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No autocrat will be able to rise again in Bangladesh: Fakhrul

Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- BNP Secretary General and Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said he firmly believes that no autocrat will ever agai... Read More


Take down defamatory, deepfake posts on Nitin Gadkari over E20 row: Bombay HC

India, Aug. 5 -- The Bombay high court on Wednesday reportedly ordered takedown of all online posts against Union minister Nitin Gadkari, describing it as "vile, obscene, abusive & defamatory" amid ro... Read More


'Posts against Nitin Gadkari vile, defamatory. Take them down': Bombay HC amid E20 row

India, Aug. 5 -- The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed Meta, X, Google and other social media platforms to take down allegedly defamatory posts and AI-generated deepfake videos against Union min... Read More


One year of Dharali tragedy: People struggle to rebuild life, closure eludes many

India, Aug. 5 -- A year after a mudslide struck Dharali village in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, killing dozens of people and destroying the settlement, survivors say the road to recovery has bee... Read More


Indonesia tailors internet expansion to local conditions

Jakarta, Aug. 5 -- The Indonesian government is moving away from relying solely on Base Transceiver Station (BTS) towers to expand internet access, opting instead to tailor its approach to local geogr... Read More


Korea's medtech firm Ainex Corporation inks deal with Singapore's National University Hospital

Singapore, Aug. 5 -- South Korea-based Ainex Corporation, a medical AI company specialising in gastrointestinal endoscopy, has signed an agreement with Singapore's National University Hospital (NUH) t... Read More


NCBA raises interim dividend as half-year profit hits Sh12.4bn

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- NCBA Group has raised its interim dividend by 50 percent after posting a 12.2 percent growth in half-year net profit, underlining the lender's strong earnings momentum even as it in... Read More


Court halts State plan to replace direct Sacco member votes

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- The High Court in Nyahururu has suspended enforcement of a government directive requiring large savings and credit cooperatives (Saccos) to replace their general membership voting m... Read More


New water-removal equipment market opens on flood risk

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- Rising flood risk is creating a new market for industrial water-removal equipment in Kenya, prompting engineering firms to expand their product offerings as demand grows from govern... Read More


Kenya to get two new undersea fibre optic cables in AI race

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- Kenya is set to add two new undersea fibre optic cables before 2027 in Africa's race for more bandwidth and high-speed internet amid the AI push. The first is a 4,108-kilometre sub... Read More