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Google’s $15 billion India data centre project in Visakhapatnam faces legal challenges and protests over water shortages and nearby wildlife sanctuary concernsVISAKHAPATNAM: Work to build Google’s planned Indian data centre hub is in full swing, with a hillside above the site stripped to red earth and terraced into steps, but mounting opposition from environmentalists is creating hurdles for the U.S. tech giant’s $15 billion project.The southern state of Andhra Pradesh, governed by an ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has hailed the project as historic and transformational, has denied allegations that the project was fast-tracked without weighing risks to…
Dubai delivery riders will receive 5,000 health kits this month as authorities step up efforts to protect workers from heat exhaustion and heatstroke during the peak summer period. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched the ‘Safe and Healthy Summer for Delivery Riders’ campaign in collaboration with Keeta. The initiative will run throughout August and will combine health checks, safety awareness and the distribution of protective supplies. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The health kits will contain medical and protective supplies, as well as a hand fan and cooling towel to…
ABU DHABI, 7th August, 2026 (WAM) — XRG, ADNOC’s international investment arm, has built its chemicals portfolio on a clear strategic rationale. Through Borouge International, Covestro and Fertiglobe, it has assembled a portfolio of market-leading businesses with global operations, diverse end-market exposure and strong competitive positions. This combination reduces dependence on any single region, product or market cycle while extending ADNOC’s presence into higher-value chemicals, advanced materials and fertilisers. The second quarter of 2026 provided an early indication of how that strategy can translate into value creation. Across the portfolio, Borouge International, Covestro and Fertiglobe delivered resilient earnings, demonstrating the…
BHM Capital, the leading financial institution in the capital markets of the United Arab Emirates, has become the first financial institution in the UAE to connect to the Astana International Exchange (AIX) as a Market Making Member through Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange’s (ADX) Tabadul platform, marking another strategic milestone in the company’s regional expansion and reinforcing its commitment to advancing cross-border capital market connectivity. This milestone enables BHM Capital to provide market making services on AIX through ADX’s Tabadul platform, the exchange connectivity platform that facilitates seamless access between participating regional and international capital markets. As the first financial institution…
CAIRO, 5th August, 2026 (WAM) — The UAE national chess team concluded its participation at the Arab Youth Chess Championship in Cairo, Egypt, with 16 medals, including four gold, four silver and eight bronze. The UAE placed second in the overall standings behind hosts Egypt at the tournament, which attracted more than 400 players from 18 Arab countries and ran from 28th July to 5th August. Source: Emirates News Agency
At Future of Memory and Storage 2026 (FMS 26), Sandisk will showcase how NAND innovation is powering the next phase of AI infrastructure. As larger models, longer context windows, and agentic applications drive unprecedented demand for capacity, bandwidth, and power efficiency, memory and storage are increasingly critical to AI performance and deployment at scale. Sandisk is helping customers scale AI inference with advanced NAND technologies built to keep pace with the evolving needs of data centers, cloud environments, and AI-driven workloads. “AI infrastructure has entered a new phase where the ability to store, move, and access data efficiently has become…
Gold prices continued their upward trend in Dubai on Friday as the precious metal was heading for the best week since January on the back of weaker oil prices.The 24K gold price was trading at Dh5140.0 per gram on Friday morning, up from Dh510.50 per gram at the close of the markets on Thursday. Among the other variants of the precious metal, 22K, 21K and 18K were trading higher at Dh476.0, Dh456.25, Dh391.25 and Dh305.0 per gram, respectively.Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.Spot gold was trading at $4,267.89 per ounce, up 0.63 per…
And the wait is finally over! The winner of Netflix’s captive reality show ‘Lock Upp’ has been announced, and it’s none other than Shreya Kalra who emerged victorious and lifted the coveted trophy on Wednesday night. The Top 5 finalists, Ram Kapoor, Yogesh, Shilpa Shinde, Shivangi Joshi, and Shreya, battled it out for the coveted title, with contestants getting eliminated one after another as the finale race progressed.The final face-off came down to Shreya and Shivangi Joshi. Based on votes from the hosts, former contestants, and special guests, Shreya secured the maximum votes and lifted the trophy. The competition was…
EAST JERUSALEM, 7th August, 2026 (WAM) — Khalifa bin Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, inaugurated Phase One of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Wing for Gynecological Surgery and Obstetrics at Al-Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem, as part of the UAE’s continuing humanitarian support for the Palestinian healthcare sector. The initiative aims to enhance healthcare services for women and children and strengthen the hospital’s capacity to continue fulfilling its humanitarian and medical mission. Al Marar affirmed that the project is being implemented under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and reflects the UAE’s longstanding…
European football’s governing body UEFA said they would maintain their boycott of the men’s and women’s World Cups on Thursday despite Fifa withdrawing the plan to open up their competitions to private investment.”UEFA’s associations were very clear about the conditions attached to their non participation in Fifa competitions,” read their statement”First, the proposals to sell off the major competitions had to be withdrawn and secondly, assurances have to be made that such attempts to disfigure the game in this way will never be made again.”These conditions have not been met.” Source: Khaleej Times