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Silver imports surged sharply in 2025, pointing to its growing strategic importance, amid rising industrial demand, supply constraints and geopolitical tensions, according to a report by Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).India was the world’s largest importer of refined silver. It is estimated to have imported silver worth $9.2 billion last year, a 44 per cent…
Bangladesh are scheduled to play three matches in Kolkata and one in Mumbai. NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has found no actionable security inputs to support Bangladesh’s concerns over player safety in India and has, for now, rejected the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) request to relocate its matches from the upcoming ICC Men’s…
Elon Musk has a challenge for security engineers. Sharing a post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk invited security researchers to test X Chat’s encryption system. “We welcome any attempts to break X encryption,” the tech billionaire wrote on X addressing critics that server-stored keys protected by a 4-digit PIN enable brute-force attacks. The X owner…
File photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi (Picture credit: AP) China on Tuesday banned exports of dual-use goods that can serve both civilian and military purposes to Japan, a move that comes amid heightened tensions between the two countries over Taiwan.In a statement, China’s commerce ministry said exports of such items…
NEW DELHI: A 15-year-old boy from Pathankot has been arrested for allegedly sharing information related to national security with Pakistan’s ISI, terror outfits, and Pakistan military officers, Punjab Police said on Tuesday.Police identified the juvenile as Sanjeev Kumar. According to officials, he was tricked by Pakistani handlers on social media. Police said he believed that…
Prince Harry’s long-running fight to restore his official, armed security in the UK, appears to be turning a corner. People Magazine reported that there are “positive” signals coming from the British government about reinstating Harry’s taxpayer-funded protection when he visits the country. While nothing is final yet, insiders say there is growing optimism that his…
NEW DELHI: The potential rollout of the Social Security Code is bringing childcare benefits back in focus at India Inc, prompting companies to reassess both compliance and costs. Even before the Code takes effect, a majority, 60% of companies have budgeted higher spends on childcare and daycare, which is twice of what they were three…
NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday decided that the Bangladesh team will not travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The decision was taken at a board meeting held on Sunday afternoon.The matter was discussed following Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman’s exit from the Indian Premier League (IPL). BCB directors had…
TIRUPATI: A 42-year-old drunk man sneaked into the Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple, located in the heart of the temple city of Tirupati, around midnight on Friday and tried to break the Kalasams on one of the Gopurams inside the TTD temple, exposing glaring lapses in temple security.The man, identified as Kuthadi Thirupathi, a resident of…
US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the unraveling of a $2.9 million computer chips deal that he concluded threatened US security interests if the current owner, HieFo Corp, remained in control of the technology. The executive order cast a spotlight on a business deal that drew scant attention when it was announced in May…
