The Google Pixel 10a is set to arrive soon, possibly in the first week of March. While the tech community is expectedly sniffing up every leak and rumour surrounding Google’s latest budget smartphone, if you’re a user, you should probably tone that excitement down. Park that smartphone budget somewhere else — and if you really…
India and the European Union will aim to bring their free trade agreement into force within calendar year 2026, Commerce Minister Piyush Giyal said on Tuesday. “Every agreement stands on its own legs, and this is a wonderful agreement. It will be taken up on legal scrubbing on a fast-track basis, as we discussed today, and translated…
NEW DELHI: India advised Pakistan to “introspect” on some of its recent moves, including the 27th Amendment that gave “life-time immunity to its chief of defence forces” Asim Munir.“It could start by asking itself how it has let its armed forces engineer a constitutional coup through the 27th amendment and giving life-time immunity to its…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the budget on Feb. 1, this being her ninth budget in a row amid an geopolitical uncertainty and 7.4% growth rate. She is being assisted by notable bureaucrats who are helping her design and finalise the contents of this undertaking. Here’s a look at some these prominent…
Cryptocurrency money laundering has expanded dramatically over the past five years, with Chinese-language networks emerging as a central pillar of the global underground economy, according to new research from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The report estimates that more than $82 billion flowed through on-chain laundering channels in 2025, up from roughly $10 billion in 2020….
Indian Oil Corp., the country’s largest refiner, will buy at least 24 million barrels of Brazilian crude this year and next as it continues to diversify supplies, according to an executive at the state-owned firm who asked not to be identified.The country’s largest refiner purchased 18 million barrels last year, he added. India, which has…
India sits at the heart of the world’s fastest and most complex phase of energy demand growth, driven by emerging markets, artificial intelligence and the large-scale transformation of energy systems, UAE Minister SultanAhmed Al Jaber said on Tuesday. Delivering the keynote address at India Energy Week 2026, the Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology of…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, January 27, participated in the traditional Halwa Ceremony, marking the start of the final phase of preparations for the Union Budget 2026–27, scheduled to be presented on February 1.The ceremony was held at the Budget Press in North Block, New Delhi.At the ceremony, Sitharaman was accompanied by…
NEW DELHI: An Indian national from Gujarat, who escaped from a jail during last year’s “Gen Z” protests in Nepal, has been apprehended by Ahmedabad Police, officials said on Tuesday.Dharmesh Chunara, a resident of Thakkarbapa Nagar Road in Ahmedabad, was arrested by the Special Operation Group (SOG) Crime Branch, according to a police release.He had…
Khaby Lame, the world’s biggest TikToker, partnered with Rich Sparkle Holdings Ltd. to transform his 360 million social-media followers into a commercial venture. The $975 million deal gives the Nasdaq-listed financial services firm 36 months of exclusive global rights to Lame’s brand, moving him from influencer to “equity-backed creator,” according to a company statement. Lame has 160 million…
