World Bank President Jim Yong Kim also said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will have a huge positive impact on the Indian economy. WASHINGTON: The recent slowdown in India’s economic growth is an “aberration” and mainly due to a temporary disruption caused by preparations for the new national tax GST, the World Bank said…
Unions at Thyssenkrupp have opposed the deal and are concerned more steel jobs may go in the long term in addition to as many as 4,000 job losses already announced as part of the merger. Berlin: Labour bosses at Germany’s Thyssenkrupp said workers’ legal say in strategic decisions at the corporate level could be diluted…
The UIDAI has explained whether it is mandatory for NRIs or OCIs holding accounts in India to get their Aadhaar card linked by the December 31 deadline. The Aadhaar number – the 12-digit Unique Identification Number or UID on Aadhaar Card – is to be mandatorily linked with your bank account by December 31, 2017….
Police confirm controlled explosion carried out A controlled explosion was carried out by police at a tube station in central London after a suspect package was discovered. Officers evacuated and cordoned off Angel station, in Islington, North London, on Wednesday evening to investigate the object. It is not known what caused the alarm to be raised….
Exclusive: Every area of the capital breaches global standards for PM2.5 pollution particles, with most areas exceeding levels by at least 50% The scale of London’s air pollution crisis was laid bare on Wednesday, with new figures showing that every person in the capital is breathing air that exceeds global guidelines for one of the…
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Tuesday threw its weight behind India’s opposition to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), saying it passes through a disputed territory and no country should put itself into a position of dictating the Belt and Road initiative. India skipped the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in May this year due to its sovereignty…
LONDON: A Ghana-based Indian entrepreneur has won a prestigious business award in the UK for his efforts to bring innovative IT solutions to Africa. Birendra Sasmal, CEO of Subah, bagged the International Business Person of the Year at the Asian Achievers Awards in London last week, for turning the company into a thriving IT, telecoms and manufacturing success…
The Taj Mahal has been controversially excluded from an Uttar Pradesh tourism booklet. The booklet, issued by the tourism department, was not intended to be a promotional brochure, but the omission of one of the seven wonders of the modern world has nonetheless sparked anger and bemusement. Journalists, politicians and activists were among those who…
Canberra: Australian investigators on Tuesday released their final report on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, saying the inability to bring closure for victims families was a “great tragedy” and “almost inconceivable” in the modern age. It has now been three-and-a-half years since MH370 and its 239 passengers and crew disappeared en route to Beijing…
Las Vegas: The mass shooting in Las Vegas is the deadliest in modern United States history, but is it terrorism? While much will hinge on the motives of a white gunman attacking a mostly-white country music crowd, that uncomfortable question also hits at some of America’s most divisive issues: race, religion and politics. The FBI…
