Month: February 2026

Interpol issues red notice for Indonesia ‘gasoline godfather’

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Interpol issues red notice for Indonesia ‘gasoline godfather’

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Interpol issued a red notice for the arrest of one of Indonesia’s biggest oil tycoons over a $17 billion corruption scandal, authorities said. Mohammad Riza Chalid, nicknamed the “gasoline godfather”, is wanted in Indonesia for his alleged involvement in corruption at state-owned oil company Pertamina…

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Indonesia to restore access to Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot

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Indonesia to restore access to Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot

Grok has faced a global backlash after it emerged that its image creation feature allowed users to sexualise pictures of women and children using simple text prompts [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Indonesia will restore access to Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok after the billionaire’s social media platform X promised to comply with the country’s…

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Credible and creditable: On Union Budget 2026-27

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Credible and creditable: On Union Budget 2026-27

Where Budget 2025 was largely dominated by the income-tax rate and slab relaxations, Budget 2026 has done away with Big Bang measures. Instead, its scattershot approach, through various sectoral and issue-based measures, when taken together, is aimed at propelling India’s growth over the medium term. Given the level of geoeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties that the…

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China executes 4 more members of Myanmar-based group in crackdown on scam operations

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China executes 4 more members of Myanmar-based group in crackdown on scam operations

This handout from the Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court taken and released on September 29, 2025 shows members of the Ming family mafia organization appearing in the Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, during their sentencing for crimes in relation to their involvement with scam compounds. China executed 11 people linked to Myanmar…

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New schemes to provide livelihood and assistive devices for persons with disabilities

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New schemes to provide livelihood and assistive devices for persons with disabilities

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Union Government is preparing to launch two new schemes for persons with disabilities, aimed at training them for “dignified livelihood opportunities” and providing them with “timely access” to assistive devices by setting up “modern retail-style” Assistive Technology Marts across the country. Even as…

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Union Budget 2026-27: What the new fiscal rule means for growth and spending

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Union Budget 2026-27: What the new fiscal rule means for growth and spending

A woman plants rice saplings in a paddy field in Nagaon on February 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI The direction of fiscal policy is influenced by the nature of fiscal policy rules. The present fiscal policy rule of the Union government is informed by what can be termed as sound finance rules, where the…

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