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The story behind Imbeju and Kizimkazi festivals

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 18 -- A FESTIVAL or concert is easy to understand from the audiences perspective. There is a stage, music, food, crowds, sponsors and, eventually, the lights go out. But for the o... Read More


Moitra moves privilege notice over late-night order to vacate WB circuit house

India, Aug. 18 -- Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra moved a privilege notice before Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against three senior officials, alleging a serious breach of protocol and contemptuous c... Read More


Man with China links held for Rs 1,071 crore cyber fraud across 1,090 cases

India, Aug. 18 -- The Gujarat CID has arrested a man from Assam allegedly involved in a staggering 1,090 cybercrimes, including 'digital arrest' cases, amounting to Rs 1,071.5 crore across the country... Read More


Wings for Bharat

India, Aug. 18 -- Why technical and operational drone training is India's next great skilling frontier - for its youth and its veterans It is widely believed and understood that India has missed the ... Read More


Ambarish Kumar Gupta Joins Lumax Auto Technologies As VP Operations

Mumbai, Aug. 18 -- Tier 1 automotive supplier Lumax Auto Technologies, part of the DK Jain Group, has further strengthened its management team by onboarding Ambarish Kumar Gupta as the new Vice-Presid... Read More


KCB to take over Kilimani apartments in Sh2bn row

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- KCB Bank has been allowed to place apartment blocks owned by Northcote Business Centre under administration to recover defaulted $16 million (Sh2 billion) loans. Northcote borrowe... Read More


Equity funds trail NSE 2026 returns

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- Unit trust funds putting investor funds into select listed stocks have trailed returns of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) as the schemes struggle to deliver market-beating re... Read More


Yamaha Launches Refreshed 125cc Fi Hybrid Scooter Range In India

Mumbai, Aug. 18 -- India Yamaha Motor has announced updates to its 125cc Fi Hybrid scooter line-up, which introduces new colour schemes, revised body graphics and technology features across the RayZR ... Read More


Inside MPs plan to ease the pain at petrol pumps

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- A parliamentary committee has proposed a reduction of the fuel pricing components subject to Value Added Tax (VAT) in a bid to help lower pump prices, especially whenever global co... Read More


Prime Bank profit rise 23.6pc on government lending

Nairobi, Aug. 18 -- Prime Bank Group has posted a 23.6 percent jump in net profit for the half-year ended June 2026 to Sh3.3 billion, mainly driven by lending to the government. The lender, which has... Read More