Ladakh rings in new excise policy- wider choice in low alcohol content; hard liquor also at retail vendsThe administration’s decision comes in the wake of growing concerns raised by civil society, religious organizations, and medical experts r...
31 May, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
2,400,000,000,000: Chinese are smoking nearly half of world's totalChina's cigarette consumption has surged by 39% between 2003 and 2023, contrasting with a global decline. Despite fewer young smokers, low ...
27 May, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
How US President Donald Trump's crypto venture and Iran's top exchange tapped into the same industry networksIran's Nobitex exchange moved billions through Tron and BNB Chain, networks by Justin Sun and Changpeng Zhao. These blockchains facilitated...
19 May, 2026, 09.01 AM IST
How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Cryptocurrency Security and Fraud PreventionSophisticated AI-powered fraud is escalating, with global digital asset fraud surging 30% in 2025. Binance is combating this by deploying p...
16 May, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
Trump wants China's help on Iran. Beijing may have other ideasPresident Trump will ask President Xi for help with the Iran conflict. China is unlikely to fully comply, preferring to maintain its econom...
14 May, 2026, 06.08 AM IST
US imposes sanctions on companies it accuses of aiding Iran's weapons sectorThe U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and companies, including several in China and Hong Kong, for aiding Iran's weapons an...
09 May, 2026, 08.27 AM IST
Iran war: US imposes sanctions on 10 individuals, companies from China, Hong Kong over helping Tehran to build Shahed drones, ballistic missiles. Check full list of firmsIran war: U.S. Treasury said it remained ready to take economic action against Iran's military industrial base to prevent Tehran from recon...
09 May, 2026, 05.41 AM IST
Iran-U.S war ending, Strait of Hormuz to reopen on Saturday? Details hereWashington has revised its proposed U.N. resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining in the Strait of Hormuz but the changes are unli...
09 May, 2026, 05.18 AM IST
Trump's new front against Iran: The US hunts hidden crypto networksAmerica's Operation Epic Fury is now Operation Economic Fury. The US is targeting Iran's cryptocurrency networks. This aims to stop Iran fr...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
Karnataka plans excise policy that aims to cut alcoholic beverages consumption by 8-9% over six yearsKarnataka has released a draft excise policy proposing to cut alcohol consumption by 8–9% over six years, while shifting towards lower-stre...
30 Apr, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
Decoding SAFU: The structural integrity checks every cryptocurrency exchange must passAs India's digital asset market matures, investors prioritize counterparty risk and verifiable institutional standards. The article outline...
23 Apr, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
Pakistan says still no answer from Iran whether it will attend last-ditch peace talksIran's attendance at last-ditch peace talks with the U.S. remains unconfirmed as American forces boarded an Iranian oil tanker. President T...
21 Apr, 2026, 10.55 PM IST
Researchers unmask trade in nude images on TelegramCampaign group AI Forensics said it found almost 25,000 active users in a six-week study of Spanish and Italian groups who were sharing ima...
08 Apr, 2026, 06.04 PM IST
India tells UN Security Council it has suffered from cross-border terror, illicit arms traffickingIndia’s envoy to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, urged a zero-tolerance approach to states enabling illicit arms trafficking, saying India has...
11 Nov, 2025, 10.15 AM IST
Insurgents, militants funded by drug and fake currency trade: Assam DGP Mukul SahaySmugglers pay protection money to various insurgent groups who use these amounts in subversive activities, Assam Additional DGP Mukul Sahay...
13 Jul, 2018, 04.11 PM IST
United Nations adopt resolution to cut off terrorist financingThe UN Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution aimed at cutting off financial support to Islamic State and other Al-Qaeda-l...
13 Feb, 2015, 03.29 AM IST
- Wildlife Act likely to get more teeth
The environment ministry has outlined the amendments in wildlife protection act, 1972 in wake of the unabated illicit wildlife trade.
25 Jun, 2010, 07.33 AM IST