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The Nord Stream mystery: Italian media links seven-man Ukrainian group to pipeline sabotage

Bangladesh, Aug. 23 -- The Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, one of the most consequential acts of infrastructure destruction in modern European history, continues to generate controversy, suspicion, and... Read More


Is India's Neobanking Dream Over?

India, Aug. 23 -- Every so often, there's a buzzword that grabs the imagination of the startup ecosystem. Circa 2018, it was neobanking. Suddenly dozens of fintech startups - large and small - were bu... Read More


India to widen chip sops as nearly $10 bn is fully committed, says Meity's Krishnan

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- As the first tranche of India's chip incentives ends, the government plans to expand the scheme to boost indigenous design and bring components and other parts of the supply chai... Read More


Investing in India's $250 billion IT services sector? Here's all you need to know

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- India's $250 billion information technology services sector is at an inflection point-one that could recast the main tenets of a powerhouse industry that employs as many people a... Read More


Best of the Week: Tariffs, Bees, and Ripple Effects

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Dear readers, Have you heard the latest buzz from India's honey sector? India, with its rich diversity of flora, produces close to 152,000 tonnes. The industry saw a growth of o... Read More


Legislative Charade

Dehradun, Aug. 23 -- The two-day session of the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha in Bhararisain (Gairsain) stopped just short of being a farce. Were it not for the fact that a supplementary budget was passed ... Read More


Online Gaming bill gets President's approval, rules to be framed

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- India's sweeping ban on online money gaming became law after President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to legislation that completed its parliamentary journey in a record three da... Read More


New Income Tax law ratified, to take effect in 2026

India, Aug. 23 -- New Delhi The Income-Tax Act, 2025 that received assent of President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday will come into force on April 1, 2026, a government notification said. "The Income-t... Read More


Kashmir's 20-Year-Old Prodigy Builds an AI Hedge Fund

Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- Ifham Banday, a student at IIT Madras, is building Walford Capitals, an AI-powered platform designed to simplify and democratize investing. At an age when most students are just ... Read More


RM1b agro push: Sarawak aims to become Malaysia's rice bowl with AI-powered farming, says Abang Johari

BINTULU, Aug. 23 -- Sarawak is charting a bold course to become Malaysia's future 'rice bowl' and a regional food producer through long-term investments in agricultural innovation and economic diversi... Read More