US President Joe Biden goes on high-risk five-hour visit to Ukraine as Russia holds fire
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden undertook a hazardous five-hour visit to Kyiv on Tuesday risking further deterioration in ties with Moscow and Beijing, who’ve drawn…
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan gets protective bail in violent protests case
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan was granted one-week protective bail by the Lahore high court on Monday in a case linked to…
iraq: India, Iraq explore ways to diversify trade from oil to non-oil sectors
India and Iraq on Monday discussed ways to further increase and diversify trade from oil to non-oil sectors, while stressing the importance of expanding economic…
Retail inflation for farm workers rises to 6.85% in January
Retail inflation for farm and rural workers rose to 6.85 per cent and 6.88 per cent, respectively, in January, mainly due to higher prices of…
Not just economy: How Pakistan is also floundering on terror
NEW DELHI: As the Taliban stormed to power in Afghanistan in the fall of 2021, cheers went up in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.Pakistan believed it has…
Cash-starved Pakistan’s current account deficit shrinks 90% to $0.24 billion in January
ISLAMABAD: Cash-strapped Pakistan’s current account deficit shrank 90.2 per cent to $0.24 billion in January from $2.47 billion in the same month last year, the…
Adani Ports to prepay $121 million short-term debt due in March: Report
Billionaire Gautam Adani’s ports unit will prepay a short-term debt due next month amounting to 10 billion rupees ($121 million) as the Indian tycoon attempts…
Bank mergers helped improve efficiency: RBI Researchers
Bank mergers have benefitted both the banks which have been acquired as well as the acquiring bank, finds a research by RBI researchers. While it…
Employees Pension Scheme: Eligible employees who missed higher EPS pension option earlier can still apply: Latest EPFO circular
If you have been a member of the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) from before August 31, 2014 — and continue to be one even now…
Axis Bank Loan Rates: Axis Bank hikes home loan, other loan interest rates by 10 bps
Axis Bank has increased its marginal cost of funds-based lending rates (MCLR) across tenures by 10 basis points, according to the private sector lender’s website….