High-level panel on banking to be formed soon: FM Sitharaman

IANS | August 17, 2026 1:28 PM

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that the government will soon announce the composition of a high-powered committee to recommend how the banking sector should play its role in supporting the country’s transformation into a developed economy by 2047.

Why India's EV transition differs from West

IANS | August 16, 2026 7:39 PM

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) India's transport sector comprises a diverse mix of two-wheelers, auto-rickshaws, buses, trains, and passenger cars, each of which is expected to electrify at a different pace, and thus distinguishes the country's transition to electric mobility from that of Europe and the US, where it is largely driven by cars, according to an article.

X will make govt content takedown requests more transparent: Elon Musk

IANS | August 16, 2026 4:15 PM

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Elon Musk has announced that social media platform X will make government requests to remove or restrict content more visible to users, as part of a broader effort to increase transparency around content moderation, recommendation algorithms and official intervention in online speech.