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India's Digital Credit Growth Enters New Phase as AI, Alternative Data Take Centre Stage

New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- India's digital public infrastructure and fintech ecosystem have significantly expanded access to formal credit over the past decade, but the next phase of growth is expected to d... Read More


New unit in Japan's foreign ministry to help firms enter India

New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- A new division in Japan's foreign ministry will support small and medium sized Japanese companies and startups to enter the Indian market or expand investment, including through e... Read More


Joining Saudi-led alliance aimed at tackling Houthi challenges: Bangladesh

Dhaka, Aug. 2 -- Bangladesh on Sunday described its relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) as a "strategic" one and said its joining a Saudi-led alliance is aimed at tackling Houthi chall... Read More


The Kaji Nemu opportunity: Turning Assam's citrus heritage into Green Gold

Guwahati, Aug. 2 -- Written by Geeta Upadhyaya Assam's Kaji Nemu, long a staple in households across the state, could be poised for a much larger role in the rural economy. Its Geographical Indicatio... Read More


Happy Birthday Sanskruti Jayana: 5 Lesser-Known Facts About the rising Star

Mumbai, Aug. 2 -- While many know Sanskruti Jayana through her smashing debut in Krishnavataram as Satyabhama, but she is a woman donning a cap with multiple feathers to it. From becoming an entrepren... Read More


Sarvam's AI Arsenal

India, Aug. 2 -- In June, Sarvam AI entered India's unicorn club, raising $234 Mn (about Rs.2,210 Cr) in a $300 Mn Series B round at a $1.5 Bn valuation. Just a month later, the startup made it clear ... Read More


India merely acknowledged what Pakistan's conduct had already destroyed: Kwatra on Indus Water Treaty's abeyance

New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Stating that Islamabad had spent half a century dismantling the spirit of "goodwill and friendship" on which the Indus Water Treaty was concluded, Indian envoy to the United State... Read More


US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: Lebanese Army Says Five Soldiers Wounded in Israeli Attack on Bint Jbeil in Southern Lebanon

India, Aug. 2 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: On August 2, 2026, five Lebanese soldiers sustained minor injuries during an Israeli military attack in the town of Kafra, located within the Bint Jbei... Read More


Paytm App and Paytm UPI payments working normally

New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Paytm (One 97 Communications Limited), India's leading payments and financial services distribution company and the pioneer of mobile payments, QR codes and Soundbox, has confirme... Read More


SSB personnel dismantle temporary embankment in Susta, triggering local protest

Parasi, Aug. 2 -- Residents of Susta in Nawalparasi West have accused India's Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel of dismantling a temporary embankment built by locals to protect their settlement from... Read More