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Microsoft SharePoint Server 0-Day Exploit Targets African Treasury, Companies, and University
GBHackers
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July 30, 2025
A sophisticated zero-day exploit campaign targeting unpatched vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Server has compromised approximately 400 organizations worldwide, with potential for a far higher victim count due to underreporting and delayed...
India negotiating multiple trade deals, including with US, confirms Piyush Goyal
Financial Express
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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said India is negotiating trade agreements with several countries, including the US, and stressed that many nations are keen to engage with New Delhi on the trade front. He also exuded...
Digital India initiative
The Fiji Times
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August 15, 2025
MESSAGE BY AMBASSADOR DEBNATH SHAW At the second Voice of the Global South Summit hosted virtually by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on November 17, 2023, one key focus area was on, “Sustain the momentum of exchange and sharing of ideas and...
India is negotiating trade agreements with US, several other countries: Goyal
Orissa Post
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August 8, 2025
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said India is negotiating trade agreements with several countries, including the US, and stressed that many nations are keen to engage with New Delhi on the trade front. He also exuded...
In Outreach to Africa, India Prioritizes Maritime Security Collaboration
Africa Defense Forum
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July 29, 2025
As India builds greater ties with Africa, the Indian Navy is playing a significant role in establishing maritime security partnerships. It works to combat Somali piracy, as well as illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, drug trafficking, and...
SLESA and CIWF Urge Public to Respond to Regulations to Continue Exporting Animals
Media Update
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August 7, 2025
Stop Live Export South Africa (SLESA) in partnership with Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has called on the South African public to respond to the newly proposed Live Animal Export Regulations announced by the Department of Agriculture (DoA) on...
Banking booms with $3.1bn foreign inflows in three months
Punch
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August 6, 2025
Capital importation into Nigeria’s banking sector surged to over $3.1bn in the first quarter of 2025, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday. NBS data also showed that the manufacturing sector lost $62m in...
Digital from India: Leapfrogging development through text-enabled citizen-centric governance
South Asian Daily
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August 14, 2025
By Amb Debnath Shaw At the 2nd Voice of the Global South Summit hosted virtually by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 17th November 2023, one key focus area was on, “Sustain the momentum of exchange and sharing of ideas and best practices...
VinFast inaugurates electric vehicle assembly plant in Thoothukudi, TN
The Hindu Business Line
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August 4, 2025
Within 15 months of breaking the ground for a new manufacturing plant at the southern port town of Thoothukudi, Vietnam’s VinFast on Monday inaugurated its facility to produce electric vehicles not only for India but for the global markets. MK...
“We earnestly wish our friends in Ukraine a future marked by peace”: PM Modi thanks Zelenskyy for Independence Day wishes
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 16, 2025
New Delhi [India] August 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday thanked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his greetings on India's 79th Independence Day, and earnestly wished Ukraine a future marked by "peace, progress and...
KELTRON – A Glorious Legacy in India’s Tech Evolution
eGov Magazine
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August 12, 2025
From pioneering India’s first television sets to becoming a key player in AI, defence electronics, traffic management, and R&D-led innovation, KELTRON’s journey reflects a deep alignment with the Make in India mission. The organisation’s focus on...
Transplanting Nutmeg
JSTOR Daily
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August 16, 2025
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Nutmeg was originally restricted to the Maluku Islands in what is today Indonesia. To Europeans, these were the Spice Islands, home also of cloves. Nutmeg trees actually produce two...
How a Crypto Investor Disconnected From Surveillance States
Justice News Flash
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August 15, 2025
Vancouver, Canada — 2025 — In the modern financial landscape, cryptocurrency investors face an evolving paradox. While blockchain technologies promise decentralization and pseudonymity, the global regulatory environment has been moving in the...
Navigating the Capital Hurdle
The Reporter Ethiopia
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August 16, 2025
Strategic Responses to NBE’s Directive for Ethiopian Banks The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has mandated all private banks to increase their minimum paid-up capital to five billion birr by June 30, 2026. This directive carries an implicit...
Police Rewards: A Case of Breach of Trust and Banking Laxity
Mauritius Times
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August 15, 2025
Qs & As By Lex The ongoing investigation into the controversial “Reward Money” saga has taken a disquieting turn with the revelation that millions of rupees in reward monies were deposited in commercial bank accounts, including personal ones, or...
VinFast eyes India for component sourcing as EV plant goes live in Tamil Nadu
ETAuto
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August 4, 2025
VinFast’s plant in Tamil Nadu is a result of an agreement signed last year between the company and the state government, committing up to $2 billion in investment,Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast is in advanced talks with several...
“There is a political vacuum that needs to be filled…
Mauritius Times
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August 15, 2025
Interview: Sheila Bunwaree * ‘No post-independence government has genuinely pursued economic independence or challenged the country’s exploitative capitalist system’ * ‘Wins such as 60-0 kill any meaningful opposition, thus making Mauritian...
New section of Terminal 2 departure lounge opens as Manchester Airport marks latest milestone
Breaking Travel News
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July 29, 2025
A new section of Manchester Airport’s redeveloped Terminal 2 departure lounge opened to the public earlier this morning, with six new shops and eateries joining an already extensive array of options for passengers travelling through the terminal...
Africa’s blue economy is still an underutilized resource
Global Voices
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August 15, 2025
Fully leveraging the economic activities involving Africa’s ocean, sea, and lake resources could help the continent’s development and increase job opportunities. With 38 coastal and island states and a coastline of over 47,000 kilometers, Africa...
Korean Air celebrates 30 years of service to Washington, D.C.
Breaking Travel News
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July 29, 2025
The 30th passenger checking in for Korean Air KE094 poses for a photo with Byounghoon Lee, Head of Eastern U.S. Passenger Sales (left), and Inhak Seok, Washington D.C. station manager, after receiving a round-trip ticket between Washington, D.C....