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Beyond billable hours: Intellectual property as the new currency for IT services

New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- For decades, the IT services industry has relied on the billable-hours model, which worked well when scale was measured in headcount, when costs could be optimized through global... Read More


"Instead of giving him a promotion, they have sent the ACB to his house": J-K Dy CM Surinder Choudhary after ACB raids his brother's residence

Jammu, Feb. 25 -- Following a raid by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) at the residence of his brother Vijay Choudhary in a suspected disproportionate assets case, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minis... Read More


Cocaine prices plunge in France as record seizures reveal expanding supply chains

Bangladesh, Feb. 25 -- France is witnessing a significant shift in its cocaine market dynamics, as record-breaking seizures, evolving trafficking routes, and digital distribution networks drive prices... Read More


Mass arrests and secret trials: Rights groups warn of deepening crackdown in Iran

Bangladesh, Feb. 25 -- A leading international watchdog has sounded the alarm over what it describes as a sweeping campaign of arbitrary arrests and violent repression in Iran, accusing authorities of... Read More


Indias Su-30MKI upgrade and the Su-57 temptation: Strategic autonomy at a crossroads

Bangladesh, Feb. 25 -- Indias reported push to upgrade its fleet of Sukhoi Su-30MKI aircraft-while advancing talks with Moscow over the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57-marks more than a routine moderniz... Read More


Blue drum murder: Family's 'unusually calm' conduct raises eyebrows

India, Feb. 25 -- LUCKNOW As the blue drum horror in Ashiana continues to send tremors across the city, investigators are closely examining the contradictory statements and "unusually calm" conduct of... Read More


Is Hindu girl marrying Muslim boy destroying the national fabric: SC

Hyderabad, Feb. 25 -- The Supreme Court of India, on Wednesday, February 25, dismissed a petition seeking a ban on Hindi movie "Yadav Ji Ki Love Story," which features a Hindu girl falling in love wit... Read More


Suzlon Energy rejigs top deck with an eye on growth, diversification

Mumbai, Feb. 25 -- Suzlon Energy Ltd on Tuesday announced a leadership rejig with an eye on expansion, as long-time chief executive J.P. Chalasani moved on to oversee the group's newer projects and a ... Read More


India's instant loan boom spawns a new breed of micro-settlement platforms

New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- Kundan Shahi first built LegalPay, a startup that finances litigation, in late 2019, before stumbling upon a different kind of distress: consumer debt. As unsecured personal loan... Read More


Penicillin shot: Will Aurobindo Pharma's audacious bet rejuvenate antibiotic production in India?

Mumbai, Feb. 25 -- Nearly two decades after Indian manufacturers exited Penicillin G production-most notably when Torrent Pharma shut its plant in 2007-Aurobindo Pharma is staging what can only be des... Read More