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KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Gen Z uprising last Sept did not begin with a speech or a scandal. It began with screenshots. Images of politicians’ children posing beside designer shopping hauls, on luxury holidays, stopping traffic with lavish weddings. Those pictures travelled rapidly across social media platforms, becoming symbols in a widening argument about privilege in a…
Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (Image via Getty) The Houston Rockets visit the Washington Wizards on March 2, 2026, at Capital One Arena. Houston comes in at 37-22 and is still fighting for a better spot in the Western Conference standings. Washington is 16-43 and is already out of the playoff picture.The…
NEW DELHI: Holding that a welfare legislation, enacted to extend benefit to a certain section of society, should be given a “liberal and purposive interpretation” in favour of beneficiaries, Supreme Court has said an employer has to pay penalty from his pocket for delay in payment under the Employees’ Compensation Act, even if the compensation…
EPFO interest rate (AI image) NEW DELHI: Amid weak market conditions and falling interest rates, Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Monday recommended retaining the interest rate on retirement savings accumulated by nearly 31 crore unchanged at 8.25% during the current financial year.This is the third consecutive year that the social security organisation has kept…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Travancore Devaswom Board will file an affidavit before the Supreme Court to preserve existing traditions at Sabarimala temple, opposing the 2018 ruling that opened the hill shrine to women of all ages, board president K Jayakumar said Monday.The decision was taken at a board meeting as the court considers petitions on the entry of…
NEW DELHI: The death of Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the recent US-Israel strike in Tehran has triggered an unusual response among sections of India’s Muslim community. In Lucknow, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Aligarh, condolence meetings, funeral prayers in absentia and messages online suggest a rare moment when Shias and Sunnis appear to…
Why did Serena Williams and Venus Williams boycott Indian Wells for over a decade? Inside the 2001 controversy (Image via Getty) Serena Williams and Venus Williams stayed away from Indian Wells for more than a decade after a painful moment in 2001. The incident happened at the BNP Paribas Open in California, one of the…
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, drives past Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein (Image via AP Photo/Kyle Phillips) Nikola Jokic will play when the Denver Nuggets face the Utah Jazz on March 2, 2026, at the Delta Center. He is not listed on the injury report and comes into the game after a strong…
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have released video footage of closed-door depositions given by Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton as part of their investigation into the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, bringing hours of previously unseen testimony into the public domain.The recordings show both former Democratic leaders repeatedly distancing themselves from Epstein and denying any…
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) controls the ball as Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) defends (Image via Imagn). The Denver Nuggets play the Utah Jazz on March 2, 2026, at Vivint Arena. Denver is looking to stay on track in the Western Conference, while Utah continues its rebuild.Both teams are dealing with injuries….
