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'An ordinary BJP karyakarta': Smriti Irani joins BJP's national team as general secretary; thanks PM Modi, Nitin Nabin

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Former Union minister Smriti Irani has returned to the Bharatiya Janata Party's national organisational leadership, thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Nitin ... Read More


DoPPW to Hold 9th National Anubhav Awards, PRC Workshop

India, Aug. 17 -- The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare will hold the 9th National Anubhav Awards Ceremony and 60th Pre-Retirement Counselling Workshop at Vigyan Bhawan on August 17. The e... Read More


U.S. Homebuilder Confidence Unexpectedly Improves Modestly In August

India, Aug. 17 -- The National Association of Home Builders released a report on Monday unexpectedly showing a modest improvement in U.S. homebuilder confidence in the month of August. The report sai... Read More


Union Minister Piyush Goyal discusses scaling up retail investment with Nippon Life India AMC CEO Sundeep Sikka

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Monday held a meeting with Sundeep Sikka, MD and CEO of Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd, and discussed measures to... Read More


Devastated by wildfire, the village of Le Porge pins hopes for support on PM visit

France, Aug. 17 -- The Gironde fires, which began in July, destroyed more than 40,000 hectares - an area four times the size of Paris - and forced the evacuation of more than 220,000 people. Although ... Read More


Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir Calls for Killing '30 to 40' Palestinians in Gaza Every Night

JERUSALEM, Aug. 17 -- Israel's far-right national security minister escalated his public calls for mass killing in Gaza this week, stating on a podcast that Israeli forces should "kill 30 or 40" peopl... Read More


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