US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has unveiled that he faced a “tough” time as a businessman in Bengaluru and Chennai while trying to trade machine components for the aerospace sector in the country. Pompeo stated this before a Washington audience in…
Indian energy giant, Adani Group, received the final regulatory approval to commence work on its controversy-hit Carmichael Coal Mine project in Queensland, Australia. This clearance was obtained after the Queensland state authorities approved Adani Group’s groundwater management plan. The clearance for the…
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…
The global bond sector has enjoyed its highest weekly investor inflow in the past four years, with investors sidestepping equity funds in support of fixed income amidst concerns that the international economy is slowing and central banks will have to lower their…
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said it is likely to acquire privately held Exonics Therapeutics for a payment of $245 million and possible milestone payments of around $750 million. Exonics Therapeutics creates gene-editing therapies to nurse patients suffering from severe genetic neuromuscular conditions. The…
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…
Google announced that it will purchase data analytics firm, Looker, for $2.6 billion in cash, to extend the services provided to its cloud computing users. The news of the acquisition comes amidst the scrutiny of Google and other prime U.S. tech firms…
Actor Jennifer Lawrence, whose character ‘Mystique’ dies at the end of the recently release film, ‘Dark Phoenix’, spilled beans on the death scene. Talking about the scene where Mystique dies, Lawrence said, “I teared up a little bit watching Sophie in that…
