China role as Ukraine peacemaker in doubt as it ‘deepens’ Russia ties
BEIJING: China’s effort to cast itself as a peacemaker on Ukraine reflects an aim to burnish its image rather than a change of stance, Western…
Pragmatic Banga right choice for WB’s chief
MUMBAI: Ajay Banga, US President Joe Biden‘s candidate for the World Bank‘s chief, is a pragmatic choice for a role that balances the West’s demand…
Biden: 10 most notable gifts Joe Biden received as US President in 2021
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden received more than $46,000 in gifts from foreign leaders in his first year in office, according to an annual report from…
IMF rolls out crypto assets action plan, advises against legal tender status
The International Monetary Fund has laid out a nine-point action plan for how countries should treat crypto assets, with point number one a plea not…
Banga’s India perspective can help fix developing world’s woes: Biden
WASHINGTON: The World Bank, which will have PIO Ajay Banga as its chief, already has two Indians in top posts: Indermit Gill is its chief…
Desis in UK want 10 Indian languages in school curriculum
LONDON: Community leaders from the Indian diaspora in Britain have handed over a memorandum addressed to education secretary Gillian Keegan calling for 10 Indian languages…
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hits Indonesia
HALMAHERA: February 24 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 on the Richter scale occurred North of Halmahera, Indonesia on Friday, the National Center for Seismology…
Elon Musk fires Twitter staff again despite promises of no more layoffs: Report
Despite promising in November 2022 that there will be no more layoffs, Elon Musk has fired more employees from Twitter, as per a report in…
PSU Banks FD Rates: PSU banks now offer inflation-beating FD rates
Those believing in safety first are outrunning the glory chasers these days, with stock returns trailing yields on plain-vanilla fixed deposits by a long shot,…
rupee: More Asian countries interested in Rupee trade: Central bank executive
More Asian countries, such as Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, are showing interest in using the Rupee as a trading unit, potentially reducing dependence…