The UN Security Council’s ceasefire decision in Syria would not have impact on Turkey’s ongoing military operation in Afrin, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag has said. “When we look at the UN Security Council resolution, we see that fight against terror organisations is outside its scope. Therefore, it will not affect Turkey’s ongoing operation,” […]
Michael McCormack, a former regional newspaper editor, was elected as Australia’s new Deputy Prime Minister on Monday. He replaces Barnaby Joyce as leader of the Nationals, the governing coalition’s junior partner, reports the BBC. Joyce stepped down on Friday following questions over his relationship with media adviser Vikki Campion, and an allegation sexual harassment by […]
US President Donald Trump’s daughter and senior White House advisor Ivanka Trump wrapped up her four-day visit to South Korea on Monday, saying she had a “wonderful” time and hoped to return in the near future. Ivanka made the remarks as she before boarding a plane back to the US at the Incheon International Airport, […]
Bharti Airtel on Monday said it has joined the ‘Seamless Alliance’, which would empower mobile operators and airlines to extend their services into airline cabins, a company statement said here. The formation of ‘Seamless Alliance’ was announced on Monday in Barcelona. Through this alliance, the member operators, including Airtel, would be able to continuously provide […]
Positive global cues pushed the key indices of the Indian equity market higher during the early morning trade session on Monday. According to market observers, positive Asian markets, along with healthy buying in automobiles, banks, metals and capital goods stocks led to the rise. At 9.40 a.m., the barometer 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the […]
US President Donald Trump’s approval rating in a new CNN poll stands at 35 per cent, down five points over the last month to match his lowest level yet, the media reported. The slide follows dip in approval for the President in January, a finding that appeared connected to a bullish stock market and strong […]
Actress Priyanka Chopra has decided to cut ties with billionaire diamond trader Nirav Modi’s brand following the news about the alleged banking fraud carried out by him. “In the light of recent allegations, Priyanka Chopra has chosen to terminate her contract with the Nirav Modi brand,” a spokesperson of Priyanka, who was the global brand […]
In its bid to bury rumours that 18,000 employees have been transferred following the detection of $1.8 billion fraud, Punjab National Bank (PNB) has clarified it has only transferred 1,415 employees as part of its Rotational Transfer Policy. “There have been reports appearing in the media that the bank has transferred close to 18,000 employees. […]
In a tug of war over flying taxis versus Hyperloop transport system, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Tesla CEO Elon Musk came out in the open on the micro-blogging site Twitter when the former took a swipe at Tesla over the need to dig tunnels for its Next-Gen mobility dream. Ride-hailing app Uber has announced […]
More certainty, predictability and clarity regarding retrospective taxation would help companies from the UK to invest more in India, Richard McCallum, Managing Director, UK India Business Council said here on Friday. “I think that if there was more clarity, certainty, predictability around retrospective taxation and (resolving) the Vodafone issue that would help the UK companies […]