Is India missing billions in its GDP?

When district-level economic activity is under-counted, it distorts our understanding of regional development and misguides the allocation of public resources | Photo Credit: MANOJ KUMAR Every policy, budget, and economic forecast rests on one foundational number — Gross Domestic Product (GDP). But what if that number is wrong? What if we’ve been underestimating the true size…

Speed, scale, security: How FSS keeps digital payments safe

In this businessline podacst, Anupama Alok Ghosh speaks with Vishal Maru, Global Processing Head at Financial Software and Systems (FSS), to explore how India’s payment ecosystem is tackling rising financial crime. Drawing insights from the latest Kroll financial crime report, the conversation dives into emerging fraud trends, insider threats, and how FSS maintains real-time fraud…

Germany defends extremist classification after Rubio slams ‘tyranny in disguise’

Germany’s Foreign Office has defended a decision to classify the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party as right-wing extremist, after sharp criticism from the White House. US Vice-President JD Vance accused “bureaucrats” of rebuilding the Berlin Wall, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed the designation as “tyranny in disguise”. In an unusual move, the foreign…

Judge strikes down Trump’s executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie | Donald Trump News

A United States district judge has struck down an executive order from President Donald Trump that targeted the law firm Perkins Coie over its representation of his Democratic election rival Hillary Clinton. On Friday in Washington, DC, Judge Beryl A Howell issued a five-page order declaring the executive order unconstitutional. “Executive Order 14230 is unlawful,…

Former Tunisian PM handed 34-year sentence, rejects ‘terrorism’ charges | Politics News

Former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh and the opposition Ennahdha party have denounced the trial as politically motivated. A Tunisian court has sentenced former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh to 34 years in prison over accusations he facilitated the departure of fighters to Syria – a charge the opposition figure strongly denies. “I was neither sympathetic, nor…