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…
Hong Kong: Hong Kong airport’s passenger volume surges as China reopens
The number of people passing through Hong Kong’s airport jumped last month as travel restrictions eased and China reopened borders for the first time since…
RBI’s testing labs for e-rupee
(This story originally appeared in on Feb 20, 2023) Jostling your way through the thick flow of tourists and hawkers in the narrow, congested lanes…
Why does China take back its ‘gifted’ pandas?
NEW DELHI: An animal “gift” as a international diplomacy statement?Yes, and it’s not a new thing either.China is the only natural habitat of the giant…