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US Senate blocks data center power-cost bill amid election-year clash

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- A Senate effort to address concerns over the impact of data centers on electricity prices failed to move forward on Wednesday, as lawmakers became embroiled in an election-year di... Read More


Morocco's first female prime minister faces a high-stakes test of power and public trust

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- Morocco has entered a new political chapter with the appointment of Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country's first female prime minister, placing a prominent lawyer and former... Read More


OpenAI says it disrupted large-scale effort to copy its AI model capabilities

Washington, Oct. 1 -- OpenAI said it has disrupted a coordinated campaign aimed at extracting protected reasoning from its models and using the information to help train, reproduce or improve another ... Read More


From weld shops to connected lines: Adisoft Technologies' growth tracks India's factory automation push

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The Pune-based automation company grew profit faster than income in FY26 and is building a new plant because its current unit is at peak utilisation. Pune (Maharashtra... Read More


Petroleum Act draft: Licence breaches may no longer be criminal, but repeat violations could cost Rs.5 crore

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The government has proposed a major overhaul of the penalty framework under the Petroleum Act, 1934, seeking to take routine licence-related violations out of the criminal law fra... Read More


Police warn service apartment owners in Hyderabad over illegal activities

Hyderabad, Oct. 1 -- Police have warned service apartment owners and managers to properly verify guests before renting out their properties in Hyderabad. The warning follows recent police raids that f... Read More


Cross-border QR payments: Efforts must go beyond expanding coverage

Hanoi, Oct. 1 -- VietQR Global, which enables Vietnamese users to make payments in many countries, and vice versa, currently covers more than 6% of domestic payment acceptance points, leaving signific... Read More


Govt lowers windfall tax on diesel, ATF exports amid West Asia tensions

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The government on Wednesday cut the windfall gains tax on the export of diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), while retaining it at the same level for petrol for the fortnight b... Read More


2 theft accused use sarees to escape from RPF lock-up

Navi Mumbai, Oct. 1 -- Two women arrested in a suspected railway wire theft case pulled off a dramatic escape from the RPF lock-up in Belapur in the early hours of September 28, allegedly breaking the... Read More


HC allows Chembur slum dwellers to challenge SRA on builder's appointment

MUMBAI, Oct. 1 -- The Bombay High court on Tuesday allowed a handful of slum dwellers from Siddharth Nagar in Chembur to challenge the appointment of Ruparel Buildcon to undertake a slum rehabilitatio... Read More