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WHO chief Tedros says China's zero-Covid policy not 'sustainable'

Speaking after Tedros, WHO emergencies director Mike Ryan said the impact of a 'zero-Covid' policy on human rights also needs to be taken into consideration

Railways missed CIL train provision targets for over a year: Govt data

Inventories at Indian power plants fell 13% in April despite a 27.6% growth in Coal India's production, as a heatwave sent power demand soaring to a record high.

Under fire over inflation, Biden nods to Fed and attacks Republicans

'I want every American to know that I am taking inflation very seriously and it is my top domestic priority,' says US President

Wall St slips in choppy trading ahead of inflation data; Dow slips 179 pts

All eyes on US CPI data on Wednesday; Peloton slumps as CEO says business 'thinly capitalized'

Putin preparing for prolonged conflict in Ukraine, says US spy chief

'We assess Putin is preparing for a prolonged conflict in Ukraine during which he still intends to achieve goals beyond the Donbas,' US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told lawmakers

Ola Electric chief says e-scooter fires rare, but can happen in future

The company, backed by Japan's SoftBank Group, has recalled more than 1,400 e-scooters and appointed external experts to investigate the cause.

Netflix tells employees ads may appear by end of 2022: Report

The streaming pioneer is also planning to start cracking down on password sharing among its subscriber base around the same time, the NYT report said

Centre asks GAIL to import LNG to meet rising city gas demand

Centre has requested GAIL to start importing LNG to meet the rising demands in metropolitan areas

For hype-wary IBM, quantum-computing sales are close, but not too close

Companies for years have touted quantum computing's potential, with little to show for it beyond error-prone machines and basic applications with early clients.

India's edible oil imports to fall for 3rd straight year on record prices

The world's biggest importer of edible oils is likely to make overseas purchases of 12.9 million tonnes in the 2021/22 marketing year ending on Oct. 31

Gold firms as dollar rally pauses; focus on US inflation reading

The dollar was steady after touching a 20-year high on Monday, while benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields were off 3-1/2-year peaks. [USD/] [US/]

Stablecoin Terra's broken dollar peg hits wider cryptocurrency markets

TerraUSD, the world's fourth-largest stablecoin, lost a third of its value on Tuesday, spooking cryptocurrency investors and partly contributing to bitcoin's tumble below $30,000 for the first time

Wall Street set to open higher, oil prices extend losses for second day

European stock indexes rose on Tuesday as risk appetite showed some signs of picking up again after Monday's sharp falls, but fears over economic growth still weighed on markets

Tiger Global hit by $17 billion losses in tech stock sell-off: Report

Tiger Global losses marked one of the biggest dollar declines for a hedge fund in history

Canara Bank probes fraud in unit after whistleblower complaint: Report

The whistleblower letter, sent at the end of December and also addressed to Reserve Bank of India and the National Housing Bank, said there were irregularities at one of the branches

India's crude imports rise 4.2% to 19.03 mn ton in March on demand recovery

India's fuel demand had scaled a three-year peak in March, with petrol sales hitting an all-time high, as demand rose and the market built up supplies ahead of expected price increases

US dollar touches 20-year high as markets shun risk over US Fed rate hike

The dollar has risen for five straight weeks as U.S. Treasury yields have climbed on expectations the Fed will be aggressive in attempting to tamp down inflation

Indian inflation likely accelerated to an 18-month high in April: Report

Food inflation, which accounts for nearly half the consumer price index (CPI) basket, reached a multi-month high in March

Oil prices tumble over 1% on global economic worries, strong dollar

The fall in oil prices reflected trends in global financial markets as investors shed riskier assets on worries about higher interest rates and their impact on economic growth.

Oil prices, equities tumbles about 6% as China Covid lockdowns weigh

Global financial markets have been spooked by concerns over interest hikes and recession worries as tighter and wider Covid lockdowns in China led to slower export growth in the country in April