funded by the NHS. That means it won't be available for purchase on NHS and patients will need to buy it privately.

Donald Trump is an unserious man: The key takeaways from Kamala Harris' DNC speech

United States (US) Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Thursday (Aug 22).