Senate committee votes in favour of Eric Garcetti’s nomination as US ambassador to India
WASHINGTON: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday voted 13-8 to advance the nomination of Eric Garcetti as US ambassador to India. Garcetti, a former…
Adani rout puts spotlight back on Mauritius as it aims to shed ‘tax haven’ image
The tiny island of Mauritius spent years trying to clean up its image as a base for murky money launderers and shell firms. The short-seller…
PCVs: Sebi mulls PCVs to offer long funding
Mumbai: Amid allegations of fierce valuation games that drive startups to dress up numbers and venture capitalists to spin stories to investors, the idea of…
Adani rout puts spotlight on billions flowing through Mauritius
The tiny island of Mauritius spent years trying to clean up its image as a base for murky money launderers and shell firms. The short-seller…
Senate: Senate Foreign Relations panel approves Eric Garcetti as ambassador to India
WASHINGTON: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted in favour of former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to become ambassador of India, sending the nomination to…
Denmark’s undersea graveyard for imported CO2
COPEHHAGEN: Denmark on Wednesday inaugurated a project to store carbon dioxide 1,800 metres beneath the North Sea, the first country in the world to bury…
Yunus: Global figures urge end to ‘harassment’ of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus
DHAKA: Forty global figures including Ban Ki-moon, Hillary Clinton and Bono published Wednesday a joint letter calling on Bangladesh to stop “unfair” attacks and harassment…
UK defends asylum plan after Nazi-era Germany comparison
LONDON: Britain Wednesday hit back at critics including the UN refugee agency and football presenter Gary Lineker, after he compared its new plan on illegal…
Taiwan: Taiwan suspects Chinese ships cut internet cables
NANGAN: In the past month, bed and breakfast owner Chen Yu-lin had to tell his guests he couldn’t provide them with the internet. Others living…
Tiktok: White House endorses new bill on TikTok, calls for swift passage
The White House endorsed a bipartisan bill that could give the president authority to ban or force a sale of TikTok, support that could hasten…