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Meta CEO apologises for child abuse, deepfake content; errors in operating platform: Sources

India, Aug. 6 -- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for child abuse content, deepfakes and errors in operating the platform, sources said on Wednesday after the company's global team met IT Minis... Read More


Meta faces second day of Indian govt scrutiny over algorithms, platform compliance

India, Aug. 6 -- Meta executives faced a second straight day of questioning by Indian government officials on Thursday, August 6, over issues including Instagram's content recommendation algorithms an... Read More


CBI to hear petitioner who filed DA case against Rahul Gandhi next week

India, Aug. 6 -- The CBI has asked BJP member Vignesh Shishir to appear before it on Monday in connection with his complaint alleging accumulation of disproportionate assets by Congress MP and Leader ... Read More


Lok Sabha passes bill to authorise govt to permit banks to levy charges on UPI transactions

India, Aug. 6 -- Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a Bill to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 that authorises the government to permit banks and other service providers to levy charges on... Read More


RBI targeting polymer currency notes launch in early FY28: Guv Malhotra

India, Aug. 6 -- Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday said the Reserve Bank of India is targeting to launch long-lasting polymer currency notes at the beginning of the next financial year. Speaking ... Read More


Why Tanzania sent top ministers to Nigeria to woo Africa's richest industrialist Aliko Dangote

Tanzania, Aug. 6 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has stepped up efforts to attract strategic investments from the Dangote Group as the government moves to translate its Vision 2050 ambitions into concrete ... Read More


Elon Musk backs Starlink to deliver majority of world's internet within the next decade

United Kingdom, Aug. 6 -- Elon Musk has predicted that SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service could eventually deliver the majority of the world's internet connectivity within the next decade. ... Read More


Prof Mkumbo, Dangote hold strategic talks to bolster the firm's investment in Tanzania

LAGOS, Aug. 6 -- THE Minister for State, Presidents Office, Planning and Investment, Prof Kitila Mkumbo is leading a high-level Tanzanian delegation for a strategic investment mission in Lagos, Nigeri... Read More


Tanzania woos investors with reforms

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 6 -- TANZANIA yesterday showcased investment opportunities to local and international investors, highlighting reforms that allow investment approvals within 24 hours and provide ac... Read More


Adverse weather impacts Hatton depot's revenue

Sri Lanka, Aug. 6 -- Daily revenue of Hatton SLTB depot has dropped from Rs 3.3 million to Rs. 1-1.2 million due to severe adverse weather prevailing in the western slopes of the central hills and dis... Read More