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Masayoshi Son bets $12 bn on Intel, puts 67% of SoftBank's US portfolio in one stock; where else is his firm investing?

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- SoftBank Group's latest 13F filing shows that its Intel holding accounted for nearly 67% of its disclosed US equity portfolio as of June 30, 2026, The company held 86,956,522 Int... Read More


Masayoshi Son bets $12 bn on Intel, puts 67% of SoftBank's US portfolio in one stock-where else is his firm investing?

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- SoftBank Group's latest 13F filing shows that its Intel holding accounted for nearly 67% of its disclosed US equity portfolio as of 30 June. The company held 86,956,522 Intel sha... Read More


India's quest for sovereign AI is off to a splendid start: here's how it can be achieved within a few years

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- On 12 June, the US commerce department ordered Anthropic to suspend access to two of its most capable artificial intelligence (AI) models, Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5, for... Read More


National Leprosy Eradication Programme workshop begins in Indore to strengthen leprosy control, interruption of transmission

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The two-day National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) Review-cum-Capacity Building Workshop commenced today in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Organised by the Central Leprosy Divisi... Read More


Mopshop Distribution IPO Day 1: Issue booked 29% so far. Check GMP, issue details

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Mopshop Distribution initial public offering (IPO) began on Wednesday, 19 August, and will end on Friday, 21 August. The Mopshop Distribution IPO price band is set at Rs.138 ... Read More


They'll pull out small fish, but no one will lay hand on Tau': Pawan Khera takes dig at NTA over team revamp

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday took a swipe at the National Testing Agency (NTA) over the revamp of its examination team, alleging that only lower-level individuals were ... Read More


Landlord lost Rs.2.71 lakh TDS credit after SBI error; ITAT says tax department must give full credit

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Agra, has directed the tax department to give a landlord credit for the full Rs.4.06 lakh tax deducted at source (TDS) after the tribuna... Read More


Bandi Sanjay announces free power for 2K Karimnagar Ganesh pandals

Hyderabad, Aug. 19 -- The Karimnagar Municipal Corporation will foot the electricity bill for nearly 2,000 Ganesh pandals set up across the city this Vinayaka Chavithi season, ending a practice in whi... Read More


Shimla school audit exposes glaring gaps: 81% lack clean drinking Water, 43% without safety fencing

Shimla, Aug. 19 -- A social audit of schools in Shimla district has uncovered wide-ranging deficiencies in infrastructure, basic amenities, student safety, child protection, and academic monitoring, r... Read More


Kolkata hotel fire kills nine people including a childPublished on: August 19, 2026 11:50 AM

KOLKATA, Aug. 19 -- A hotel fire in Kolkata killed nine people, including a child, Indian authorities said. At least six other people suffered injuries in the incident. Read More: At least three kill... Read More