Facebook would soon allow its U.S. users to raise and donate money using its “Safety Check” feature, to make it…
Leo Varadkar was elected Irish Prime Minister on Wednesday, making the 38-year-old son of an Indian immigrant the once-staunchly Catholic…
The Reserve Bank of India has initiated “prompt corrective action” (PCA) for state-run Central Bank of India over high bad…
Sterling strengthened against the dollar on Wednesday as investors awaited UK labour market data for signs of a pick-up in…
China needs to further tighten the flow of credit in its economy and funnel lending into economic activities that support…
China stocks fell on Wednesday, with the country’s leading “nifty 50” stocks posting their worst day in six months, as…
HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL), part-owned by steel tycoon L N Mittal, has delayed the start-up of its Bathinda refinery in…
Last year, Pakistan held informal talks with General Electric, Siemens and Switzerland’s ABB to build the country’s first high-voltage transmission…
“I do not know the exact number and the specific mission. They are allowed to carry rifles for self-defence. But…
Asian currencies were steady on Wednesday as investors awaited results of the Federal Reserve meeting and clues on the pace…
The growing use of debt collection companies in Europe has been a boon for investors in the major firms which…
China’s economy generally remained on solid footing in May, but tighter monetary policy, a cooling housing market and slowing investment…
China is betting on new, small-scale nuclear reactor designs that could be used in isolated regions, on ships and even…
Telstra Corporation Ltd, Australia’s largest telecoms company, said on Wednesday it will shed about 1,400 jobs as part of a…
Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday, drawing heart from record gains on Wall Street in the previous session,…
China’s yuan edged up against the dollar on Wednesday, with the market unfazed by evidence of a still-solid economy and…
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s younger brother and sister said on Wednesday that they have lost confidence in the…
Gold inched up on Wednesday as the market waited for direction from the outcome of a two-day US Federal Reserve…
