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

VinFast Auto Ltd., a Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer, made its public debut on Tuesday. Following its listing in New York, the company's share price rose by a whopping 175 per cent, adding $30.

Vietnam’s richest man gains $30 billion after his EV company goes public

Environmental activists have sued the South African environment minister and the national air-quality officer and a regional unit of ArcelorMittal South Africa for failing to take action against the company over its air pollution, according to a report by Bloomberg.

South African environment authorities sued over Arcelor pollution: Report

Family of IndiGo’s co-founder, Rakesh Gangwal, is looking to sell shares worth $450 million through a block deal on Wednesday, according to a by CNBC-TV18 report.

IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal’s family to sell shares worth $450 million on Aug 16: Report  

China’s Tencent Holdings reported a smaller-than-expected 11 per cent increase in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday as the social media and gaming giant’s comeback from last year’s record fall was hampered by the nation’s sluggish economic recovery.

China’s tech giant Tencent reports smaller than expected revenue growth

Hindenburg Research, a notable short seller who has waged war on Jack Dorsey's Block, Carl Icahn, and Nikola, an electric car company, is now taking on a $4.6 billion online brokerage, Freedom Holding Corp.

Hindenburg's latest target: Kazakh brokerage firm Freedom Holding Corp

Fitch Ratings, a notable credit ratings agency, has cautioned that it could potentially downgrade several significant banks, including JP Morgan Chase, according to a CNBC report cited by Reuters.

Fitch considering potential downgrade of multiple banks, including JPMorgan: CNBC

India's diplomats have been the unsung heroes of the country's growth story. one key aspect in attaining global supremacy is diplomacy, and India's transformation from a help-seeking nation to a help-giving nation is an inspiring story.

India's economic diplomacy shines | World Business Watch special

The Indian stock market today is one of the most vibrant. It has a range of companies from Fortune 100 to small startups and now analysts think that Indian markets will outperform all of their peers.

Tracing India's stock market trajectory | World Business Watch Special

As India celebrates its 76th year since Independence, we look back on the country's many achievements in the digital sphere. This special report traces how India has transformed itself from a largely offline society to a digital powerhouse within a matter of a few years.

How India is powering the digital future | World Business Watch special

After gaining freedom from oppressive British colonial rule in 1947, India needed to become 'independent' in a real sense — independence from illiteracy, corruption and poverty.

Independence Day: How FDI emerged as a catalyst for India's colossal growth

In a bid to halt the rapid depreciation of its ruble currency against the dollar, Russia’s central bank jacked up the interest rates by 350 basis points to 12 per cent at an emergency meeting on Tuesday (Aug 15).

Russia raises interest rate to 12% as sliding ruble bites hard

India, after gaining independence in 1947 from British rule, has evolved into the world's largest democracy. What was once labeled a "third-world country" has now emerged as a global economic powerhouse.

India's economic metamorphosis: Reforms and triumphs

India is one of the world's fastest-growing economies, and its economic influence is growing on the global stage. In 2022, India was the world's third-largest importer and the fifth-largest exporter.

Why India is a major global trade partner | World Business Watch Special

Brazil will be embarking on an ambitious 350 billion dollar 'growth acceleration' plan. The new economic plan pushes for more public-private partnership and greater focus on ecological transition. The plan is the brainchild of Lula da Silva, who first implemented it during his first tenure in the mid-2000s.

Brazil's economic revival plan | World Business Watch

Softbank Group Corp, a prominent player in the tech industry, is reportedly in talks to secure full ownership of arm ltd, a major chip designer. This chip designer has garnered attention for its potential IPO valuation of $60 billion to $70 billion on Nasdaq next month. Softbank, which currently holds 75% of arm, aims to seize control and potentially deliver gains to investors who have weathered previous losses.

Softbank considers full ownership of Arm ltd | World Business Watch

Teach for America, the non-profit organization known for placing college graduates in underserved schools across the US is making waves once again. With a surge of nearly 40% in recruits for the upcoming academic year, the program's popularity is on the rise.

Teach for America recruits surge by 40% amid pandemic

Analysts at Goldman Sachs predict the federal reserve to start cutting interest rates by the end of next June. Watch the video to know more.

Goldman Sachs: Fed rates cut in Q2 next year | World DNA

India’s retail inflation rose to a 15-month high in July on account of high prices of vegetables and other food items, official data showed on Monday (Aug 14). According to the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), retail inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, was 7.

India’s retail inflation in July soars to 15-month high of 7.44%

In a key development, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have embarked on a groundbreaking move by opting to settle their crude oil transactions using their respective national currencies.

India and UAE make landmark move to settle crude oil transactions in national currencies

A growing consensus among economists, including the Federal Reserve's own analysts, suggests that the United States is poised to avoid a recession. However, certainty regarding this outcome is not expected until well into the year 2024.

US economy will dodge inflation, but uncertainty to persist until 2024, say analysts

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicates that retail inflation in India is set to fluctuate between 5.6 and 6.6 percent for July, primarily due to the surge in expenses within the food sector.

India's retail inflation projected to fall between 5.5% and 6.6%

The ruble on Monday dropped to 100 per US dollar on Monday. Russia's official currency was trading at 100.4975 rubles per US dollar, its lowest value in the last 17 months.

Russian ruble drops to 100 against dollar for first time since March 2022

On his 60th birthday back in 2020, the late market investor and one of the co-founders of Akasa Air, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, said that he wanted to encourage his children to never give up on their desire to learn or to ever believe they know everything.

‘Never lose your quest to learn’: Rakesh Juhunjhunwala advised his children 

US non-profit organisation, Teach for America is recovering from a national downturn as a wave of new recruits sign up due to the organisation’s student loan relief benefits, Bloomberg reported.

US: Teach for America recruits more as graduates seek debt relief from loans 

Due to a dwindling user base and financial losses, OpenAI’s ChatGPT might go out of business. After its release in November 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT established itself as the fastest-growing platform in history.

ChatGPT costs $700,000 daily, creator OpenAI may go bankrupt by 2024: Report 

The World Food Programme has requested India for 200,000 tonnes of rice to carry out humanitarian operations, according to a report by Mint. The appeal comes after the UN-mediated Black Sea grain deal, which was vital for world supply and collapsed last month when Russia withdrew on the grounds that the accord’s humanitarian goals could no longer be substantiated.

Amid worsening global hunger, WFP requests India for 200,000 tonnes of rice 