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In Asia, the big story in AI transformation is growth, says McKinsey partn
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Global leaders from McKinsey & Company, speaking at the Mobile World Congress 2026 (MWC), highlighted a significant shift in how artificial intelligence (AI) is being deployed across different geographic regions. In Asia, the focus of AI transformation remains anchored in driving growth rath
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"Hezbollah entering a fight it cannot win": IDF as Israel continues strike
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After carrying out overnight retaliatory strikes on multiple Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday said that the terror organisation is "entering a fight it cannot win" as conflict in West Asia escalates.
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'Possibility of radiological release cannot be ruled out': IAEA DG Rafael
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IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on Monday expressed deep concern over the developing security situation in West Asia and said that the possibility of radiological release with serious consequences cannot be ruled out.
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Nirmala Sitharaman meets AIIB President Zou Jiayi, calls for expanded inve
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Zou Jiayi, the new President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), here in the national capital, where they discussed strengthening the India-AIIB partnership.
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"India always called for dialogue, diplomacy to find solution to such disp
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated that India has consistently advocated dialogue and diplomacy to resolve global conflicts, expressing concern over the ongoing situation in West Asia.
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Amid West Asia tensions, Gold may hit USD 6,000/ounce, Nifty near-term ret
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Gold prices could surge to USD 6,000 per troy ounce and rupee may weaken to 92-92.5 against USD if the Middle East conflict escalates further, according to a report by Elara Capital.
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31 dead, 149 injured in strikes by Israel: Lebanon Health Ministry
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Atleast 31 people were killed and 149 others injured in overnight strikes carried out by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) across southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern Dahiyeh district, the Times of Israel reported on Monday, citing Lebanon's Health Ministry.
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"Only when Iran turns the page will there be peace" says London scholar
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Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Waghmar said the conflict "did not start with Operation Epic Fury yesterday in the early hours of Tehran. It started, if you must, 47 years ago with the inception of the Islamic Republic from February 1979."
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Iran media claims US F 15 downed in Kuwait, reports of fresh explosions in
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As conflict widens in West Asia in the wake of Ayatollah Khamenei's killing in Israeli-US strikes on Saturday, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Monday claimed that a US F-15 fighter jet was shot down in Kuwait on Monday morning.
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New wave of Iranian missiles launched at Israel as conflict escalates in W
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The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Monday reported a new wave of missile launches from Iran targeting Israeli territory as the conflict escalates in the region, prompting emergency alerts in affected areas.
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"Will not negotiate with the United States": Iran Security Chief Ali Larij
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As tensions heighten in West Asia in the wake of Ayatollah Khamenei's killing in Israeli-US strikes on Saturday, Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran on Monday firmly rejected that Iran would not negotiate with the United States.
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Kuwait's Army shoots down "a number of hostile aerial targets"
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In a post of X, the Kuwait Army wrote, "The Official Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense stated that the Kuwaiti Air Defense Force confronted a number of hostile aerial targets at dawn today with efficiency and capability, as they were monitored and intercepted within the scope of operatio
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