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Stripe Acquires AI Gateway OpenRouter for $7 Billion, Betting the Future Runs Through AI

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17 -- For three years, OpenRouter's value proposition was simple and, for developers, genuinely useful: stop betting on one AI model. The platform sat between developers and a chao... Read More


NICDP projects need faster execution as Centre pushes investor-ready industrial ecosystems

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The Union government has pushed for faster implementation of industrial corridor projects, prioritising land allotment, investment, and production start-up, as it works to conver... Read More


'Haven't received a single rupee': Bengaluru accident victim hits out at Rapido

India, Aug. 17 -- A Bengaluru-based interior designer who suffered horrific injuries in an accident involving her Rapido bike taxi has called out the company for allegedly refusing to pay her medical ... Read More


Sensex slides 433 pts; PSU bank decline for 3rd day

Mumbai, Aug. 17 -- The headline equity benchmarks traded with substantial losses in the morning trade as investors assessed a slew of Q1 FY27 earnings announcements amid the ongoing results season. Se... Read More


Iran Nuclear Deal Deadline Expires: Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman as Hormuz Talks Fail

MUSCAT, Aug. 17 -- When diplomats from Tehran and Muscat agreed in early August on the coordinates of shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz, it appeared, briefly, like the geometry of a deal. In... Read More


Ukraine War: Six Killed in Belgorod as Massive Overnight Drone Offensive Targets Wildberries Warehouses

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- In the village of Koloskovo, on the Russian side of the border with Ukraine, six people died overnight Sunday in what acting Belgorod Region Governor Alexander Shuvaev called a U... Read More


StreamEast Operators Jailed in Egypt After Running World's Largest Illegal Sports Streaming Platform

CAIRO, Aug. 17 -- For most of its users, StreamEast looked like a miracle. Every NFL Sunday, every NBA playoff game, every Premier League fixture, every UFC pay-per-view - all of it, free, in a browse... Read More


Breece Hall injury update: New York Jets RB strains groin at practice; check details

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- New York Jets running back Breece Hall left practice early on Monday (August 17) after going down untouched, raising immediate questions about his availability for the upcoming s... Read More


BNP-led govt rebuilding state from ruins: Rizvi

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Prime Minister's Adviser and BNP Standing Committee member Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday said the BNP-led government took charge of the country amid a "devastated" situation and is now... Read More


'Freedom to Excel': Vedic Village Spa Resort, Foundation to Summit host inclusive cricket initiative in Kolkata

India, Aug. 17 -- Vedic Village Spa Resort and Foundation to Summit organised "Freedom to Excel", a special DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) sports initiative on Saturday at Vedic Village Spa Res... Read More