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Illegal betting machines raise risk as gaming targets Sh300 billion

Tanzania, Sept. 8 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's gaming industry is targeting more than Sh300 billion in government revenue this financial year, as regulators step up efforts to curb illegal gaming and ... Read More


Tanzania's regional peace role in focus at women's conference

Tanzania, Sept. 8 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania will host the first Women's Parliamentary Conference in November, giving the country an opportunity to strengthen its role in regional peace and security e... Read More


Bhupen Hazarika is an emotion that lives in Assam's heart and soul : CM Himanta

India, Sept. 8 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday described legendary singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika as an emotion that lives in the heart and soul of the people of Assam, as the ... Read More


Add to cart, courtesy AI

India, Sept. 8 -- For nearly a century, the Indian shopper was won through noise. The biggest hoarding on Linking Road, the catchiest radio jingle, the celebrity endorsement during a cricket match, or... Read More


VAT exemption on scrap metal bleeding exchequer, killing infrastructure

The Council noted, Sept. 8 -- On July 1, the Finance Act, 2026 came into force. On August 21, barely 52 days later, the Scrap Metal Council (SMC), through its chairperson, issued a desperate press rel... Read More


Cut the waste, deliver the projects

Dar es Salaam, Sept. 8 -- PRIME Ministers directive to councils across the country to cut unnecessary expenditure and channel the savings into priority development projects could not have come at a mo... Read More


Mufindi tightens timber revenue controls

MUFINDI, Sept. 8 -- MUFINDI District Council has tightened controls on timber revenue by ordering that all forest valuations be carried out by qualified forestry experts before any sales are approved,... Read More


ONGC chairman selection: 7 candidates in second round

India, Sept. 8 -- Seven candidates shortlisted for the top job at State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) are likely to appear before a search-cum-selection committee this week, as the Govern... Read More


Sensex drops 382 points amid elevated crude prices

India, Sept. 8 -- Benchmark stock index Sensex dropped by 382 points on Monday due to selling in metal, IT and oil and gas shares amid rising crude prices, escalation in US-Iran hostilities and fears ... Read More


Rupee falls 7 paise to close at 94.50 against US dollar

India, Sept. 8 -- The rupee fell 7 paise to close at 94.50 (provisional) against the American currency on Monday as surging crude oil prices and global headwinds offset the support from strong FCNR do... Read More