National Handloom Day 2026: From Alia Bhatt to Samantha Ruth Prabhu; Actresses who celebrated India's textile heritage as brides

The Royals enter the Doctor Who universe: King Charles and Queen Camilla beam into Commonwealth Games in TARDIS

Unitree Robotics targets $9 billion valuation in landmark IPO backed by DeepSeek and Tencent

India names 27 sites in Arunachal Pradesh

Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata OTT: When will Kangana Ranaut's film stream online?

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Shakib Al Hasan ready to return to Bangladesh—under one condition

‘Fake news’: MEA rejects report claiming India sought defence pact with Israel after Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey deal

Rockstar to unveil GTA 6 extended look ahead of November launch

Russia forms Ukrainian Volunteer Spetsnaz Brigade to fight Ukraine

Drug-resistant fungus that hides in hair and enters bloodstream reported in 23 US states

Technology transfer deal boosts India's defence manufacturing ambitions

Border row erupts in Europe after Ceuta crossings, Spain imposes border controls on Italy

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'Security can't be bought with Pakistan, Turkey deal': Iran tells Saudi Arabia

Baba Vanga's 2026 prophecy: 2 predictions 'already came true', 3 terrifying ones remain. Details inside

Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la Espriella vows to ‘defeat narco-terrorists’, signals hardline shift

New Friday OTT releases (August 7, 2026): Operation Safed Sagar, Vadhandhi, Main Vaapis Aaunga- 6 movies and TV shows on Netflix, Prime Video and more

Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth scripts history as Indian Air Force gets its first woman ‘Top Gun’ pilot

RSS says Gen Z protests reflect genuine distress

Trump says Iranian school bombing photos could be AI-generated - 'I don’t think...'

IAF officer held for sharing sensitive information in 'honey trap' case, booked under Official Secrets Act

Stray Kids under scrutiny? Fans react to Grammy submission silence after BTS boycott

Why the Su-30MKI doesn't need external fuel tanks to fly vast distances

Jugal Hansraj reunites with Shekhar Kapur after 40 years for Masoom: The Next Generation

New speed limits, automatic challans: Big traffic change coming to Delhi-Meerut Expressway. All you need to know

India officially names 27 places in Arunachal to counter China's renaming claims

Trump calls White House ballroom ruling a 'national disgrace' as court says Congress approval needed

US sanctions Iran’s crypto network after Strait of Hormuz attacks, offers $15m bounty for intel on IRGC finance

Why the Su-30MKI is one of the heaviest fighters ever built

Uttarakhand young innovator builds India's own flying vehicle, conducts first test flight: WATCH

Chilling video shows students take cover as teen opens fire at Thai school

Reese Witherspoon's father hospitalised after poolside incident in Nashville: Report

As foreign funding dwindles amid strained international relations, Chinese financiers are turning to an unexpected source to unlock domestic capital: a centuries-old card game known as ‘Guandan.’ translated as ‘throwing eggs,’ this poker-like game has found its way into the hearts of bankers, business executives, and even local officials seeking to strengthen connections.

Guandan: China's card game strategy for building connections

Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL) announced its plans to take their beverage brand Campa Cola to international markets, starting with Asia and Africa, on Monday, according to a report by Mint.

Reliance plans to introduce Campa Cola to international markets 

Despite India’s increasing labour force availability attributed to an increasing population, it will not be sufficient to strengthen the economy or improve fiscal outcomes, a report by Moody’s Investors Service indicated.

Population growth insufficient to strengthen India’s economy: Moody’s Investors Service 

Thailand’s economic recovery has slowed down significantly during the second quarter of 2023. The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) officially reported on Aug.

Thailand’s economy shows little signs of recovery, despite increasing tourism 

Japanese auto giant Toyota said Tuesday (August 29) it halted operations at 12 of its 14 factories in Japan owing to a ‘system glitch’. The company claimed it did not appear to be a cyberattack.

Toyota hit by massive system glitch, 12 factories halt production in Japan

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is currently dealing with a fresh conflict of interest just days before the G20 conference in New Delhi. The dispute stems from concerns over questions around his wife, Akshata Murthy’s Infosys shares, a sizable international IT services and consultancy firm with its headquarters in Bengaluru.

India-UK FTA involves conflict of interest with Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murthy’s Infosys shares

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has expressed concern to India about the Asian country's recent regulation requiring permits for the import of laptops, tablets, and personal computers, according to a statements cited by Reuters.

U.S. trade chief concerned about India's laptop, tablet import licensing

According to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) the months of April through June during the current fiscal year, foreign direct investment (FDI) into India decreased by 34 per cent to $10.

India’s April-June FDI equity inflows dropped 34 pc to $10.94 bn

ITC Chairman and Managing director Sanijv Puri stated that the company is witnessing signs of volume growth as inflation begins to ease. He said that the trend is expected to continue over the forthcoming quarters, PTI reported.

 ITC CMD Sanjiv Puri sees signs of volume growth as inflation moderates

Evergrande Group, the world's most indebted real estate developer, has announced a considerable reduction in net losses for the first half of the year, attributing it to an increase in income due to "the short boom of the property market" earlier this year.

China Evergrande's first-half net loss shrinks to $4.5 billion

India’s digital public infrastructure, such as Aadhaar, the Universal Payments Interface (UPI), and digilocker, would change India from an informal, low-productivity, numerous collection of micro-economies to a formal, high-productivity mega-economy, said Chairman and Co-Founder of Infosys Nandan Nilekani on Sunday.

Digital payments driving India's shift to unified mega-economy, says Nilekani

The BRICS grouping has expanded for the first time since 2010. This time, six new countries will join the grouping. The grouping is expected to recalibrate the world economy.

Expanded BRICS and its economic implications

Soon, chairpersons and managing directors of India's state-owned banks can retire at a later age. Reports suggest that the government is considering a proposal to raise the age-limit for these officials. The age limit for state-run bank chiefs is much lower than their private sector peers, who retire at 70. Analysts have cited lower retirement age as a reason for the lack of continuity in strategy at state-owned lenders.

India may raise retirement age of officials at state lenders

Private equity firm veritas capital has thrown its hat into the ring, extending an offer to acquire Blackberry. Blackberry, once renowned for its iconic business smartphones, has undergone a transformation over the years. The company pivoted away from its smartphone business, instead focusing on software for cars and cybersecurity. The private equity firm, with a penchant for government-focused tech investments, has made an offer to acquire blackberry in its entirety. Details of the offer remain confidential, but sources indicate that Blackberry is actively engaged in discussions with other potential buyers as well.

Veritas capital offers to buy Blackberry

China has decreased the stamp duty on stock trading by more than half, which will come in effect starting Monday. The latest step is being seen as a step to boost China's struggling economy which the Wall Street Journal recently reported is way past its days of boom.

China forced to slash stamp duty on stock trading after loss of days of economic boom

Elon Musk's X, previously known as Twitter, has introduced a new feature on its platform, marking its entry into the realm of professional networking. This move represents a significant step in challenging established job search websites like LinkedIn.

Elon Musk unveils new job hiring feature on X for verified organisations

The Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates further to ensure inflation is contained, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday, nodding both to easing price pressures and the surprising overperformance of the U.

Fed's Powell says higher rates may be needed, will move 'carefully'

Heineken, the Dutch brewer, on Friday (August 25) said that it has completed its exit from Russia by selling its operations to Russia’s Arnest Group for a symbolic one euro ($1).

Dutch brewer Heineken finally exits Russia after selling business for symbolic one euro

After a hiatus due to market challenges, Swiggy, the Indian food delivery company backed by Softbank, is targeting IPO plans for stock market listing in 2024. Sources familiar with the matter revealed to Reuters news agency that Swiggy has reinitiated discussions with bankers to evaluate its valuation.

India: Swiggy revives IPO plans for 2024 stock market listing

In a significant course of action against the disruptions caused by the airlines, Saudi Arabia has introduced new amendments for consumer rights protection, allowing air travellers to receive compensation for various disruptions caused by the airlines.

Saudi Arabia mandates heavy compensation for flyers in new aviation rules to combat flight disruptions

In the grand global population race, India has emerged as the frontrunner, boasting a colossal population of 1,428 million people, just edging past China's 1,425 million.

Data Lab | Are China's women turbocharging its economy? Can India catch up?

The Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with a surge in the cost of living, have driven approximately 70 million more people in developing Asia into the grips of severe poverty last year, a recent Asian Development Bank (ADB) report has revealed.

Covid-19 pandemic, inflation pushed 68 million Asians into poverty in 2022: Asian Development Bank

Roark Capital is buying Subway, marking the end of over 50 years of family ownership of the sandwich chain. According to a report by CNBC on Thursday (August 24), Subway reportedly sought $10 billion, a price that alienated many potential suitors, leaving only private equity firms to duke it out in an auction.

Roark Capital, owner of Baskin-Robbins, buys sandwich chain Subway

In a major development in the field of nature conservation, environment leaders from 185 countries gathered in Canada's Vancouver on Thursday to launch a global fund for protecting the nature from catastrophic events like climate change.

Financial boost to conservation efforts

India’s ambition to become a net-zero nation will be a 12.7 trillion dollar economic opportunity. A Bloomberg NEF report on India’s energy outlook tells how India can balance its climate and economic goals.

Emissions vs economy: India’s balancing act

The coronavirus pandemic and rising inflation has pushed close to 70 million more people in Asia's developing countries into extreme poverty. An Asian development bank report shows that 155.2 million people in Asia's developing countries lived in extreme poverty last year. That's about 67.8 million more people than would have been the case without the covid-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis.

Extreme poverty rises in Asia