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Homegrown PE firms join global rivals in race for stake in Agappe Diagnostics

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- A clutch of homegrown private equity firms has joined the race to pick up a minority stake in Kerala-based in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) company Agappe Diagnostics, adding to the lis... Read More


Why is HD stock up? Home Depot rises after earnings beat estimates

India, Aug. 18 -- Home Depot stock is rising after a strong quarterly earnings report. Home Depot shares climbed about 2.1% in premarket trading after the company reported better-than-expected fiscal ... Read More


How was Bain Capital's third India liquidity move as 2026 harvest tops $500 mn?

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Private equity firm Bain Capital has fully exited an India real estate investment it made three years ago, marking its third liquidity move from its local portfolio so far this y... Read More


Thapa faction presses ahead with Congress convention despite Deuba camp's legal challenge

Kathmandu, Aug. 18 -- The Nepali Congress establishment faction led by party president Gagan Thapa has decided to proceed with the party's 15th General Convention on October 2-5, rejecting the rival S... Read More


Liberia: 16-Year-Old's Testimony Puts NSA Agent at Center of Rape Trial as Witness Recounts Three Alleged Sexual Assaults, Abduction and Roadside Abandonment

MONROVIA, Aug. 18 -- A 16-year-old alleged victim has delivered a deeply troubling account in the rape trial of National Security Agency Operative Peter Bon Jallah, telling Criminal Court "E" that he ... Read More


Liberia: When Young People Encounter God: Rainbow Global Conference Ignites a New Generation of Intercessors and Kingdom Influencers

MONROVIA, LIBERIA, Aug. 18 -- Hundreds of young people from Monrovia and surrounding communities gathered at the Liberty Christian Centre in Gardnersville from August 13-15, 2026 for the ninth edition... Read More


From Forensic Investigations to Entrepreneurship: How Akash Singh Thakur Is Building HALDIVA INDIA on Trust

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- How more than 13 years in forensic investigations, vigilance and compliance shaped an entrepreneur's approach to building a food and wellness brand around purity, accountabilit... Read More


Oil Prices Today, August 18, 2026: Brent Above $91 as Trump Rules Out an Extension

DUBAI, Aug. 18 -- Oil prices today are doing what they declined to do on Monday's deadline, which is move. Brent crude is above $91 a barrel, a third consecutive session of gains, and the market has f... Read More


Liberia: President Boakai Breaks Ground For Landmark Providence Island Development Project

Monrovia, Aug. 18 -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has officially broken ground for the development of Providence Island, marking a major step in the Government of Liberia's efforts to preserve t... Read More


PMO scrutiny of Nepal Telecom billing tender raises concerns over interference

Kathmandu, Aug. 18 -- The prime minister's office (PMO) has begun examining the tender process and technical specifications for Nepal Telecom's proposed new billing system, prompting concerns within t... Read More