World economy
All you should know about UK Business Visa
27 Dec 2018
The Tier 1 Visa to UK is one of the fastest and securest ways to obtain UK residency and then apply for citizenship after a certain period of time, says Ajay Sharma President, Abhinav Outsourcings Pvt. Ltd
Fed raises interest rates by 25 bps, signals more hikes
20 Dec 2018
Fed policymakers estimate the borrowing costs just above the median view of a 2.8 per cent, but within the 2.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent range
ECB keeps interest rates unchanged
13 Dec 2018
The European Central Bank President Mario Draghi did a tight-rope walk by keeping already low rates unchanged while promising to steer the bank away from a soft money policy by limiting bond purchases
May wins Conservative support ahead of crucial no trust vote
13 Dec 2018
With legislators from the ruling and opposition seeking either a new deal or a fresh Brexit referendum, May could still face real threat to her leadership at the no-confidence vote
EU rules out new Brext deal as May delays voting in Parliament
11 Dec 2018
Theresa May will now have to go for a negative vote or call re-election that would then go for a fresh Brexit referendum as the European Court of Justice has ruled that Britain can call off Brexit unilaterally
EU top court rules against Brexit sans members’ consent
10 Dec 2018
Any decision to return to EU would cost Britain the special privileges it enjoyed so far, including a separate currency outside the union and push the nation into another and more difficult referendum
First blow to Brexit deal as parliament passes contempt motion
06 Dec 2018
After the parliament approved a motion by the main opposition Labour Party that found the government in contempt of the House, the British government agreed to publish the "final and full" advice of the attorney on the Brexit deal
US, China reach 90-day truce on trade tariffs
03 Dec 2018
Women still earn 20 per cent less than men
27 Nov 2018
Russia in new stand-off with Ukraine over Sea of Azov
26 Nov 2018
Russia on Sunday seized three Ukrainan Navy ships after a gunfire in the Kerch Strait, a narrow waterway that gives access to the Sea of Azov, in the Black Sea, raising concerns of a conflict with west-backed Ukraine
EU sets seal to Brexit deal, defends May
26 Nov 2018
If Prime minister Theresa May fails to steer the deal through Parliament, Britons would either hold a second referendum, hold a new election to replace May or return to Brussels to try and renegotiate the package, and in a worst scenario, will simply crash out of the bloc without a deal
Trump backs Saudis despite CIA report on Khashoggi killing
22 Nov 2018
Trump indicated he had no intention of cancelling military contracts with Riyadh, saying, "if we foolishly cancel these contracts, Russia and China would be the enormous beneficiaries"
Twitter bots had 'disproportionate' role spreading misinformation in 2016 election
21 Nov 2018
An analysis of information shared on Twitter during the 2016 US presidential election has found that bots played a disproportionate role in spreading misinformation online
May gets cabinet nod for draft Brexit deal, to face Parliament now
15 Nov 2018
While the draft agreement scraped through in the cabinet, Prime Minister Theresa May now faces the more difficult task of pushing her deal through Parliament, where opponents are lined up to tear the agreement apart
Showdown now as Sri Lankan president loses in parliament and SC
15 Nov 2018
Ousted Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said he intended to discharge his official responsibilities, after Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said the no-confidence vote against Rajapaksa was supported by 122 members of the 225-member house
Bank of Japan is now larger than Japanese economy
13 Nov 2018
While Japanese economy expanded 11 per cent after Governor Haruhiko Kuroda started the massive stimulus in early 2013, real growth of the economy, however, has been just 6.7 per cent
China-backed RCEP takes centre stage as US backs out of Pacific
12 Nov 2018
Not only is the US absent from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – where India might play a key role - but President Trump is skipping the summit in Singapore, leaving the space open for China
Trump sacks Attorney General Jeff Sessions
09 Nov 2018
Trump had been critical of Attorney General Jeff for appointing Robert Mueller as the special counsel into the Russia probe, which the president was keen on stopping
Mid-term polls: Trump widens majority in Senate, but loses House
08 Nov 2018
The US mid-term elections, widely seen as a referendum on ‘Trumpism’, proved a mixed bag as the GOP increased its majority in the Senate from 51-49 to 54-46, but lost control of the House of Representatives to the Democrats