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India 2019 gold imports hit 3-yr low as record high prices dent demand

Lower buying by the world's second biggest consumer of the precious metal could weigh on global prices that jumped 18% in 2019

China plans to keep inflation target unchanged at around 3% in 2020: Report

Some analysts have expected China will raise the 2020 annual inflation target to 3.5%

Qassem Soleimani, Iraq's militia chief killed in Baghdad air strike: Report

Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed late on Thursday

Australia PM Morrison may cancel India trip to deal with bushfire crisis

Morrison was due to visit India from Jan 13 to 16 at the invitation of Prime Minister Modi

Happy New Year for Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump in fundraising hauls

Some Democrats have not yet disclosed their fourth-quarter fundraising numbers, but those who did had strong showings.

Wall Street kicks off 2020 at record levels on China stimulus, trade hopes

Trump said he would travel to Beijing to begin talks on the next phase

Buoyed by signs of improving trade relations, oil starts 2020 on a high

Oil was also boosted by optimism that trade talks between the world's two largest economies will support demand

Global markets welcome 2020: New year cheer for stocks as rally rumbles on

MSCI's broadest index of world shares added 0.2% to December's 3.3% jump and the 24% gained in 2019

PM office proposes waiving carbon tax of Rs 400/tonne on coal: Report

PMO has proposed waiving the carbon tax of 400 rupees ($5.61) per tonne that was levied on the production and import of coal, according to the documents reviewed by Reuters

Cannabis a cure for cancer, insomnia, claim Twitter bots without evidence

The next most common posts involved legality of the drug or posts about where to buy or sell cannabis.

Fathers should be screened for postpartum depression too, says Survey

Fathers with postpartum depression are also less likely than mothers to ask for help

Locusts surging on both sides of Red Sea, could hit food security, warns UN

At least one swarm had crossed to the northern coast of Saudi Arabia in mid-January, with further swarms a week later

Internet shutdowns costing telcos Rs 2.45 crore in lost revenue every hour

On Friday, mobile internet was ordered shut in at least 18 districts in northern Uttar Pradesh state, a telecoms industry source told Reuters

Uniqlo founder and CEO Tadashi Yanai resigns as SoftBank board member

A longtime ally and sometime critic of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, the billionaire is one of only three external members of board filled with SoftBank executives and heads of its portfolio companies

Asian shares hit 18-month high on hopes of US-China trade deal

In an indication of a positive start on Wall Street, the S&P 500 e-mini futures gained 0.12 per cent

Stung by record defaults, China vows more transparent bond handling

Erdogan's visit to Tunis came a month after Turkey and Libya signed two separate accords, one on maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean and another on security and military cooperation

Boeing's stunted debut of Starliner mission strains 'reliability' pitch

The actual technical glitch that stunted Friday's CST-100 Starliner mission to the International Space Station was a timer error

Shell expects post-tax impairment charges of $2.3 bn, trims sales forecast

Shell said it expected to take post-tax impairment charges in a range between $1.7 billion and $2.3 billion for the quarter "based on the macro outlook"

Govt's outstanding loans from RBI at $4.36 bn in week ended Dec 13

The central government had Rs 525.75 billion ($7.33 billion) outstanding loans in the week earlier

From housewives to students, women take centre stage in anti-CAA protests

The women can be seen painting graffiti on university walls, organising rallies and gathering funds for posters and food for protesters