Anti-cancer drug price cuts from next week to save consumers Rs 3,502 crore annually

IANS | November 7, 2026 5:34 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The revised prices of 137 anti-cancer drugs will come into effect from November 9, after the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) capped trade margins on these medicines, an official statement said on Saturday, adding that this will generate annual savings of around Rs 3,502.31 crore for consumers.

SBI expands US network with first 'SBIC Bank' branch in Texas

IANS | November 7, 2026 5:25 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) State Bank of India (SBI), India's largest lender, has expanded its US presence with the inauguration of a new branch of its wholly owned subsidiary, SBIC Bank, in Frisco, North Dallas, Texas -- the bank’s first branch outside California -- according to a statement on Saturday.

India enjoys strategic advantage due to large oil refining capacity

IANS | November 7, 2026 5:12 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) While the United States and Europe have been reducing their oil refining capacity, India is expanding into a global refining hub which gives it a strategic advantage as an exporter of petroleum products despite being a large crude importing country, according to an article in India Narrative.

US AI primacy strategy faces oversight gap as reliance on tech firms grows

IANS | November 7, 2026 4:16 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The US administration's recent initiatives to strengthen its position in artificial intelligence (AI) -- including a dialogue with China and a voluntary safety accord with major technology companies -- have highlighted a key challenge in Washington's strategy and its growing dependence on private firms to assess and control powerful AI systems, according to a report.

Pakistan sinks deeper in debt: Report

IANS | November 7, 2026 3:53 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS): While China extended the maturity of $2 billion in loans to Pakistan in 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) provided $2.3 billion in fresh financing under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) to strengthen the country’s long-term economic stability, according to Bangkok-based Page 3 News

China-Pakistan information initiative will fail to revive CPEC's image: Report

IANS | November 7, 2026 3:39 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Efforts by China and Pakistan to improve the image of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) through the newly launched China Pakistan Information Corridor (CPIC) are unlikely to reverse growing public scepticism about the initiatives’ viability and may instead attract greater scrutiny on other programmes under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a new report has said.