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India-focused JVs expected from conference of entrepreneurs in Singapore

There were a lot of exchanges of ideas and practices as well as market ground realities at the conference attended by 1,800 delegates from 65 countries, including 143 EO members from India

Japan to launch upgraded observation satellites on new rocket's flight

The launch will be the H3's third, coming after a failed debut in March 2023 and a successful launch on Feb. 17

TikTok faces ban in US: Which countries have banned the app and why?

National security, data privacy and 'protecting youth from being misled' are among reasons cited

Sri Lanka approves IMF-backed law to seize any proceeds from crimes

The Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) will allow for the judicial freezing and forfeiture of proceeds of crime and establishes a new authority to manage such seized assets

US and China spar with warnings about misunderstandings and miscalculations

Talks between the two sides have increased in recent months, even as differences have grown. Blinken and Wang underscored the importance of keeping lines of communication open

Threads crosses 150 mn monthly active users, says Mark Zuckerberg

Meta CEO has said Threads is on way to become the next billion-user social network in company's portfolio of apps

TikTok could soon be sold: What's next for Chinese app in the US?

US President Joe Biden signed into law a landmark bill that gives TikTok a tough choice: sell or be banned

South Africa to mark 30 years of freedom amid tense elections ahead

Political analyst Pearl Mncube said South Africans are justified in feeling failed by their leaders

Japan's yen hits fresh 34-year low after BOJ holds interest rates

The yen also nudged down to its weakest almost 16 years at 167.38 per euro and its weakest in nearly a decade on the Australian dollar

China launches 3-member Shenzhou-18 crew to its Tiangong space station

The Shenzhou-18 spacecraft, along with its three passengers, launched atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China on Thursday

Charges against Trump's 'fake electors' expected to deter repeat this yr

Trump himself faces federal charges for his effort to overturn the election as well as a separate indictment out of Fulton County, Georgia

Trump's lawyers will grill ex-tabloid publisher as first week of trial ends

David Pecker will return to the witness stand for the fourth day as defence attorneys try to poke holes in the testimony of the former National Enquirer publisher

Ex-tabloid publisher says he scooped up damaging tales to shield Trump

Trump's many legal problems collided this week. The hush money case includes a looming decision on whether he violated a gag order and should be held in contempt

TikTok owner ByteDance would rather shut down app in US than sell it

US President Joe Biden signs bill that would ban TikTok if its parent company ByteDance did not divest the app within 270 days

Trump's media firm's first month of trading sends investors on a ride

Trump Media's prospects are unclear, despite optimistic statements from Trump and its executives

India's trajectory exemplifies that DPI facilitates equal chances: UNGA

Francis noted that in just seven years, India's DPI model has achieved over 80 per cent financial inclusion for its citizens

Tesla's plan for affordable cars follows playbook of its Detroit rivals

Tesla said the change would allow the company to launch low-cost vehicles swiftly but would result in smaller cost reduction than had been expected and modest volume growth

Blinken to meet Chinese counterpart in Beijing, discuss complex issues

Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea remain flashpoints, while the US is eager to see more progress on the curbing of China's supply of the chemicals to used to make fentanyl

Trump compares Israel's college protests to 2017 white nationalist rally

Trump, the Republican candidate for president in the November elections, also sought to place blame for the campus protests on Democratic President Joe Biden

Donald Petersen, CEO who pulled Ford out of 1980s crisis, dies at 97

Under Petersen, Ford's ad slogan became 'Quality is Job One'