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Semiconductor leadership forum launched to drive $50 billion product value
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The newly-formed ICEA Semiconductor Product Design Leadership Forum aims to create at least USD 50 billion worth of indigenously-designed semiconductor products and create around a million highly paid jobs, said Pankaj Mohindroo, Chairman of ICEA.
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Pakistan: PKR 1.7 billion timber scam exposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; 140 o
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A massive timber scam worth PKR 1.7 billion in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has been uncovered by relevant authorities, seizing approximately 2.3 million cubic feet of illegally cut wood, Geo News reported, citing a report by The News.
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Guyana holds elections amid oil revenue debate and Venezuela tensions
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Guyana votes for president and parliament amid booming oil revenue and a border dispute with Venezuela. The race is mainly between President Irfaan Ali, Aubrey Norton, and billionaire Azruddin Mohamed. Results are expected by Thursday, with international observers monitoring after past vote-
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Monthly UPI transactions cross 20 billion for first time in August
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to data shared on social media by the Department of Financial Services, the total UPI transaction count touched 20.01 billion in August 2025.
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China announces 100 livelihood projects, RMB 2 billion grant and SCO-focus
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
China's Ambassador Xu Feihong announced new SCO initiatives, including livelihood projects, RMB 2 billion in grants, RMB 10 billion in loans, more scholarships, a PhD program, 10 Luban Workshops, and 10,000 training opportunities across member states.
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Semiconductor leadership forum launched to drive $50 billion product value
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The newly-formed ICEA Semiconductor Product Design Leadership Forum aims to create at least USD 50 billion worth of indigenously-designed semiconductor products and create around a million highly paid jobs, said Pankaj Mohindroo, Chairman of ICEA.
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India's semiconductor consumption to rise multifold to USD 100-120 billion
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India's semiconductor consumption is expected to scale to upwards of USD 120 billion market by 2030, a sizable increase from the current USD 24 billion offtake, Sandeep Kumar, CEO, L&T Semiconductor Technologies Ltd, and Chairman of the newly-formed Semiconductor Product Leadership Forum, sa
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Clinics on Cloud: The Indian Healthcare Underdog Startup Disrupting Primar
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1: While the spotlight in health tech often falls on app-based solutions or billion-dollar hospital chains, Clinics on Cloud is quietly building what could become the world's largest decentralized digital healthcare infrastructure without loud funding announcemen
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PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping; both le
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Both leaders welcomed the positive momentum and steady progress in bilateral relations since their last meeting in Kazan in October 2024. They reaffirmed that the two countries were development partners and not rivals, and that their differences should not turn into disputes. A stable relati
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India's forex reserves dip $4.4 billion to $690.7 billion in latest week:
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India's foreign exchange reserves (Forex) declined by USD 4.8 billion in the week that ended August 22 to USD 690.720 billion, driven largely by slump in foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its latest 'Weekly Statistical Supplement'.
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Suspended Thailand PM Paetongtarn removed from office over leaked phone ca
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Paetongtarn, who was Thailand's youngest prime minister, became the sixth premier from or backed by the billionaire Shinawatra family to be removed by the military or judiciary in a tumultuous two-decade battle for power between the country's warring elites.
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We have secured historic trade deals with UK, China, Japan, and EU...recei
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump said his administration has secured historic trade deals with several nations, including the UK, China, Japan and the EU, adding that foreign countries are paying hundreds of billions of dollars into the US treasury, with revenues reaching trillions.
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