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India push for digital sovereignty risks more online surveillanceIndia's push for digital sovereignty will have enormous consequences for the country's 1.4 billion population, tech experts and rights grou...
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Inside IISc Bangalore's Incubation LabIndian Institute of Science Bangalore's (IISc Bangalore) Society for Innovation and Development has turned into a hub of deep science start...
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World leaders pledge climate action at summitIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country is a global leader in cutting coal use and says renewable energy will be produc...
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Airtel Africa dials Mastercard for strategic payment playBoth companies joined hands last September with Samsung and Asante Financial Services Group to launch a pay-on-demand payments platform to ...
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