India and Israel should build cognitive warfare ecosystem

IANS | August 31, 2026 6:01 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India and Israel should expand cooperation beyond traditional defence and institutional partnership to build an ecosystem of innovation, research and industry around Cognitive Warfare, a new report has said.

Indians can now make UPI payments in Uzbekistan

IANS | August 31, 2026 5:55 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The NPCI International (NPIL) has paved the way for Indian tourists, business travellers and students to use UPI for making instant cross-border merchant payments by scanning Uzbekistan’s national interoperable QR code, UZQR, according to a Finance Ministry statement issued on Monday.

SEBI awaits clarification from NSE IPO bankers after observations

IANS | August 31, 2026 4:31 PM

Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued observations on the National Stock Exchange's (NSE) initial public offering (IPO)'s draft papers and is awaiting a response from its lead managers, a report has said.