5 shot, including young girl, during Mardi Gras parade
NEW ORLEANS: Five people were shot, including a young girl, Sunday night during the Krewe of Bacchus parade in New Orleans, according to the New…
US Congress delegation visits Taiwan in tense US-China moment
TAIPEI: A delegation of US lawmakers met with the head of Taiwan’s legislature on Monday as part of a five-day visit to the self-ruled island…
India inflation: RBI will take action as required to keep inflation within expected limits, FM Nirmala Sitharaman says
The Reserve Bank of India will take necessary steps to manage inflation within “expected limits,’ Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at a post-budget industry event…
Benjamin Netanyahu advances judicial changes despite uproar
TEL AVIV: Israel’s government on Monday was pressing ahead with a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s legal system, despite an unprecedented uproar that has…
SBI, PNB, Kotak Mahindra Bank, DCB Bank, and others: List of banks hiked FD rates in February
Many banks have hiked fixed deposit (FD) interest rates soon after the Reserve Bank of India hiked the repo rates by 25 basis points to…
Take steps to function as a country: IMF tells cash-starved Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Cash-strapped Pakistan must take steps to ensure that its high earners pay taxes and only the poor get the subsidies if it wants to…
PNB hikes FD interest rates by up to 30 bps; check latest fixed deposit rates
Punjab National Bank (PNB) has increased interest rates of select fixed deposits (FDs) tenures by up to 30 basis points (bps). The new interest rates…
Bricks, clicks and miles: The Centre’s vision for physical and digital infrastructure
Three of India’s key ministers lay out the government’s vision for core transport infrastructure, and the digital transformation and innovation the country is unleashing on…
Iran: Iran denies enriching uranium above 60%
DUBAI: Iran has denied reports that it has enriched uranium to 84% purity, which is close to weapons grade. The Islamic Republic has been enriching…
Will TCS join layoff spree? Here’s what HR head has to say
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is ‘not considering any layoffs,’ the multinational IT firm’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) has said, with his statement coming at…