In eastern Ukraine, snipers watch and wait
BAKHMUT: “I’m not afraid of Russians,” says “Voron“, a sniper with the State Border Guard of Ukraine in the eastern Donbas region.“But don’t tell my…
Committee: Expanding ties with India is priority area for new US House Foreign Relations Committee
WASHINGTON: The newly constituted House Foreign Relations Committee has set its eye on expanding the US-India bilateral relationship, particularly in the defence, economic sectors and…
SoftBank’s Arm China sacks at least 90 workers: Report
Reuters | | Posted by Ritu Maria Johny SoftBank Group Corp’s chip technology firm Arm Ltd’s China joint venture laid off 90-95 employees last week…
GST compensation: West Bengal says Centre owes it over Rs 2,400 crore
Kolkata: The West Bengal government has said the Centre owes it Rs 2,409.96 crore as GST compensation, “disagreeing” with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman‘s statement…
Rising interest rates to upset Modi’s Budget math on small savings
India last week proposed a lower-than-expected market borrowing program, as part of a plan that sought to bridge its budget deficit by boosting reliance on…
Announcement of visa renewal changes comes as big relief for Indians on H-1Bs in the US
A recent announcement by the US state department, to launch a pilot programme later this year offering visa renewal options in the US for H-1B…
High-altitude object brought down by Sidewinder missile from F-22 jet: Pentagon
WASHINGTON: A high-altitude object was brought down over Alaska using an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile fired from a F-22 jet, the Pentagon said on Friday.Pentagon spokesman…
US says it shot down object over Alaska, size of small car
WASHINGTON: A US fighter jet on Friday shot down over Alaska a high-altitude object that was the size of a small car, on the order…
India seeks talks before WTO fixes ecommerce rules
India has pitched for deeper deliberations to take place before the World Trade Organisation (WTO) defines rules in the ongoing discussions on e-commerce trade. An…
India can grow at about 7% despite global uncertainty: Former chief economic advisor K V Subramanian
Monetary policy across the world is guided by flawed monetary theory that puts the cart before the horse, i.e., gets the direction of causality wrong,…