Sitharaman counters LoP on farmers, food security & data

  • “If Congress had its way, Indian farmers would have been on the streets. They are the ones selling Indian farmers,” she said..

Lay community health worker-led care with mobile decision support for uncontrolled hypertension: a cluster-randomized trial

  • A cluster-randomized trial in rural Lesotho showed that uncontrolled hypertension diagnosis and management delivered by minimally trained lay persons in the community using a mobile decision support tool was superior to facility referral for improving clinica….

Freexian Collaborators: Debian Contributions: cross building, rebootstrap updates, Refresh of the patch tagging guidelines and more! (by Anupa Ann Joseph)

  • Debian Contributions: 2026-01 Contributing to Debian is part of Freexian’s mission. This article covers the latest achievements of Freexian and their collaborators. All of this is made possible by organizations subscribing to our Long Term Support contracts a….

Cine au fost mogulii, cei mai puternici oameni ai lumii. Au creat un imperiu al luxului și toleranței

  • Acum câteva secole, în Asia Centrală lua naștere una dintre cele mai puternice și bogate dinastii ale istoriei. Se numea Moguli și au ajuns să controleze un întreg subcontinent. Averea lor era atât de mare încât numele dinastiei a devenit sinonim, până astăzi….

Riposta Kremlinului: Reacția Moscovei la confiscarea petrolierelor din „flota fantomă”

  • Valul de dezinformare privind „flota din umbră” a Rusiei sugerează că Kremlinul devine din ce în ce mai nervos în privința capacității sale de a ocoli sancțiunile europene privind exportul de petrol rusesc..

When US Immigration Policy Helped Create India’s IT Boom

  • When US policymakers debate high-skill immigration, they also shape education systems, career choices, and industrial development around the world..

Alternative U.S. Grand Strategies: Past, Present, Future

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Best of BS Opinion: Climate finance gaps and the strain on federalism

  • Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today.

Great opportunities to work with India, says Tarique aide as Bangladesh votes

  • BNP has emerged as the frontrunner to lead the country under Tarique Rahman, the son of party founder and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia..

Resource mobilisation strategy for Nigeria’s WASH sector

  • Amidst USAID funding cuts, Nigeria’s WASH sector faces a crisis. Explore the new resource mobilisation strategy to secure access to clean water for all. Read More: https://punchng.com/resource-mobilisation-strategy-for-nigerias-wash-sector/.

Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgic meets PM Modi, plans India expansion

  • The British manufacturing giant plans to scale up its operations, expand its Global Capability Centre to become its largest globally, co-create complex manufacturing projects, and build high-value engineering capabilities.

Sebi chairperson flags misuse of SME framework

  • Sebi chairperson Tuhin Kanta Pandey highlighted concerns regarding the misuse of SME regulatory relaxations. Instances of fund diversion to related parties and shell companies were observed. Some SMEs also engaged in unfair trade practices to manipulate marke….

Birla Capital, L&T Finance enter MSCI Index

  • MSCI has added Aditya Birla Capital and L&T Finance to its Global Standard Index, anticipating nearly $495 million in passive inflows. Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will be excluded, potentially seeing $141.6 million in outflows. The….

From Caracas, with love: How Venezuela's reopening helps India's energy agenda

  • India used to buy 400,000 bpd of crude oil from Venezuela until the US sanctions hit. That oil, now being shipped to China, may come back to India and the US, boosting India's energy security and furthering the goal of energy source diversification..

Plea in SC for FIR against Assam CM Himanta for hate speech

  • India News: NEW DELHI: Bringing to SC’s notice various instances of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s alleged hate speeches, including a recent controversial video f..

FM Nirmala Sitharaman cites data centre sops, rejects Opposition claims on India data flow and trade deal in Lok Sabha

  • Nirmala Sitharaman said the Budget incentivises local data centres, rejecting Rahul Gandhi’s charge that India’s data was being opened to the US. She accused Congress of compromising farmers, the poor and national interests..

Inside the world's largest flower market—the likely source of your Valentine's bouquet

  • Some 20 million flowers are sold each day at the historic Aalsmeer Flower Auction in the Netherlands—more than half the flowers purchased worldwide..

Microfinance shows spark but shrinks to lowest in 3 years

  • The Indian microfinance market has shrunk to ₹3.22 lakh crore, marking a significant 16% year-on-year decline and reaching a three-year low. This contraction is attributed to a large bank reclassifying micro loans as retail and an acceleration in writing off ….

W Health Ventures to take bigger, bolder bets in healthcare: Pankaj Jethwani

  • The firm on Thursday announced the initial close of Fund II at ₹550 crore, aiming to raise ₹630 crore. The fund is about 87% subscribed, and the firm hopes to announce the final close shortly..

Nandan Nilekani's Fundamentum targets more fintech investments as ecosystem matures

  • Fundamentum is increasing its fintech exposure in its upcoming third fund, targeting the MSME credit gap and the growing wealthtech sector..

Did a 19th-century freemason really predict World War 3 between Islam and Zionism?

  • The “Pike letter,” allegedly written in 1871, is said to predict three world wars: the first to topple empires and establish communism, the second to defeat fascism and pave the way for Israel, and a third future conflict between Western and Islamic powers, l….

The Pitt Season 2 Episode 6 release time, schedule, what to expect and how to watch: Global streaming timings worldwide

  • The Pitt Season 2 Episode 6 release time, schedule, what to expect and how to watch is here. Episode 6 streams February 12, 2026 on HBO Max. Check global release time, full schedule, cast, runtime, plot details, and streaming plans..

W Health Ventures announces first close of second fund at Rs 550 crore, to back 8-10 healthcare startups

  • W Health Ventures has announced the initial close of its second fund at Rs 550 crore, with a target corpus of Rs 630 crore. The firm aims to build and scale 8-10 new companies over the next four years, investing Rs 30-50 crore in each incubation..

Cyber risks lurking beneath India’s data centre ops build out

  • State backed hackers eyeing 'high value honeypots' as data centres spread at breakneck speed..

Voice AI moves from an add-on to the core for Indian companies

  • As digital services reach deeper into tier-II and III cities, and rural India, companies are rethinking text-heavy and English-first systems in favour of voice-led and Indic-language AI..

Decoding 3-hour deadline for companies to axe flagged AI-made posts

  • The latest IT rules in India now bring artificial intelligence under legal oversight for the first time. Intermediaries must act faster to remove flagged unlawful content, including deepfakes targeting women and children. The amendments also introduce a label….

Exclusive: IPO-bound Flipkart explores food delivery launch

  • Flipkart, owned by Walmart, is assessing entry into online food delivery, starting with a Bengaluru pilot around May-June and a wider launch later. It is exploring a standalone platform or a buyer-side app on ONDC, after earlier plans did not progress. The $9….

Tighter takedown rules are for all social media content

  • The amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules drastically shortening the time frames for intermediaries to remove content are applicable to all content, and not only those generated with artificial ….

Flipkart may dig into food delivery business

  • Flipkart, owned by Walmart, is assessing entry into online food delivery, starting with a Bengaluru pilot around May-June and a wider launch later. It is exploring a standalone platform or a buyer-side app on ONDC, after earlier plans did not progress. The $9….

Así es el nuevo Suzuki Across, un SUV de doble sello japonés destinado a competir con su mellizo: el RAV4

  • Desde hace algunos años, en ciertos mercados Suzuki ofrece un SUV de tamaño compacto que lleva por nombre Suzuki Across. Sin embargo, no es un modelo desarrollado por la propia marca, pues se basa en la Toyota RAV4 y ahora acaba de estrenar su segunda generac….

Instagram Head Adam Mosseri Testifies, Says ‘Problematic Use’ Is Not ‘Clinical Addiction’

  • Google and Meta are named in a civil lawsuit that accuses YouTube and Instagram of being addictive to children..

Nepal face Italy in second ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match today

  • KATHMANDU: Nepal are set to face Italy in their second match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 today, aiming to register their first win of the tournament. The match between Nepal and Italy will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, starting a….