US shadow looms over Pakistan's ties with China

US shadow looms over Pakistan's ties with China

Even the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is not Islamabad's brainchild, but a spoke in Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, which is aimed more at serving China's own ambitions, according to an article in Pakistan Today. Sep 14, 2025
Pak-sponsored terror poses heavy economic burden apart from claiming human lives

Pak-sponsored terror poses heavy economic burden apart from claiming human lives

The economic burden is substantial. Border security is capital-intensive. New Delhi's Border Infrastructure and Management (BIM) umbrella scheme set aside Rs 13,020 crore (2021–26) for fencing, flood lighting, roads, and technology along vulnerable frontiers, according to an article by Ankit Kumar published in Newswire. Sep 14, 2025
Sushila Karki assumes charge as Nepal's PM, declares Gen Z protest victims as 'martyrs'

Sushila Karki assumes charge as Nepal's PM, declares Gen Z protest victims as 'martyrs'

She took charge two days later, beginning her tenure by paying tribute at the Martyrs' Memorial in Lainchaur on Sunday morning before proceeding to Singha Durbar. She commenced her official duties from the Home Ministry's building, as the Prime Minister's Office had been shifted there following the arson attack on Tuesday that damaged the main complex. Sep 14, 2025
CM Mamata Banerjee extends wishes on Hindi Diwas, says respectful towards all languages

CM Mamata Banerjee extends wishes on Hindi Diwas, says respectful towards all languages

Her social media message comes amid the recent narrative coined by her and her party, Trinamool Congress, that "Bengalis are in danger", alleging harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states. Many pro-Trinamool Congress intellectuals in Bengal have also accused the BJP-ruled states of enforcing "Hindi-language dominance" over Bengali and other regional languages there. Sep 14, 2025

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BITS Pilani develops India's first in-memory computing chip

BITS Pilani develops India's first in-memory computing chip

Designed entirely at BITS Pilani and fabricated at the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Chandigarh, this pioneering chip signals India's growing prowess in cutting-edge processor and memory design, positioning the country to compete in domains that have long been dominated by a handful of global technology powers. Sep 14, 2025
Tourists stranded in Nepal as Gen Z protests force Kathmandu Airport shutdown

Flames in the feed: Nepal's Gen Z ignites a digital inferno

Nepal's nectar from the net: a nation not just toppled, but transfigured where a ban birthed a beacon, and Gen Z's gambit gilds governance's grail. This isn't ephemera; it's epochal, a harbinger of hybrid hegemonies where DAOs duel dynasties, and algorithms arbitrate the arc of justice. Sep 14, 2025