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PM Modi meets Australia Governor General Sam Mostyn, reviews India-Australia strategic partnership

India, July 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Australia's Governor-General Sam Mostyn in Melbourne and discussed the enduring partnership between India and Australia, focusing on shared democratic... Read More


Bolero mows down two women waiting at Shamshabad bus stop

Hyderabad, July 9 -- Two women lost their lives after a Bolero vehicle rammed into people waiting at a bus stop in Shamshabad, Rangareddy district, on Thursday, July 9. The incident took place at Sat... Read More


Kenya can't afford another Telkom experiment

Nairobi, July 9 -- Word from a well-placed insider: the government is about to go shopping, again, for a strategic investor to run and refinance Telkom Kenya. It is the height of irony that a multibil... Read More


DCI to probe Sh6.2bn State payroll fraud

Nairobi, July 9 -- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has formally taken over investigations into the suspected Sh6.2 billion payroll fraud in the public service, following the handover ... Read More


Power of local innovation in expanding healthcare among rural communities

Nairobi, July 9 -- The birth of my first child in 2018 revealed how unreliable electricity can undermine healthcare in rural Kenya. Frequent power outages disrupted vaccine storage, forcing families t... Read More


KQ gets second Dubai landing slot in battle against Emirates

Nairobi, July 9 -- Kenya Airways (KQ) has secured a second landing slot at Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest airport for international passenger traffic, allowing it to launch a second ... Read More


The rural economy will need government support-a monsoon revival hasn't washed away farmer worries

New Delhi, July 9 -- Rainfall last week came as good news for Indian agriculture staring at one of the worst droughts of this century. June ended with a 40% deficit in rainfall, which was the fifth wo... Read More


How Master's student secured Sh1.5 billion to build solar business in Kenya

Nairobi, July 9 -- When Jonas Barman, a 40-year-old Swedish engineer, first came to Kenya, the idea of starting a solar energy company was far from his mind. In fact, he was looking for a school roof ... Read More


KRA to ditch Excel for web-based tax filing system

Nairobi, July 9 -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) plans to overhaul the income tax return filing infrastructure by abandoning the Excel file download and adopting use of a web-based system as it se... Read More


Delhi DDA removes over 57,000 MT silt in mission mode ahead of monsoon

India, July 9 -- The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has removed over 57,000 metric tonnes (MT) of silt from stormwater drains as part of a mission-mode desilting drive aimed at strengthening the ci... Read More