Russia-Ukraine conflict: What is SWIFT and how cutting off Russian banks could affect Moscow

SWIFT is a secure messaging system that facilitates rapid cross-border payments and is the principal mechanism for financing international trade

Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing candidates sweep 'patriot'-only election amid low turnout

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said during a news conference Monday she was 'satisfied' with the election despite a 30.2 percent voter turnout

Dharma Files | Can evil be fought with goodness or by being noble?

Should we return evil with good? To this, Confucius replied: ‘If you return evil with good, what will you return good with? Return good with good and evil with justice’

Ford to set up three EV battery plants in the US with a total capacity of 129 gigawatt hours a year- Technology News, Firstpost

Ford has teamed up with South Korea’s SK Innovation to establish three new battery plants with enough output to power over one million EVs annually.

List of winners for the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in the fields of science and technology-India News , Firstpost

During the 80th Foundation Day celebrations of CSIR, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu spoke about the research centre reinventing itself and focusing on challenges that require long-term scientific and technological solutions.

Why Hindus must remember Noakhali genocide after 75 years and learn lessons

The Hindu civilisation still stands because it has not shied from fighting the righteous wars and fighting some of them brilliantly

Why India’s ex-Muslims struggle for recognition amid fear of retribution from the community-India News , Firstpost

The growing tribe of ex-Muslims in India is living in the shadows but making their presence felt

Taliban uses US biometric database to 'spy on' Afghanistan citizen who helped RAW, NATO

The US forces have left behind a large number of biometric data of persons who helped them and their NATO allies or worked with Indian intelligence, and the Taliban fighters now have access to the database, which has their fingerprints, iris...

The Pegasus leak: What you need to know right now- Technology News, Firstpost

Pegasus is a spyware suite sold by Israeli company NSO Group to “vetted government clients”. It is used to compromise and conduct surveillance on targeted Windows, Mac computers, and also Android and iOS smartphones