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Exclusive: Afghanistan's youngest mayor comments on life under Taliban rule

As the focus shifts to Afghanistan under Taliban, Business Standard interviews Zarifa Ghafari, a prominent rights activist and the youngest mayor of the country

Is India Inc's Q1 show a glimpse of what awaits Street in FY22?

Given the market's forward-looking nature, the question is can earnings recover further? Here is how the top analysts are assessing the Q1 corporate earnings. Watch the video

The fall of Afghanistan: Who are the Taliban and what can India do now?

The Taliban's victory in Afghanistan is going to test peace in South Asia and India. Watch the video showing the history and emergence of Taliban. Defence expert Ajai Shukla explains India’s options going forward Source: Media reports

IPCC's climate change report: What it means for India

The latest assessment report by global climate scientists says that extreme climate occurrences are now indisputably linked to human behaviour, and not natural causes. It adds that some of these climate change phenomena might be irreversible. Let’s look at what the government needs to do going ahead

Spotlight: Montek Singh Ahluwalia on India's decarbonisation strategy

In an exclusive interview with Business Standard, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, renowned economist and former deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, unpacks the strategy policymakers could adopt for India's decarbonisation.

Explained: Challenges for Joe Biden's pick for ambassador to India

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has been selected by President Biden to serve as ambassador to India. What challenges will he face with regard to the situation in Afghanistan and the ongoing tensions between India and China on the LAC? How will aspects of India's domestic politics impact Garcetti's work? Watch the video to understand the challenges facing Garcetti.

Richard Branson's boldest space adventure and India connection

British billionaire Richard Branson on Sunday soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and safely returned in the vehicle’s first fully crewed test flight to space, a symbolic milestone for a venture he started 17 years ago. Watch the video for the related information and also the India connection.

What does OPEC's impasse mean for countries like India? Explained

As several key Indian states witness record petrol and diesel prices, OPEC’s failure to fix a target for oil production output could hit countries like India even more. Watch this video to understand implications for the Indian economy from Vandana Hari, Founder & CEO of Vanda Insights, a Singapore-based provider of oil markets macro-analysis.

OPEC+ deadlock: What UAE-Saudi Arabia tussle means for oil markets

Brent crude futures zoomed past $77.5 a barrel-mark on Tuesday, after OPEC+, on Monday, called off its meeting unexpectedly. This comes after the UAE rejected a proposal by the alliance on increasing oil production. What does this episode mean for the oil markets? Vandana Hari, Founder & CEO of Vanda Insights, a Singapore-based provider of oil markets macro-analysis, explains it in detail. Watch the video

Should we be concerned about Delta Plus? New Covid variant simplified

While Delta Plus is not a variant of concern yet for the Indian government, it is certainly causing concern among doctors and researchers across the world. But what are Delta and Delta Plus variants, where did they originate and are vaccines effective against them? Watch the video to find out.

Are you Mehul Choksi's girlfriend? Barbara Jabarica speaks out

Fugitive Diamantaire Mehul Choksi who was held in Dominica after his mysterious disappearance from Antigua and Barbuda alleged that his 'friend' Barbara Jabarica was instrumental in his abduction which involved musclemen claiming to be Antiguan Police and mercenaries looking like Indians. Now, Barbara has come out with her side of the story. Watch the video and see what she has to say about the allegation and Choksi.

'Couples can have three children': Reasons behind China's big policy shift

China's ruling Communist Party has once again tweaked its strict two-child policy to allow all couples to have up to three children. We look at the reasons behind the world's most populous nation's drastic change in policy. Watch the video.

Mehul Choksi captured in Dominica, likely to be 'handed over' to India

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has asked neighbouring Dominica, where fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi was caught, to hand the diamantaire over to India directly. Watch the video for his full statement.

US warns against travel to Japan, Sri Lanka due to COVID-19 concerns

New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): Amid rising coronavirus cases in Japan and Sri Lanka, the US State Department issued a travel advisory warning against travel to the respective countries due to COVID transmission concerns. "This week, the following Travel Advisories have been assessed and reissued with updates, raised to a Level 4 - Do Not Travel: Japan, Sri Lanka," the State Department said on Monday. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a new alert that Americans should avoid all travel to Japan and advised anyone who does have to visit the country to get vaccinated prior to traveling there. "Because of the current situation in Japan even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants and should avoid all travel to Japan," it added. This comes few months before the Olympics are set to be held in Tokyo in July. The Olympics were already postponed once due to the pandemic. Japan has been witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases as i

Explained: Why cryptocurrency jumps and falls on Elon Musk's tweets

Bitcoin, the biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, has been under pressure from a series of tweets from Tesla boss Elon Musk. Cryptocurrency price declines last week were sparked by Musk's reversal on Tesla accepting bitcoin as payment. His subsequent tweets caused further confusion over whether the carmaker had shed its holdings of the coin. Every time the charismatic billionaire has made a statement about crypto, he’s sparked off financial turmoil. How and why? The video based on Business Standard's Devangshu Datta article "Why cryptocurrency jumps and falls on Elon Musk's tweets" explains in detail. Watch it now. Story link: https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/explained-why-cryptocurrency-jumps-and-falls-on-elon-musk-s-tweets-121051801378_1.html

Covishield dose gap a cover-up? Dr Fauci on vaccines & what India should do

The Government of India announced that the gap between the first and second doses of the Covishield COVID-19 vaccine has been increased to 12-16 weeks - from the existing 6-8 weeks. This is for the second time in three months that Covishield dosage intervals have been widened and this move has once again garnered criticism, as a cover-up for not having enough vaccines for the people in India. Watch the video to know what White House chief medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci has to say on India's vaccine policy and things Modi government should do to contain the surge of the pandemic.

At least 65 killed in Gaza, 7 in Israel as clashes intensify

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Amid the deepening unrest between Israel and Palestine, the death toll in Gaza has reached 65, and 7 in Israel as the Hamas group launched a new barrage of airstrikes. Al Jazeera reported that heavy bombardment on the Gaza Strip continued, killing Hamas Gaza City commander, Bassem Issa, in one of the Israeli airstrikes along with our senior members, the Hamas group confirmed. The death toll in Gaza rose to 65 Palestinians, including 16 children and five women, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. At least 365 people have been wounded, including 86 children and 39 women. Meanwhile, a five-year-old boy was killed and at least 20 Israeli were hurt as Gaza launched a fresh spade of rocket attacks that set off warning sirens in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area and cities in the south on Wednesday night, reported The Times of Israel.

Israel Foreign Affairs Ministry asks international community to recognize country's rights to self-defence

Tel Aviv (Israel), May 13 (ANI): In a virtual conference, Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked international community to condemn launching of rockets from Gaza strip and to recognize public Israel's rights to self-defence. "Each and every step that we took to de-escalate the situation and avoid conflict was answered with more terrorism and violence by Hamas. We expect international community to condemn launching of rockets from Gaza strip and to recognize public Israel's rights to self-defence," said Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Lior Haiat at a virtual conference.

Israel under 'terror attack', planned by Hamas terrorist: Country's Foreign Affairs Ministry

Tel Aviv (Israel), May 13 (ANI): Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the recent attack by Palestine, a 'terror attack' which is coordinated and planned by Hamas terrorist group to target millions of civilians. "Israel is under a terror attack -- coordinated and planned by Hamas terrorist group targeting millions of civilians... Israel has the right to self-defence and we'll act to defend our citizens. Our action is against terrorists. Every rocket that is being launched from Gaza strip is a double war crime. They are using their own people as human shields. Between 20-30% of over 1000 missiles that have been launched in last 48 hours landed in Gaza strip," said Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Lior Haiat at a virtual conference.

Are vaccines effective against Indian variant of Covid-19? Find out

The coronavirus variant B.1.617 first identified in India last year has been classified by the World Health Organization (WHO )as a variant of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it spreads more easily, But are vaccines effective against this variant? Watch this video to find out.