U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced his visit to New Delhi at the end of the month. He is expected to attend the U.S. India Business Council event, the ‘India Ideas Summit: Connecting Cities and States’, which will be held on…
U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon has beaten former hi-tech titans Google and Apple to become the world’s most valuable brand, a renowned survey showed. The market value of Amazon increased by 52.0% to $315.0 billion, Kantar, a global market research agency, said in…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow has no intention to send troops to support Venezuela’s war leader Nicolas Maduro. Enouncing in St Petersburg, Putin also stated that a United States military involvement in Venezuela would be a “catastrophe”, stating that even…
The economy of Iran is expected to slow down after Washington D.C. imposed stringent sanctions last year. U.S. president Donald Trump said that things are uncertain and could change speedily in talks with the Tehran leadership. “When I became president, Iran was…
Washington: The U.S. and Mexico entered the second day of discussions on migration and trade, with the stock market rebounding on positivism that an agreement could be close, though it was unclear if the Mexican promise to control migration flows were sufficient…
London: Ford will close its engine unit in Wales next year, costing around 1,700 jobs, the U.S. automotive giant announced. Britain’s car industry is already struggling owing to Brexit uncertainty and a worldwide race to fulfil the desire for deploying electric vehicles….
Washington: Democratic presidential hopeful Jay Inslee unveiled an extensive plan to restore the U.S. leadership in the fight against climate change that involves proposals to settle hundreds of climate refugees and raise barriers on the import of fossil fuels. “Climate change is…
Washington: Two prominent US lawmakers have tabled a legislation in the House of Representatives to safeguard the work authorization of H-4 visa holders, mostly partners of Indian professionals holding H-1B visas. Most of H-4 visa holders are highly skilled professionals, and the…
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is proposing raising $20 billion in Hong Kong via a second listing. The e-commerce giant is in talks with financial advisers on the projected offering, said some people with knowledge of the matter, who didn’t wish for their…
Kochi: SmartCity Kochi, a joint-venture organization of the Kerala government and Dubai Holding, has planned to raise Rs 4,000 crore from prospective investors in its phase III, IV and V by finishing the balance infrastructure development in its areas. “The phase III…
