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Indian polished diamond exports to US face fresh hurdles amid tariffs, say Crisil officials

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- Exports of Indian natural polished diamonds to the US - contributing 35 per cent of total exports in fiscal 2025 - is set to face further headwinds following the tariffs and penal... Read More


Casino Charades

Goa, Aug. 3 -- Lord Parashurama's looming statue has a more direct vantage upon the barely-floating casinos that crowd the Mandovi river at Panjim, but it is Goencho Saib's intercession being invoked ... Read More


USAID closure harms pro-democracy development efforts in Nepal

Kathmandu, Aug. 3 -- Ajay Das served as programme director for the Asia Foundation's Civil Society and Media programme for two and a half years. The project was funded by the USAID, but in January, Da... Read More


India to launch climate finance taxonomy this month to channel green capital

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- India will launch its own system this month to identify which investments qualify as climate finance, said two people familiar with the matter, providing vital clarity to mobilize... Read More


MobiKwik On Shaky Grounds After Weak Q1

India, Aug. 3 -- The frenzy over India's startup IPOs could be back in fashion, but for several of the new entrants to the market last year, the honeymoon is already over. Like MobiKwik, which has bee... Read More


Musk's AI chatbot Grok deletes anti-Semitic posts after outcry

Washington, Aug. 3 -- Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company xAI, removed several "inappropriate" posts from X following criticism from users and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) over cont... Read More


Anthropic CEO mocks Mark Zuckerberg's poaching tactics: 'Something that can't be bought'

India, Aug. 3 -- Amid reports of Meta's recent poaching attempts on Apple, OpenAI and Google staff, AI startup Anthropic has claimed that it is not matching competing offers to retain its employees. S... Read More


Tree-planting in IKN Nusantara to support green city concept

Jakarta, Aug. 3 -- Minister of Migrant Workers' Protection (P2MI) Abdul Kadir Karding held a tree-planting event in the IKN Nusantara Capital City on Friday (August 1) in support of making it a sustai... Read More


Western Railway suburban locals to get 'Kavach' safety boost

Mumbai, Aug. 3 -- In a major boost to commuter safety on one of the world's busiest suburban rail networks, Western Railway is set to equip its Mumbai local trains with the indigenous anti-collision s... Read More


Suspected sabotage attempt on railway track in Odisha's Sundargarh district

Sundargarh, Aug. 3 -- A suspected attempt to sabotage railway infrastructure was reported near the Rangra-Karmpada section in Odisha's Sundargarh district late last night, officials said. According t... Read More