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Sapta Dhaara: seven streams of high-priority policy attention for India to achieve Viksit Bharat by 2047

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Successive prime ministers of India have used their Independence Day speech to outline the successes of their respective governments and lay out challenges. In the case of Prime... Read More


Nepal revives industrial security force to restore investor confidence

Kathmandu, Aug. 17 -- In September 2012, Nepal government decided to establish an Industrial Security Force to provide security to industrial firms, particularly those operating in industrial zones. ... Read More


Commercial banks post 32 percent profit surge despite weak credit demand

Kathmandu, Aug. 17 -- Nepal's commercial banks recorded a 32 percent increase year-on-year in net profit in the last fiscal year, despite weak economic activity, sluggish credit demand and a sharp ris... Read More


Monsoon disasters demand more than rescue

Nepal, Aug. 17 -- Nepal's monsoon disasters are becoming a grim annual occurrence. Over the past four months, more than 80 people have died in monsoon-related disasters; nine are missing, and 196 have... Read More


Kushner Meets Hamas in Egypt to Turn a Disarmament Pledge Into Steps

Kushner's purpose, Aug. 17 -- The room assembled at El Alamein on Sunday held almost everyone with a stake in the next phase of the Gaza agreement. Jared Kushner was there for Donald Trump. Nickolay M... Read More


Iran-US Ceasefire Expires Monday: Trump Claims Hormuz, Tehran Refuses Talks

DUBAI, Aug. 17 -- Every tanker captain transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday will be operating in a legal vacuum. The memorandum of understanding that ended three months of war between the United ... Read More


Who is John Bannan? Alabama man, 56, convicted of killing beloved elderly rescue dog Jack

India, Aug. 17 -- A Marshall County jury has convicted an Alabama man of brutally killing a beloved elderly rescue dog named Jack. John Patrick Bannan was found guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals... Read More


Iran's 134% food inflation bites hard: Meat, coffee and dairy quietly disappear from household shelves

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- People in Iran have reportedly cut back on meat, dairy, and coffee, among other food items, as pressure on household finances continues amid Tehran's prolonged war with the Unite... Read More


Iran's 134% food inflation bites hard: Meat, coffee and dairy quietly disappear from household tables

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- People in Iran have reportedly cut back on meat, dairy and coffee, among other food items, as pressure on household finances continues amid Tehran's prolonged war with the United... Read More


Indian equities may stay rangebound for another 6-9 months, says Mahindra Manulife MF CEO

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- India's stock market may have little reason to break out of its range in the near term, with valuations needing to cool, the global artificial intelligence (AI) trade losing some... Read More