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Why Nepal's new power brokers pose fresh challenges for India, China

If India and China continue treating Nepal primarily as a geopolitical pawn, they risk alienating future leaders

Microsoft, OpenAI, other US firms herald Trump's UK visit With pledges

The tech giants are dedicating more than £31 billion ($42.3 billion) to artificial intelligence systems, quantum computing initiatives and other tech projects

TikTok US operations buyers to include Oracle, Silver Lake, and Andreessen

If finalised, a deal will resolve a sticking point in Beijing-Washington relations and help shape the fate of China's most valuable private company

Jio BlackRock expects India's mutual fund industry to triple by 2032

India's equity markets have more than doubled to $5.3 trillion over the last five years, drawing millions of retail investors

Jack Ma returns to 'Make Alibaba Great Again' with AI push, subsidy war

Once China's wealthiest and most prominent tech leader, Ma's comeback has long been awaited as a signal that the country's previously freewheeling tech sector is returning to favour in Beijing

Wall Street raises alarm on Donald Trump ending quarterly earnings

Trump is pushing for a six-month reporting schedule as opposed to the current every three-months format

CVC in talks to buy KKR's stake in Avendus after Mizuho deal falters

A sale would mark one of the larger pvt equity exits in India's financial services sector, signaling strong investor appetite for country's fast-growing capital markets and wealth management industry

India's LNG demand drops in 2025 as buyers await supply wave, price drop

Purchases slowed as elevated spot prices made LNG less competitive against alternative fuels, while monsoon rains brought cooler weather and reduced power demand

US tariff of 15% on Japanese cars, auto parts to take effect from today

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to implement the deal earlier this month, setting a maximum 15 per cent tariff on most of Japan's products, including automobiles

US plan to slap tariffs on India and China risks global trade backlash

Since India has none of China's bargaining chips, Trump has found it easy to target it for buying discounted Russian oil, a threat of further punishment, however, could backfire

US drops Colombia as drug war partner, puts it on rogue nation list: Petro

The move is likely to hit foreign investment, multilateral funding and tourism, as a long-time ally of Washington now finds itselfin the same rogue category as Venezuela, Bolivia and Myanmar

Trump to hold call with Xi on Friday as TikTok deal framework is finalised

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, also speaking in Madrid on Monday, indicated that another extension in the pause on the highest tariff levels is possible when the November deadline arrives

Ambani's Reliance raises nearly ₹21K crore in asset-backed securities

The Reliance offering drew a robust response, as it gave investors a chance to own top-rated asset-backed securities in a market still dominated by non-bank financial firms

UCO Bank gets govt approval to facilitate trade payments for Nayara Energy

Rosneft owns just over 49% of Nayara, which accounts for nearly 8% of India's refining capacity and 7% of its retail-fuel network

Xiaomi hastens flagship smartphone release to take on Apple's iPhone 17

The Beijing-based company is moving up its usual launch timeline and jumping directly from the Xiaomi 15 generation to the new 17 series

Trump's fondness for UK royalty offers Starmer a chance to boost ties

That affection has been leveraged by the British state in the months since Trump retook the White House

Trump's Ivy League deals likely to funnel cash into US trade schools

Multiple US colleges are trying to hammer out financial agreements with the White House to settle charges of political bias and regain access to vital research grants

SoftBank's Masayoshi Son goes 'all in' on OpenAI, echoing past tech risks

SoftBank shares soared to a record after Oracle revealed nearly $500 billion in future contracts, boosted by OpenAI, raising optimism about the company's AI-driven growth prospects

North Korean hackers used ChatGPT to help forge deepfake military ID

The group responsible for the attack, which researchers have dubbed Kimsuky, is a suspected North Korea-sponsored cyber-espionage unit previously linked to other spying efforts against South Korea

Rising digital terror threats pose new challenges in Southeast Asia

Indonesia and the Philippines remain among some of the most affected by terrorism in the region, along with Myanmar and Thailand, according to the Global Terrorism Index 2025