Month: March 2023
Akasa Air to go international soon, hire 1,000 people by 2024
Akasa Air is set to hire roughly 1,000 new employees to take the overall workforce to over 3,000 by the end of March 2024, as…
Donald Trump predicts ‘death and destruction’ if he’s indicted
NEW YORK: Donald Trump warned there could be violence if he’s indicted in New York in an escalation of verbal attacks on prosecutors as a…
Khanna: Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha a deep betrayal of Gandhian philosophy: US Congressman Ro Khanna
WASHINGTON: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi‘s disqualification from the Lok Sabha is a “deep betrayal” of Gandhian philosophy, an influential Indian-origin Congressman said on Friday.Gandhi,…
Joe Biden: China ‘hasn’t yet’ delivered arms to Russia
OTTAWA: US President Joe Biden on Friday said he believed China has not sent arms to Russia after President Vladimir Putin’s forces invaded Ukraine.“I’ve been…
Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill with key amendments
New Delhi: India will tax investments in debt mutual funds as short-term capital gains and royalty payouts by local arms of multinational companies at a…
A look at the US military mission in Syria and its dangers
WASHINGTON: When an Iranian drone struck a US base in northeastern Syria, killing a contractor and wounding several US troops, it was just the latest…
A refuge for Russians and Ukrainians, Bali rethinks its open-door policy
For most of last year, thousands of Russians and Ukrainians flocked to the Indonesian island of Bali to escape the war. There they found refuge…
Pakistan gets $2bn rollover deposits from China for IMF bailout: Report
ISLAMABAD : Cash-strapped Pakistan has received a rollover of $2 billion in deposits for a period of one year from its all-weather ally China to…
ipl: On a sticky funding wicket, startups give IPL sponsorship a miss
Many consumer internet companies and startups, which have been heavy advertisers and sponsors during the Indian Premier League (IPL) over the last few years, appear…
No more royal treatment for Indian arms of MNCs as govt doubles tax on royalty, fee for technical services
New Delhi: The Indian arms of the US- and UK-based multinational companies such as Hindustan Unilever, PepsiCo India, and Coca-Cola India will now be subject…