World economy
UK launches laundry-proof plastic £5 notes
30 May 2016
Recession of 2008-10 led to uptick in cancer deaths: study
30 May 2016
Increases in the unemployment rate were associated with additional cancer deaths except in countries where access to health care coverage did not depend on employment
US okay with India’s Chabahar deal as it counters China: report
27 May 2016
Washington broadly supports India and Afghanistan signing a deal with Iran for a transport corridor opening up a new route to Afghanistan via the Iranian port of Chabahar, as it outflanks the $46-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project with Gwadar
Trump marches on, wins Washington comfortably
25 May 2016
Google’s Paris HQ raided over tax evasion, money laundering
25 May 2016
Cracking down on ‘transfer pricing’, French authorities say the software giant is suspected of evading taxes by failing to declare the full extent of its activities in the country
Oil falls on stiffer dollar, likely US drawdown
24 May 2016
Failing antibiotics could kill millions, says report
24 May 2016
Antibiotic resistance could cause one death every three seconds all around the world by the year 2050, if suitable preventive measures are not taken immediately, says a new report
On Vietnam visit, Obama scraps arms sales ban
24 May 2016
Trump has slight edge over Clinton in presidential face-off: poll
23 May 2016
An ABC News / Washington Post poll published on Sunday shows Trump with a two-per cent advantage over Clinton with registered voters in a hypothetical general election match-up
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India's Budget 2026-27 targets fiscal discipline with record capex as markets tumble, the rupee weakens and manufacturing struggles to regain momentum.
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India’s Oil Balancing Act: Refiners Rebuild Middle East Supply Lines as Russia Flows Disrupt
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India’s refiners are rebalancing crude sourcing as Russian imports fell to a two-year low in December 2025, lifting OPEC’s share and raising geopolitical risk concerns.
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