Why monsoon-dependent Indian economy needs climate-sensitive budgeting
Unstable coalition govt at the centre may hamper India's growth, warns Arun Jaitley
US-China trade war brings $8.7 billion bonanza for Indian exports to America
Rupee at 79 against dollar: Worsening CAD and FPI outflows from India to trigger further slide
Green Drive: MG motor announces electric vehicle launch in India by 2020
- Polio vaccine contamination: Government needs to fix drugs procurement policy for public health
- Sports merchandising: Technology boost for supply chain and on-demand manufacturing
- Weak rupee, high custom duty trigger 2% fall in vegetable oil imports in September
- Worrying! Capital expenditure is falling; a lot depends on government spending and that could weaken too
- MCA data: 63% of 17.95 lakh registered companies in India active in august
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Jamal Khashoggi missing: Suspects in Saudi journalist case tied to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, says report
A suspect identified by Turkey in the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a frequent companion of the kingdom’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, The New York Times has reported.
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UAE charges British PhD student Matthew Hedges with spying; wife calls on UK to defend his innocence
The United Arab Emirates has charged a British PhD student with spying in the Gulf country, as his wife Tuesday called on Britain to defend his innocence.
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US says Saudis promise accountability but deny knowledge over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia promised to ensure a thorough probe and accountability over a missing Saudi journalist but stood by denials the kingdom killed him, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday, as he paid a supportive visit to the under-fire ally.
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s charitable endeavours; how he fared on philanthropic side
Billionaire Paul Allen, who founded US software giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in the 1970s, died Monday after his latest battle with cancer.
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Another mighty American retail gaint falls to online ‘onslaught’, Sears files for bankruptcy
Sears, an anchor of retail life for generations of Americans, filed for bankruptcy Monday and said it was closing almost 150 stores, the latest marquee victim of the online era.
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Ford faces outrage in France over factory closure
After a stormy meeting between management and French officials, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire sounded furious at the US group’s desire to shut the plant near Bordeaux, rather than sell it to a French buyer.
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As rape crisis grows, South African pupils learn how to fight back
In a classroom in the South African township of Soweto, girls listen carefully, knowing they need to learn how to avoid the threat of rape that hangs over their daily lives.
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Donald Trump says Jim Mattis ‘could be’ leaving as US defence chief
US President Donald Trump said in an interview airing Sunday that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis “could be” leaving, referring to him as “sort of a Democrat.”
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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu threatens Hamas with ‘very strong blows’
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday threatened to inflict “very strong blows” on Hamas after fresh violence along the border with the Gaza Strip controlled by the Islamist group.
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US is loser by abandoning Iran nuclear deal: Hassan Rouhani
Iran’s president boasted that the United States has lost against the Islamic republic’s “righteousness and wisdom” by walking out of the landmark nuclear deal.
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Bodies of nine climbers killed on Nepal’s Mount Gurja found
A rescue team Sunday began retrieving the bodies of nine climbers killed in a violent storm on Nepal’s Mount Gurja, a freak accident that has left the mountaineering community reeling.
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20 arrested in hunt for Tanzania’s kidnapped billionaire
Mohammed Dewji, who at 43 is Africa’s youngest billionaire, was snatched by gunmen as he entered a hotel gym in Tanzania’s economic capital on Thursday morning.
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‘Window of opportunity narrowing’ on global growth, says IMF
The window of opportunity to keep global growth on track is “narrowing” amid trade disputes and emerging markets crises, the IMF said.
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Air Canada’s near miss last year was almost ‘worst accident in history’
A near miss involving an Air Canada plane which almost landed on a crowded taxiway instead of a runway at San Francisco airport last year could have been the “worst aviation accident in history,” according to an official report.
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Aborted Soyuz rocket launch astronauts Aleksey Ovchinin, Nick Hague to go to space next spring, says Russian space agency
Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague will likely fly into space in the spring of 2019 after their flight was suddenly aborted, the head of the Russian space station, Dmitry Rogozin, said on Friday.
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US-China trade war: Beijing’s tariff surplus with Washington hits record $34.1 billion in September
China’s trade surplus with the United States ballooned to a record USD 34.1 billion in September, despite a raft of US tariffs, official data showed Friday, adding fuel to the fire of a worsening trade war.
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UN Security Council approves ‘final’ extension of Abyei peace mission
The UN Security Council on Thursday approved a final extension of its peacekeeping mission in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan – unless the two sides make progress on border demarcation and other benchmarks.
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Saudi Arabia opens new high-speed railway to public; now zip between Mecca and Medina
Saudi King Salman on October 25 inaugurated the high-speed railway, which local officials described as the biggest transportation project in the region.
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Mohammed Dewji – Africa’s youngest billionaire kidnapped in Tanzania, says police
Mohammed Dewji, 40, who heads the MeTL Group which operates in about 10 countries with interests in agriculture to insurance, transport, logistics and the food industry, was snatched as he entered the gym of a hotel in the city.
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WATCH – Soyuz rocket emergency landing: Spacecraft fails mid air; crew members Nick Hague, Aleksey Ovchinin safe
The two-man crew of a Soyuz rocket made a successful emergency landing Thursday after an engine problem on lift-off to the International Space Station, in a major setback for the beleaguered Russian space industry.
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Indonesia earthquake, tsunami: Search called off in Sulawesi island twin disaster, says official
The search for those killed in Indonesia’s quake-tsunami disaster was called off Thursday, despite there being around 5,000 people still missing.
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Now travel from Singapore to New York in record-breaking 19 hours! Flight to take off today
Passengers were getting ready to board the world’s longest flight on Thursday — a marathon 19 hours in the air between Singapore and New York.
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IMF chief defends rate hikes after Donald Trump sent global markets tumbling with ‘crazy’ Fed comment
Donald Trump’s comments Wednesday triggered a sell-off on Wall Street, with Asian markets opening sharply lower on Thursday in response.
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Trillions in US net worth vulnerable to recession, says IMF
A severe recession would slash US public wealth by about USD 5 trillion, causing vastly more damage to Washington’s finances than just an increase in debt and deficits, the IMF has warned.
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Fix trade, don’t destroy it, IMF chief Christine Lagarde warns
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has called on world leaders to fix global trade systems instead of trying to tear them down in a rebuke to nationalist politicians pushing tariffs and protectionism.
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Months after Prince Harry, Meghan Markle royal wedding, UK braces for Princess Eugenie’s fairytale nuptials
Five months on from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s fairytale nuptials, the time has come for “the other” royal wedding – the one no one seems to want to pay for or watch.
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IMF says Pakistan has not approached fund for deal
The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday Pakistan has not approached the body to begin negotiations for a possible bailout to stem a balance of payments crisis, hours after Islamabad announced it will enter talks.
