Over 5 million cyberattacks hit Pakistan amid digital expansion: Report

IANS | June 22, 2026 2:59 PM

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Pakistan recorded more than 5 million cyberattacks during the first three quarters of 2025 as the country's rapidly expanding digital economy and growing reliance on online banking, mobile payments and e-commerce outpaced cybersecurity awareness and digital safety practices, according to a report.

AI and robotics will deepen human-machine understanding: Experts

IANS | June 22, 2026 2:24 PM

Dalian (China), June 22 (IANS) Artificial intelligence and robotics are opening new possibilities for understanding human emotions and strengthening interactions between people and machines, technology experts said on Monday ahead of the Annual New Champions Meeting, or Summer Davos, in Dalian, China from June 23-25 where innovations ranging from emotion-sensing AI systems to interactive robots are being showcased.

EU worried as China expands footprint to Spain’s key ports: Report

IANS | June 22, 2026 2:24 PM

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) China’s increasing investments in Spain’s port infrastructure has triggered serious concerns in the European Union as well as among security analysts, who warn that such projects near sensitive military facilities could eventually carry strategic, intelligence or security implications, according to a report in Directus, a Greek news portal.

Former Yunus govt accused of siphoning over 12,600 crore Bangladeshi taka into Swiss banks

IANS | June 22, 2026 1:58 PM

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The erstwhile Muhammad Yunus government in Bangladesh, which was once presented as a moment of reformist promise, is now increasingly being accused in the country of having indulged in large-scale corruption, with money being siphoned into Swiss bank accounts and tax havens such as the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands, according to an article in Bangladesh’s Asian Age newspaper.

From AI to data centres, India emerges as global digital power in 12 years

IANS | June 22, 2026 12:43 PM

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) India has emerged as a global digital powerhouse over the last 12 years, driven by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, quantum technologies, data centres and digital public infrastructure, according to an official fact-sheet released on Monday.

India, US line up multiple talks this week to advance trade deal: Sergio Gor

IANS | June 22, 2026 9:16 AM

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) India and the United States are set to intensify negotiations on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor announcing on Monday that US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will hold multiple meetings with Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal here to advance the trade deal ahead of a key tariff deadline next month.