NAIROBI, Kenya — Francis Lokichang, 45, from Lodwar in Kenya’s far-flung Turkana County, is a relieved man after the government defied a court order and declined to renew the licenses of four Chinese-owned firms for the commercial slaughter of donkeys. Lokichang, a father of seven, has been keeping donkeys for more than a decade and owns […]

Gas prices in the U.S. remain stubbornly high even as demand starts to drop off — but analysts told Zenger it’s only a matter of time before pain at the pump subsides. The rapid spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has throttled economic momentum somewhat, even if things are looking better than at this […]

NEW DELHI — India’s leading opposition party Indian National Congress on Aug. 12, said it would remain active on other social media platforms after the microblogging site Twitter suspended accounts of several party members. Twitter has suspended the accounts of prominent party members, including K.C. Venugopal, Ajay Maken, Manickam Tagore, among others. “Twitter India has locked the official […]

NEW DELHI — India’s new vehicle scrappage policy is set to give the country a new identity as it heads in the direction of clean and convenient mobility and promote self-reliance on the “Reuse, Recycle, and Recovery” principles that will bring an investment of over $1.3 billion into the sector. “Vehicle Scrappage Policy will play a […]

MUMBAI, India — India’s multinational conglomerate Godrej Industries’ Chairman Adi Godrej has announced his retirement as chairman of the board of directors of the holding company that holds stock in the 124-year-old Godrej Group legacy business. Godrej Industries is one of the Godrej Group‘s holding companies with interests in consumer goods, real estate, agriculture, and […]

WASHINGTON — American tech giant Google is developing a new accessibility feature for Android that will let users control a phone using facial expressions like a smile or raised eyebrows. The “Camera Switch” feature has arrived with version 12 of Android’s “Accessibility Suite” application, released alongside Android 12’s fourth beta. The new version of the app […]

WASHINGTON — American firm Motorola’s new operating system update has been released for the 2019 smartphone Razr, bringing it from Android 10 to Android 11. This operating system had started hitting Pixels in September 2020 and will be rolled out for Razr now. “Motorola is committed to regular and timely security updates as recommended by Google/Android,” Motorola […]

WASHINGTON — French video game developer Amplitude Studios’ upcoming strategy game ‘Humankind‘ will be the first Google Stadia release to feature a new touch-focused control scheme when it comes out on Aug. 17. “HUMANKIND is Amplitude Studios’ magnum opus, a Historical Strategy game where YOU will re-write the entire narrative of humankind— a convergence of culture, history, and […]

WASHINGTON — American micro-blogging and social networking service Twitter has halted its account verification program. The company said it needs to work on the application and review process that lets people into the blue checkmark club. This change, where Twitter will not be letting new people apply for verification, is coming after the platform admitted that several fake […]

NEW DELHI — Microblogging site Twitter on Aug. 14 unlocked the accounts of the members of India’s leading opposition political party, the Indian National Congress. The social media platform unlocked the account of party leader Rahul Gandhi and his party a few days after it was temporarily suspended for sharing pictures of the family of a minor victim […]

NEW DELHI — The deal activity in India during the first half of 2021 amounted to $40.7 billion across 710 deals, including both private equity and strategic acquisitions, as per a report by consulting major PricewaterhouseCoopers. “The deal activity displayed a decline owing to the pandemic,” the report said. The second wave of infections resulted in lockdowns […]

NEW DELHI — The Indian government has granted conditional exemption from Unmanned Aircraft System, 2021, to 10 organizations in different parts of the country. The permission was granted by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation). The Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation granted permission for drone use to the government of […]

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean tech giant company Samsung has been preparing to launch a new mid-range smartphone, “Galaxy A52,” and recent developments suggest that the phone might be rolled out to the public soon. The upcoming smartphone Galaxy A52s, an update to the Galaxy A52 5G phone launched back in March, is scheduled for a late August release. […]

NEW DELHI — Indian telecom firm Bharti Airtel on Aug. 13 announced the closure of an agreement to transfer the ‘right to use’ its 800-megahertz spectrum in three circles to Reliance Jio Infocomm. Bharti Airtel has received INR 1,004.8 crores ($135.3 million) [net of tax] from Reliance Jio Infocomm for the proposed transfer, as per a statement.  In […]