Month: August 2026

Partial FDI opening in e-commerce “almost worse” than no opening: Competere chief

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Partial FDI opening in e-commerce “almost worse” than no opening: Competere chief

Shanker Singham, President and Chairman of the Competere Foundation for Trade and Competition Policy | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India’s partial opening up of foreign direct investment (FDI) rules in the e-commerce sector could be “almost worse” for competition than maintaining an outright ban on FDI, according to Shanker Singham, President and Chairman of the…

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Business

Delhi-based software engineer beaten to death by in-laws after wife alleges dispute; four detained

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Delhi-based software engineer beaten to death by in-laws after wife alleges dispute; four detained

A 31-year-old software engineer was allegedly beaten to death by his in-laws at his home in outer Delhi’s Laxmi Park on Friday (August 21, 2026) after his wife called her family members following a matrimonial dispute, police said. Police informed that a murder case is being registered in connection with the incident, and four individuals…

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Amit Shah reviews Siliguri Corridor security, pushes for ‘triangular grid’

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Amit Shah reviews Siliguri Corridor security, pushes for ‘triangular grid’

Union Home Minister Amit Shah. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday (August 22, 2026) held a meeting with senior officials of West Bengal and central forces to review security along the nation’s eastern borders, focusing primarily on strengthening arrangements at the Siliguri Corridor, also called the ‘Chicken’s Neck’, officials…

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Imran Khan’s sister files contempt plea over violation of Pakistan top court’s hospitalisation order

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Imran Khan’s sister files contempt plea over violation of Pakistan top court’s hospitalisation order

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister Uzma Khan (left) speaks as his personal physician Faisal Sultan watches during a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, on August 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The sister of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday (August 22, 2026) filed a petition in the Supreme Court,…

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World

India vs Sri Lanka Tests: Coach Gambhir says focus is on winning 2nd Test, not on WTC

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India vs Sri Lanka Tests: Coach Gambhir says focus is on winning 2nd Test, not on WTC

India’s coach Gautam Gambhir. File | Photo Credit: PTI In his prime as an opener, Gautam Gambhir loved the scent of a battle and drew inspiration from it. The same combative streak lingers in his second avatar as the coach. Speaking to the media at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground here on Saturday (August 22),…

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Sports

DMK revamps party organisation; sets 70 as age limit for district secretaries, 45 for local units

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DMK revamps party organisation; sets 70 as age limit for district secretaries, 45 for local units

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M.K. Stalin during the party’s executive committee meeting along with senior party leaders, at party headquarters, in Chennai, on August 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has announced a major revamp of the party organisation at all levels with…

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Nation

Hexaware eyes slice of $900 billion SaaS market with AI-enabled software, even as AI-infused revenue tops 50%

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Hexaware eyes slice of 0 billion SaaS market with AI-enabled software, even as AI-infused revenue tops 50%

Hexaware Technologies is going after a slice of the $900 billion global SaaS market, betting that AI has made it cheap and fast enough to build custom software that can replace licensed enterprise applications rather than simply migrate customers from one subscription vendor to another. “It’s no longer expensive or time consuming to build custom…

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Business

Under-construction seven-storey building collapses in Kondapur, neighbour injured

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Under-construction seven-storey building collapses in Kondapur, neighbour injured

Screen grab from the video of the collapsed building in Kondapur. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement An under-construction seven-storey building collapsed at Anjaiah Nagar in Kondapur on Saturday (August 22, 2026) afternoon, triggering panic in the area and prompting fire and police teams to launch a search operation to check if anyone was trapped under…

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RBI sees forex inflows of $72.85 billion via FCNR (B), OFCB, ECB Swap facility

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RBI sees forex inflows of .85 billion via FCNR (B), OFCB, ECB Swap facility

Image used for representational purposes only. Photo: Special Arrangements. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday (August 22, 2026) said that $72,85 billion [$72,848 million] of foreign exchange has been generated via FCNR(B) Deposits, External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) and Overseas Foreign Currency Borrowings (OFCBs) under the Reserve Bank Swap facility as on August 21,…

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Business

AUS vs BAN 2nd Test: Mitchell Starc and Shoriful Islam take 6 wickets each

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AUS vs BAN 2nd Test: Mitchell Starc and Shoriful Islam take 6 wickets each

Mitchell Starc celebrates taking his fifth wicket for the innings when he dismissed Bangladeshs Litton Das during the first day of the second cricket Test match between Australia and Bangladesh at the Great Barrier Reef Stadium in Mackay | Photo Credit: AFP Mitchell Starc removed Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam with the first ball of the…

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