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Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addresses the ‘India-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Annual Summit’ via video conferencing, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: – India is committed to working with the ASEAN bloc towards prioritising digital inclusion and securing food security and supply chain resilience amidst global uncertainties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said.

Profential, a digital credential platform from US/Chennai-based edtech start-up Headstream Technologies, is on track to partner with over 600 institutions in the next 18 months.  The platform allows academic institutions to recognise students with digital tokens for all achievements, both academic and extracurricular. Currently the company has partnered with educational institutions like Panimalar Engineering College

India is set to benefit from a proposed grain exchange among BRICS, which is seen as an alternative to CME, the US based futures trading platform. Simultaneously Brazil has been pushing its proposal for creation of a multilateral stockpile of grains within BRICS to reduce external market reliance. The US decision to hike import tariff

Synopsis New rules for the US citizenship test, effective October 20, 2025, have increased the number of civics questions to 20, requiring 12 correct answers to pass. Interviews can now end early if the minimum passing score is achieved or if nine questions are answered incorrectly. The total question pool has expanded to 128, covering

Synopsis A tragic bus fire near Kurnool claimed 19 lives. The incident began when a bus ran over a stationary motorcycle. This collision caused an explosion and a fierce fire. The blaze was worsened by a large shipment of smartphones in the luggage compartment. Authorities are investigating the bus operator for carrying commercial cargo on

The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in Delhi. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria is likely to hear the matter. The

Taipei: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) detected 8 sorties by PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels around its territory on Sunday. The MND further shared that 5 out of 8 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ). It wrote on X, “8 sorties of PLA

Synopsis Berkshire Hathaway is trailing the S&P 500 by its widest gap this year, as Warren Buffett’s move to significantly trim the conglomerate’s Apple holdings continues to pressure performance, even as Berkshire’s shares rebound from summer lows. Class B shares have climbed 7.2% since their August 4 low of $459.11, partially recovering a nearly 15%

Congress MP and General Secretary Jairam Ramesh | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Congress on Saturday raised serious questions over reports of systematic misuse of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) by the government to benefit the Adani Group and demanded an investigation by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

Bengaluru-based Puravankara Ltd is one of the leading real estate developers in the country. Realty firm Puravankara Ltd’s subsidiary has bagged a ₹211.53 crore contract from SBR Builders for construction work in an upcoming residential project. In a regulatory filing on Friday, the company informed that its subsidiary Starworth Infrastructure & Construction Ltd has received