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Profit booking ramps paper gold rally post duty hike

New Delhi, May 13 -- Bulls holding paper gold booked profits big time after the government hiked the gold import duty by an overnight 9% to save on precious forex amid elevated oil prices induced by a... Read More


My househelp went to her hometown for the 2026 elections: I had 30 days to see if a vacuum cleaner could replace her

New Delhi, May 13 -- If you live in India, you know the feeling of "Maid Holidays." Last month, my househelp told me she was going back to her village in West Bengal for the elections. She was gone fo... Read More


Finance, Energy Ministers join forces to boost non-tax state revenue

Jakarta, May 13 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa met with Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia to discuss efforts to increase non-tax state revenue, accelerate the energy sel... Read More


Iran warns over hormuz weapons transitPublished on: May 13, 2026 7:32 PM

Pakistan, May 13 -- Iran military says no country will be allowed to transport US weapons through the Strait of Hormuz. It warns of major maritime security implications. The statement could affect reg... Read More


Liberia Turns to Austrian Firm to Rescue Troubled National ID System as Activists Flag Security Concerns

Liberia, May 13 -- By Tetee Gebro and Joyclyn Wea with New Narratives Nearly a year after public anger forced the government to suspend the chaotic rollout of the national digital identification regi... Read More


MobiKwik's Profitable Q4, India's CCTV Shake-Up & More

India, May 13 -- MobiKwik's Q4 Financial Scorecard It was a mixed Q4 for MobiKwik. Revenue contraction marred the full FY26 picture, but the company managed to cling on to its profitability in Q4, he... Read More


Stop checking your phone on vacation: These 5 AI CCTV cameras only alert you for real threats

New Delhi, May 13 -- Vacations are the time for unplugging from your daily life and focusing on the experiences at hand and not checking your phone constantly to check if that motion alert from your h... Read More


A narrow group of stocks posts outsized gains amid market turmoil

Mumbai, May 13 -- Beneath the gloom gripping Indian equities, a quiet rally is reshaping parts of the market. Even as foreign investors pull money out, crude prices climb and benchmark indices struggl... Read More


From tariffs to war: why Indian stocks keep losing momentum

New Delhi, May 13 -- Indian equities have spent the past year lurching from one shock to another. Just as investors adjust to one trigger, another upends sentiment-from tariff threats and geopolitical... Read More


Vietnam steps up implementation of ethnic affairs strategy through 2030

Hanoi, May 13 -- Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has signed the Prime Minister's Directive No. 19/CT-TTg, calling for stronger implementation of the Ethnic Affairs Strategy by 2030, with a vision t... Read More