Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a royal decree approving 72 billion riyals ($19.2 billion) worth of measures to stimulate growth in the private sector next year, state news agency SPA reported on Thursday. The measures include residential loans worth 21.3 billion riyals,…
India’s refiners imported nearly half as much crude oil from Iran in November as the month before, ship tracking data showed, cutting purchases to a 21-month low in protest at Tehran’s decision to award a giant gas field to a Russian company….
India’s largest telecom company Bharti Airtel today announced the launch of 4G services in Dras, Kargil and Leh in the Ladakh region, saying that it has become the first operator to provide the high speed data services in the area. “Customers in…
The commuters in the Delhi-NCR region have taken the highest number of rides–clocking an average 1,969 trips per person–on the global taxi hailing company Uber, with its UberGo being the most popular product among riders, claims the American firm. Uber today claimed…
AT&T Inc has started trials in Georgia state and a non-U.S. location to deliver high-speed internet over power lines, the No. 2 wireless carrier said on Wednesday, marking its latest push to offer faster broadband service to more customers. AT&T aims to…
China stocks ended higher on Wednesday, aided by strong gains in consumer and transport firms. At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 22.85 points or 0.7 % at 3,303. The blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.86 %, with its financial…
Real estate stocks boosted Australian shares to their highest close in a month on Wednesday, buoyed by gains in shopping centre company Westfield Corp after it received a takeover offer from France’s Unibail-Rodamco SE. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.14 % or…
A late goal from substitute Ashley Barnes sent Burnley into fourth place in the Premier League table as they beat Stoke City 1-0. The game looked to be heading towards a stalemate with neither side producing many chances of quality at a…
Chelsea returned to winning ways with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Huddersfield at the John Smith’s Stadium on Tuesday. Chelsea dominated the first half, and went into the break 2-0 up after Tiemoue Bakayoko’s neat finish (23) and Willian’s back-post header (43). Pedro…
Crystal Palace moved off the bottom and out of the Premier League relegation zone with a sensational late rally to see off 10-man Watford 2-1 at Selhurst Park. Daryl Janmaat’s fourth-minute goal for the Hornets looked to have been decisive, but Tom…
