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India focuses on mature-node fab manufacturing to tap automotive, telecom, industrial electronics sectors

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- While India is yet to make significant headway in setting up advanced semiconductor fabs, its broader chip-making ambitions are beginning to take shape with a sharp strategic foc... Read More


Long-lost, tattered Town Hall diary, signed by leaders from Zhou Enlai to Saddam, restored

India, Aug. 16 -- On a December afternoon in 1955, Soong Ching-ling - known better as the "Mother of Modern China" - stood beneath the high grand Victorian Edwardian-style arches of Chandni Chowk's To... Read More


Optical illusions are proof of how the brain works; here's why

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- A spinning grayscale ballerina, a person crammed neatly into a life-sized doll box, and a black-and-white prism that morphs depending on where you stand - those were the winners ... Read More


Environmentalists demand steps against Dhaka's park, open space encroachers

, Aug. 16 -- Environmentalists and civil society members on Saturday voiced serious concern over the persistent encroachment on government-owned parks and playgrounds in the capital, warning that the ... Read More


Gunpowder factory blast in Russia's Ryazan kills 11, injures 130

India, Aug. 16 -- A blast occurred in a gunpowder factory in Russia's Ryazan region, killing at least 11 people and injuring at least 130 more. Russian state officials quoted in an AFP report said on... Read More


Will the government's proposal for two GST slabs-5% and 18%-under a revamped tax regime benefit homebuyers?

India, Aug. 16 -- justify;">The Central government has proposed two tax rates of 5% and 18% in the revamped goods and services tax (GST), slated to replace the current indirect tax regime by Diwali th... Read More


Will the government's proposal for two GST slabs-5% and 18%-under a revamped tax regime benefit homebuyers?

India, Aug. 16 -- The Central government has proposed two tax rates of 5% and 18% in the revamped goods and services tax (GST), slated to replace the current indirect tax regime by Diwali this year, a... Read More


Best of the Week | A childhood without pets, and the strays who filled that gap

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- I grew up in a household where the answer to getting a pet was always a firm "no". I was fascinated by dogs-their warmth, their friendliness, the comfort they seemed to bring-but... Read More


Saturday Feeling: A reading list on freedom, films to watch and stories to read this weekend

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- For as long as I can remember, there's been much hand-wringing about the "loss of reading habit", the dirges linking the decline to every other evil in the world. The Kerala gove... Read More


CAG report flags massive irregularities in UP's waste management

Lucknow, Aug. 16 -- A damning report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has exposed serious financial irregularities and procedural violations in Uttar Pradesh, from solid waste management t... Read More