Energy Security to Power India’s Capex Cycle: 360 ONE

New Dehi, Apr 27 (BNP): India’s push for energy security is shaping up to be a long-term investment theme, likely to drive a broad-based capital expenditure cycle across the sector, according to 360 ONE Capital Markets. The brokerage noted that evolving geopolitical risks, particularly in West Asia, are reinforcing the country’s focus on resilience, reliability, and reduced dependence on imports. This shift is expected to accelerate…

Indian Markets Open Higher Despite Crude Surge and Geopolitical Tensions

New Delhi, Apr 27 (BNP): Indian equity markets opened on a strong note Monday, recovering after three consecutive sessions of losses, even as rising crude prices and ongoing geopolitical tensions weighed on global sentiment. The BSE Sensex surged by over 500 points in early trade, reaching around 77,200, while the NSE Nifty 50 moved past the psychologically important 24,000 mark, gaining nearly 170 points. The rebound…

World IP Day 2026: Blockchain Emerges as a Critical Layer for Digital IP Protection for USD 250‑Billion Digital Economy

Hyderabad, April 27: Observed annually on, World Intellectual Property Day, established in 2000, highlights the role of creativity, innovation, and intellectual property (IP) in driving economic and cultural progress. As digital creation accelerates across artificial intelligence, media, gaming, design, and publishing ecosystems, blockchain technology is increasingly emerging not just as financial infrastructure, but as a critical audit layer for originality, attribution, and long‑term ownership verification.…

Estithmar Holding to own 49% stake in Syria’s Shahba Bank through its subsidiary Masaref Holding

    Damascus, Apr 27 — Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C., listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange, has signed an agreement to invest in Shahba Bank through its subsidiary Estithmar Capital. Under the deal, concluded this morning in Damascus, Masaref Holding, a subsidiary of Estithmar Capital, takes a 49% stake in Shahba Bank, marking a further step in Estithmar Holding’s regional expansion and deepening exposure to the financial…

Sinch Mailgun Report: Companies are Leaving Email Performance on the Table

SINGAPORE, Apr 27 - Sinch Mailgun, part of Sinch, has released its Email Impact Report 2026, introducing new industry benchmarks across 10 high-volume sending sectors and revealing a gap between email performance and execution.  Based on insights from more than 400 billion emails sent in 2025 and a global survey of over 1,200 email senders, the report shows that while email remains a critical, high-performing channel, poor deliverability is leaving…

SK Group Establishes Foundation for AI Collaboration with Vietnam

Apr 27: SK Group announced it will collaborate with Vietnam to build the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) industry ecosystem and develop core AI infrastructure. At the Korea–Vietnam Business Forum held in Hanoi on April 23, SK Group signed separate memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the Nghe An Provincial Government and Vietnam’s National Innovation Center (NIC) to foster AI ecosystem development. The signing ceremony was held…

PMCOrganometallix Announces Price Increase on All Products

Business Wire India   Due to significant changes in market conditions, PMC Organometallix, Inc. announces that effective May 1, 2026, or as contracts permit, prices across all product lines globally will increase by 10-25%.   This adjustment is driven by sustained cost pressures from key inputs including rising raw material costs and escalating freight and logistics expenses. While the company has been absorbing these increases,…

Frankfurt Higher Regional Court upholds BESREMi® arbitral award in favor of AOP Health

Business Wire India   Today, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt upheld the February 20251 partial final ICC arbitral award in favor of AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals GmbH (“AOP Health”) in its dispute with PharmaEssentia Corp. (“PharmaEssentia”). The ruling confirms the award which found the Taiwanese company to be liable for certain damages.   This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260424005227/en/  …

Banma Intelligence and Alipay Launch AI Cockpit Solution Powered by Alipay AI Pay, Enabling Seamless and Secure In-Car Transactions by Voice

Business Wire India   At the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (“Auto China 2026”), OS and AI technology company Banma Intelligence and Alipay today launched a new AI cockpit solution integrating Alipay AI Pay, enabling drivers to complete purchases by voice command directly from their vehicle.   This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260424618328/en/     Industry-first AI Cockpit Solution with…

Spatial Announces the Release 2026 1.0.1: New Enhancements Across 3D InterOp, Data Prep, Meshing, and 3D Modeling SDKs

Business Wire India   Spatial Corp., the leading software development kit provider for design, manufacturing and engineering solutions and a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, today announced new enhancements across several of its product lines. These updates further strengthen Spatial’s commitment to delivering high-performance solutions that optimize interoperability, data preparation, and advanced modeling workflows.   Designed to improve efficiency and robustness across CAD translation, modeling, meshing,…