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Current account deficit to widen to 2.3% of GDP in FY27: Report

India, May 19 -- India's current account deficit is set to widen to 2.3 per cent of GDP in FY27 from 0.9 per cent in FY26, a foreign brokerage said on Monday. The balance of payments (BoP) deficit is... Read More


Report flags India's heightened susceptibility to cyberattacks, CBRN threats

India, May 19 -- India's geopolitical vulnerabilities, growing industrial sector, and rapid urbanisation have heightened its susceptibility to cyberattacks and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and ... Read More


Gold flat, silver moves up on import restrictions

India, May 19 -- Gold prices remained flat at Rs 1.62 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, while silver rates edged higher to Rs 2.76 lakh per kilogram amid fresh restrictions on impor... Read More


Boost manufacturing to reduce imports: Goyal

India, May 19 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday asked the industry to identify goods that can be manufactured in India to help reduce import dependence of those products. He al... Read More


Silicon Valley is spending $700 billion on AI: Why is India trying to match the math?

India, May 19 -- History is a graveyard of state-funded tech projects eclipsed by commercial scale. We are walking straight into the same trap In 1982, the global technology elite feared Japan's "Fif... Read More


AI rewiring India's roads for a safer tomorrow

India, May 19 -- From real-time data to smarter enforcement, AI is reshaping how India prevents road accidents The National Road Safety Hackathon 2026, organised by the Indian Institute of Technology... Read More


Pope Leo XIV to launch pontiff's AI encyclical on May 25

India, May 19 -- Pope Leo XIV and the co-founder of artificial intelligence company Anthropic will launch the pontiff's first encyclical on May 25, a document on the care of human dignity in the era o... Read More


Latur coaching centre founder arrested in NEET-UG paper leak

India, May 19 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested a founder of a coaching center in Maharashtra's Latur in connection with NEET-UG paper leak. Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar... Read More


Nigeria, US forces kill 20 IS group militants

India, May 19 -- The Nigerian military said Monday that a new operation with US forces has killed more than 20 Islamic State group militants in northeastern Borno State. The operation in Metele follo... Read More


23-year-old, youngest Indian-origin UK mayor elected

India, May 19 -- A 23-year-old politician representing a local council in eastern England has created history by becoming the youngest Indian-origin Mayor in the United Kingdom. Tushar Kumar, a forme... Read More