Page 67 - Pti/undefined

Supreme Court lifts blanket ban on NPA classification

The Supreme Court has also ordered waiver of compound interest for all borrowers who availed the loan moratorium

Ikea France goes on trial for spying on employees and customers

Ikea France is being prosecuted as a corporate entity along with several of its former executives in Versailles, southwest of Paris

Existing US home sales fell in February, while prices increased

Sales of previously occupied US homes slowed last month

Asian trading mixed after Fed announces end to emergency measures

In Asian trading, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 2.1 per cent in afternoon trading to 29,174.15. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.1 per cent

Australia's most populous state New South Wales hit by severe rains, floods

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said that hundreds of people have been rescued from the waters

Japan PM vows no virus rebound as emergency measures end

We must not put our guards down ... to prevent the infections from rebounding, he said

Europe pause of AstraZeneca vaccine sends ripple of doubt elsewhere

The suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine in several European countries over the past week could fuel skepticism about the shot far beyond their shores

Takes one to know one, says Vladimir Putin on Joe Biden's 'killer' claim

Putin ruled out severing ties with the United States altogether and lobbed a jab at the 78-year-old US leader

Rajya Sabha passes bill to raise FDI limit in insurance sector to 74%

Majority of directors, key personnel will be resident Indians; percentage of profits to be retained in India, says FM Sitharaman on FDI safeguards

Japan to end coronavirus emergency in Tokyo despite rebound fears

Experts on a government-commissioned panel moved to end the emergency this coming Sunday

Asian shares track Wall Street fall as bond yields rebound; Nikkei down 2%

Asian shares fell Thursday, tracking a decline on Wall Street as another rise in bond yields rattled investors who worry that higher inflation may prompt central banks to raise ultra-low interest rates.

Thailand probes Facebook's removal of army-linked accounts

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says he has assigned the Royal Thai Army to carry out a probe

Google vows no new user tracking in Chrome ad data changes

Google says it won't develop new ways to follow individual users across the internet

Reports: Myanmar security forces shoot dead eight protesters

Authorities extended their lethal crackdown on protests against last month's coup

World shares gain ahead of US jobs data, Fed chair comments

Stocks are higher in Europe and Asia after a wobbly day on Wall Street, when the S&P 500 gave back most of its gains from a day earlier.

President Biden brings no relief to tensions between US and China

Biden took office promising to move quickly to restore and repair America's relations with the rest of the world

US sets sanctions over Russian opposition leader Navalny's poisoning

Senior administration officials announced the sanctions but did not immediately identify the Russian officials named in them

$31 billion lined up for 400 port projects across 7,500-km coastline: PM

PM Modi says govt is keen to promote use of renewable energy in maritime sector, is on course to install solar and wind-based power systems at all major ports

Global stocks, US futures sink after selloff in US Treasury debt eases

Global stock markets and Wall Street futures declined Tuesday after a selloff in US Treasury debt eased, helping to allay concern about a possible rise in interest rates.

Volvo says it will make only EVs by 2030; will be sold exclusively online

There is no long-term future for cars with an internal combustion engine, said Henrik Green, Volvo's chief technology officer