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Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man set to become Iran's interim president?

Mokhber was part of a team of Iranian officials who visited Moscow in October and agreed to supply surface-to-surface missiles and more drones to Russia's military

New Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te calls on China to stop its threats

China repeatedly called Lai a separatist who risked war in the run-up to his election in January

AstraZeneca to establish $1.5 billion cancer drug plant in Singapore

The facility, which will be the drugmaker's first end-to-end ADC production site, will be supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board

LS polls: Voters cast their votes early in Phase 5 to avoid scorching heat

Monday's phase has the least number of seats being contested, with 89.5 million voters set to choose representatives for 49 seats

China's fuel oil imports surges 10% to 2.93 million MT, highest since 2020

The import volumes included purchases under ordinary trade, which are subject to import duty and consumption tax, as well as imports into bonded storage

Tesla doing damage-control, offers discounts to European fleet buyers

The efforts include unofficial discounts on purchases of new cars if they are in stock and efforts to address widespread service

Russia is China's top oil supplier for 12th month in April, volumes up 30%

Imports from Saudi Arabia, which was last China's biggest supplier in April 2023, were 6.34 million tonnes, or 1.54 million bpd, down 25 per cent from a year earlier

Saudi King to be treated for lung inflammation hours after undergoing tests

Due to King Salman's health issue, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto Saudi leader, postponed a visit to Japan that had been scheduled to begin on Monday

Oil prices climb amid uncertainty over Iran President Raisi's fate

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed on Sunday, Iranian officials said

Iran's President Raisi took hard line with national protests, nuclear talks

Raisi died when a helicopter carrying him back from a visit to the Azerbaijani border crashed in mountainous terrain, killing all aboard, a senior Iranian official said

Asia shares touch two-year top buoyed by China's property boost plans

Late last week, partly in response to some policymakers' comments, global bonds retraced a rally that had followed an encouraging fall in US CPI data

UK's post-Brexit border arrangements to cost $6 bn after repeated delays

The first phase of Britain's so called new Border Target Operating Model, requiring additional certification, came into force on Jan. 31

Stock market closed for trading today as phase 5 voting underway in Mumbai

The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 rose 0.16 per cent to 22,502 points and the S&P BSE Sensex added 0.12 per cent to end at 74,005.94 on Saturday

Didi co-founder Liu steps down after decade at helm of ride-hailing company

Liu, the daughter of Lenovo Group founder Liu Chuanzhi, was heavily involved in the company's key financial decisions, including its merger with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd -backed Kuaidi in 2015

Nestle India shareholders vote against increase in royalty to Swiss parent

About 70.8% of public shareholders voted against the increase, a filing showed

Automakers Volkswagen, Renault end talks to develop affordable EV: Report

VW sources said a decision on the EV plan is expected within weeks. Thomas Schaefer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand, has said he wants to launch a lower-priced EV by 2027

Microsoft plans to release next 'Call of Duty' version on Game Pass: Report

The plans are expected to be announced at the company's annual Xbox showcase next month, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter

Ukraine braces for heavy battles as Putin says carving out 'buffer zone'

"We understand there will be heavy battles and that the enemy is preparing for that," the head of the Ukrainian armed forces wrote in a statement on the Telegram app

RBI flags concerns over functioning of asset reconstruction companies

Swaminathan J urged ARCs to adopt an approach where there is compliance "with both the letter of the regulation and also its spirit," the central bank said in a statement

Delhivery Q4 results: Net loss narrows to Rs 68 cr, total income up 13.5%

The company reported a consolidated loss of Rs 68.47 crore ($8.21 million) for the quarter ended March 31, compared with a loss of Rs 159 crore a year ago