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Meta's Double Standards, Weekly Funding Rundown & More

India, Aug. 31 -- Is Meta Being Two-Faced On Child Safety? Meta has agreed to pay roughly $18 Bn to settle US lawsuits, which alleged that Facebook and Instagram harmed minors. Beyond money, Meta wil... Read More


Falana urges Nigerian govt to ban petrol importation

Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has urged the federal government to end petrol importation and ensure that the 450,000 barrels of crude oil reporte... Read More


LG Manoj Sinha Calls For Wider Red Cross Outreach In Remote, Border Areas

Srinagar, Aug 31, Aug. 31 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday chaired the Annual General Meeting of the Indian Red Cross Society, Jammu and Kashmir UT, and reviewed its functioning, ongoing a... Read More


Stock market today: Gift Nifty hints a gap-down start; eight-day trading stocks to buy on Monday, 31 August

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open sharply lower on Monday, 31 August, amid weak global cues. The Gift Nifty trends also pointe... Read More


Skyways Air Services IPO GMP today: What grey market premium signals ahead of listing

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Following the finalisation of allotment for the Skyways Air Services IPO, which received a bumper response during its four-day bidding period, investors have now shifted their fo... Read More


Aon to buy USI Insurance Services for $17 billion: What it means for US middle-market businesses

India, Aug. 31 -- Aon is buying rival USI Insurance Services for $17 billion. Insurance broker Aon announced Monday that it will acquire USI Insurance Services from private equity firm KKR. The deal i... Read More


Fresh lending and deposit rates ease in July; MCLR inches up

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- The Reserve Bank of India's latest data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks indicates a largely stable interest rate environment, with only marginal change... Read More


Massive Promises, Empty Fields: The multi-billion-dollar unsuccessful Saudi project in Ethiopia

Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- In the late 2000s, global food price volatility prompted Gulf countries to seek secure agricultural breadbaskets abroad to shield their populations from future supply shocks. Under... Read More


Real estate powers services sector in June; retail and IT post double-digit gains - what govt data shows

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Eight of the 19 sub-sectors tracked by the government recorded double-digit growth in June 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier, with real estate emerging as the stro... Read More


Milky Mist Q1 profit surges nearly 10-fold as summer demand lifts yogurt, ice cream sales

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Newly listed Milky Mist Dairy Food Ltd saw its June quarter (Q1FY27) profit jump nearly tenfold, helped by a sharp summer-led surge in yogurt and ice-cream sales and stronger ope... Read More