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US, Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new economic sanctions

s the war neared six months old, the two sides were not exchanging fire but also not pursuing peace talks

South Korea ship to test Arctic commercial route amid Western concerns

President Lee Jae Myung has made Arctic shipping a priority for South Korea, a shipping powerhouse

US set to impose 50% tariffs on Canadian goods as trade negotiations fail

Canada's ​Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had suspended trade negotiations and Canada would retaliate dollar for dollar on the new tariffs

OpenAI cuts developer pricing for GPT-5.6 Sol model by more than 20%

The price ​cuts are effective on OpenAI's application programming interface, or ​API, and are rolling out across eligible plans for credits on its agentic AI product ChatGPT Work and Codex

South Korea plans chip windfall fund to back youth, AI investment

The proposed "Future Response Fund" would finance programmes aimed at helping young people find jobs, buy homes and start families, while also ‌supporting investments in AI, more

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir takes oath as Bangladesh's President

Alamgir, 78, a longtime secretary general of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was administered the oath of office by Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) Acting Speaker Kayser Kamal

Samsung Electronics expects shareholder returns up to $80 billion this year

Samsung Electronics also said on Friday it has bought back shares worth 15 trillion won for employee stock bonuses.

Iran vows 'devastating' response as US threatens toughest ever economic hit

The chief of staff of Iran's Armed Forces, Major General Ali Abdollahi, said the Islamic Republic's reaction would be broad and decisive.

No decision yet on PM Tarique Rahman's visit to India: B'desh govt official

The South Asian neighbours have been in talks ‌for weeks regarding Rahman's first trip to ​New Delhi since taking ​office in February

China to revise outbound investment regulations to protect investors' right

The revised ​regulations would cover outbound investments by companies, other organisations and individuals, expanding from existing rules, which came into effect in 2018

Govt bonds log worst week in FY27 on RBI's premature end to FCNR (B) scheme

The selloff in bonds was amplified by a spike in crude prices that intensified inflation and rate hike fears for the world's third-largest oil importer

India's goods trade deficit hits 6-month high as imports rise amid Gulf war

The data underscores the ​growing pressure on India's external balance, as a wider trade gap weighs on the rupee and capital inflows

Govt orders removal of Google Firebase accounts after spotting scam pattern

Online scams have ​become one of India's most pressing law enforcement challenges, with Indians losing nearly $2.4 billion in alleged cyber fraud in ​2025, according to government data

Govt set to approve $1.2 billion incentive plan to make building equipment

The new scheme has been designed after assessing the incentives required to make local production viable against ‌the country's existing import dependence

Canada's Fairfax may get 2 years to consolidate holdings for IDBI Bank deal

A long-delayed sale of a majority stake in IDBI Bank, held by the federal government and ‌state insurer Life Insurance Corp of India, is in its final stages

Welspun Corp bags record $1.8 billion pipe supply order for US facility

The order highlights strong demand for pipes used in energy and infrastructure projects, while geopolitical tensions have spurred investment in new pipeline networks

Flash PMI rises to 54.6 in August from July's 52-month low of 54.3

While the reading stayed above the 50 mark separating growth from contraction, it remained below the recent average of around 60

Colgate Palmolive India appoints Kenvue exec as MD and CEO

Anandani was most recently managing director for India and South Asia at Kenvue, which was spun off from pharma giant Johnson & ‌Johnson's consumer business and listed in 2023

Tata Motors to raise car, SUV prices by up to ₹25,000 from September

The Nexon EV maker said the price increase aimed to partially offset rising input costs and persistent commodity inflation amid continued geopolitical uncertainty

Oil rises over 2%, nears $94 as Trump threatens countries supporting Iran

Brent crude futures settled up $2.16, or 2.4%, at $93.78 a ‌barrel, the highest since July 24