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Russia, US prepare more talks at expert level after last week's meet

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated that there was an understanding that Trump and Putin should meet in person after thorough preparation, but said there were no details yet on when and where

India on verge of becoming trials hub, says clinical research firm exec

The US-based company plans to boost its headcount in India by more than 2,000 over the next three to five years

Russia destroys 83 Ukrainian drones over southern Krasnodar region

The ministry does not report potential damage or the full scope of the Ukrainian attacks

Taiwan seeks to give away chip industry to US as 'souvenir', says China

US President Donald Trump has criticised Taiwan for taking away American semiconductor business

Govt must double renewable capacity additions to meet 2030 energy targets

The country has set a target to achieve at least 500 GW of non-fossil power capacity by 2030

Adobe brings free Photoshop app to phones, targeting younger users

Adobe has now released a free version for Apple's iPhone, with an Android app coming soon

US lawmakers warn that China could use Elon Musk to influence Trump

China's Washington embassy said China welcomed mutually beneficial cooperation" with people from all walks of life in the United States

Meta must face lawsuit claiming it prefers cheaper foreign workers

Meta, in a statement, said the allegations were baseless and it would continue to vigorously defend itself against them

Musk's new ultimatum spurs fresh confusion among US federal workers

The confusing back-and-forth has rippled through the federal bureaucracy, with some agencies instructing workers to comply and others not

G20 finance ministers to meet in South Africa amid fractious geopolitics

South Africa had hoped to make the G20 a platform for pressuring rich countries to do more to tackle climate change

Ukraine, US agree on framework for rare earth minerals deal: Official

Officials on both sides have agreed to the draft and advised it should be signed, the sources said

US consumer confidence drops in February, marking biggest fall since 2021

It followed on the heels of surveys last week showing steep declines in business and consumer sentiment in February

DeepSeek accelerates to launch next-gen AI model as China goes all in

The company says it hopes the new model will produce better coding and be able to reason in languages beyond English

Apple shareholders reject proposal against diversity, inclusion policies

The vote was a test of shareholder views about the value of DEI programs, which many companies added or beefed up starting in 2020 amid the Black Lives Matter movement

Oil prices fall 2% to two-month low on worries about Trump tariffs

Brent futures fell $1.61, or 2.25 per cent, to $73.17 a barrel by 10:34 a.m. EST (1534 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell $1.60, or 2.3 per cent, to $69.10

India's 10-year bond yield flat as debt supply, rupee decline hurts

Heavy supply from states and the upcoming central government supply also curbed any movement in the longer-duration bond yields

Alibaba to release open-source version of video, image generating AI model

The release of the model comes as competition intensifies in China's AI market, following DeepSeek's launch of its latest open-source models last month

Shell expects 60% rise in global LNG demand by 2040 as Asia leads growth

Demand for natural gas continues to rise globally as the world transitions to cleaner fuels

RBI partly dials back strict loan rules for micro credit, non-bank lenders

The reversal of rules follows the central bank's decision to defer proposals to increase the capital that banks set aside for new project loans and liquidity they hold for digital deposits

India's qcom may struggle to maintain current growth: Blume Ventures

These companies deliver groceries to electronics within minutes and their market share has grown to $7.1 billion in fiscal year 2025 from just $300 million in 2022