Author: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

New Delhi: At the Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025 held in Bharat Mandapam on May 23, 2025, India’s leading industrialists Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani pledged a combined ₹1.25 lakh crore to accelerate development in the northeast, building on their earlier commitments made at the Advantage Assam 2.0 Summit in Guwahati in February. The summit, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, showcased the region’s potential as a growth hub, aligning with the government’s vision to transform the northeast into a key economic corridor. Ambani’s Six Commitments to the NortheastReliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced a ₹75,000 crore investment over the…

On 20 December 2024, United States District Judge of the Northern District of California Phyllis J Hamilton upheld the allegations levelled by WhatsApp Incorporated (the encrypted messaging service that is part of the larger Meta conglomerate that includes social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram) against NSO Group Technologies Limited (the Israeli manufacturer of the spyware named Pegasus). The court held that NSO Group had exploited a technical loophole and hacked into the WhatsApp accounts inside the personal electronic devices of around 1,400 persons, of which some 300 users are believed to be from India. The crucial questions are: The…