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Six underground parking plazas planned for Lahore

Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- The Punjab government has approved the construction of six underground parking plazas in Lahore's historic Walled City to reduce traffic congestion and solve long-standing parking... Read More


India to launch deep water exploration mission: Modi

India, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced the National Deep Water Exploration Mission to achieve energy security. "We are preparing to extract deep ocean resources such as re... Read More


Sri Aurobindo: The mystic whose economic philosophy deserves attention

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Fifteen August throws up a hard-to-ignore coincidence: India and Sri Aurobindo- not just a nation and one of its foremost philosophers-but two intertwined ideas of freedom sharin... Read More


Prabowo allocates Rp164.4 trillion in state budget for food security

Jakarta, Aug. 15 -- President Prabowo Subianto allocated Rp164.4 trillion (around US$10.1 billion) in the 2026 Draft State Budget for national food security as one of the country's priority agendas. ... Read More


Modi launches rRs.r1L-cr scheme for private sector job seekers

India, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced the roll-out of a Rs.1 lakh-crore scheme for new job seekers in an Independence speech that focused squarely on the need for more sel... Read More


Harish Rao slams vehicle life tax hike in Telangana, calls for immediate rollback

Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- Senior BRS leader and former minister T Harish Rao has strongly criticised the Congress government in Telangana for increasing the life tax on vehicles, alleging that the move un... Read More


Jefferies predicts a brief recovery for Indian stock markets; lists 8 top conviction picks

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Indian equities may be set for a brief recovery, with Jefferies arguing that stronger domestic inflows, a likely surge in September-quarter earnings, and easing U.S.-India trade ... Read More


New York Manufacturing Index Unexpectedly Climbs To Nine-Month High In August

India, Aug. 15 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a report on Friday showing regional manufacturing activity unexpectedly grew at a faster rate in the month of August. The New York Fed ... Read More


Why PE Firms Are Building AI-Powered Capability Centres in India

India, Aug. 15 -- As global private equity (PE) firms face mounting pressure to deliver operational efficiency and sharper insight across markets, India has emerged as a critical enabler. What was onc... Read More


Has the elephant begun stomping in the ground of the bald eagle? - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 15 -- When reports emerged that India had "sent a circular to BRICS granting full rupee access" for trade settlement, the immediate interpretation was that the world's most populous... Read More