Finolex Cables stock tanks over 15 pc in a month

IANS | March 31, 2026 2:05 PM

Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Shares of Finolex Cables Limited have fallen sharply by 15.14 per cent in the last one month, even as the company reported one of its strongest financial performances in recent times.

Pakistan’s Tharparkar district fails to get promised benefit from coal project

IANS | March 31, 2026 2:04 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Assurances made in 2019 by PPP Co-chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah that 100 per cent of the royalties generated by the Thar Coal project would be dedicated to the development of Tharparkar district in Sindh remain unfulfilled, a report in the Karachi-based Business Recorder publication has highlighted.

Poverty in Pakistan 14.6 pc more than official estimates: SPDC report

IANS | March 31, 2026 1:28 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Poverty in Pakistan has surged to 43.5 per cent, according to the Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC), indicating a far graver situation than official estimates by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and the Planning Commission, which place poverty at 28.9 per cent, according to an article in the Karachi-headquartered Express Tribune.

Google launches 2026 India accelerator for AI startups

IANS | March 31, 2026 1:21 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Major tech giant Google on Tuesday opened applications for the 2026 cohort for 'startups accelerator' in India, a three-month, equity-free programme aimed at supporting AI-focused startups in the country.