Senate: Mexico’s Senate approves electoral reform bill
MEXICO CITY : Mexico’s Senate approved on Wednesday a controversial electoral reform known as ‘Plan B’, which President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lobbied heavily for…
Wells Fargo lays off at least 500 mortgage bankers amid strategy shift: Report
Bloomberg | | Posted by Ritu Maria Johny Wells Fargo & Co. cut hundreds of jobs in its mortgage unit this week, adding to thousands…
US SC hears case against Twitter over Istanbul attack
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard for a second straight day a bid to hold internet companies accountable for contentious content posted by…
Pakistan austerity drive strips ministers, staff of pay, perks
ISLAMABAD: The cash-strapped Pakistan government decided on Wednesday that austerity begins at home, with PM Shehbaz Sharif, his federal ministerial colleagues, advisers and special assistants…
UK opposition asks Sunak govt to list steps taken to protect BBC
LONDON: The UK government’s defence of the BBC came after MPs, drawn largely from the opposition, condemned the hitherto silence of the Conservative government and…
Edtech firms poach rivals: Cash-rich edtech firms out to poach rivals in funding winter
Large startups in the edtech space that are sitting on cash piles are starting to poach potential targets, amid an overall funding winter, founders and…
Hindenburg effect: Gautam Adani no longer among world’s 25 richest billionaires
Billionaire Gautam Adani’s free fall doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon as the once Asia’s richest man no longer figures among the world’s 25…
world bank: India can grow at 8%; the time is right to draw investment, says World Bank President
India faced challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic but has recovered “strongly” and can achieve 8% growth through a stronger private sector, land and agriculture reforms,…
India’s cooperation important, Ukraine official tells Doval | India News
Head of Ukrainian President’s Office Andriy Yermak has spoken to national security advisor Ajit Doval and sought India’s support for a draft resolution in the…
US Chamber asks India to tweak IPR policy to improve global ranking
India needs to tweak its policy on intellectual property rights (IPR) and focus on making IP licensing more seamless to facilitate knowledge and technology transfer…