The confidence of the Indian industry hit an all-time low during the April-June quarter according to the Care Ratings NSE -1.13 %’ Industry Confidence Index (CICI) released on Monday. The CICI hit a nine-quarter low of 58 out of 200, ...
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Myanmar conflict: Bangladesh police allow Rohingya to flee
rumiaPolice in Bangladesh are ignoring government orders to prevent people fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar from crossing the border. A BBC correspondent in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, says members of Myanmar’s minority Rohingya Muslim community are streaming through crossings, without being ...
The way Arab countries are becoming Israeli arms markets
rnroniIsrael is set to enter the Middle East arms market as a result of the Israeli-UAE peace deal. At the same time, major changes are taking place in the US arms sales policy in the Gulf countries of the Middle ...
Bill Gates says it’s ‘outrageous’ that Americans still can’t get coronavirus test results in 24 hours
babin30Microsoft co-founder and global health philanthropist Bill Gates criticized the current state of the United States’ response to the Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday, including slow turnaround times for tests. Gates told “Fox News Sunday” that the access to fast testing ...
WeChat: Judge blocks US attempts to ban downloads of Chinese app
rumiaA judge has blocked a US government attempt to ban the Chinese messaging and payments app, WeChat. US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said the ban raised serious questions related to the constitution’s first amendment, guaranteeing free speech. The Department of ...
China bites back teeth over US ban on tick-tock, warns of retaliation
riyanaFollowing is India’s footsteps, the US has banned two popular Chinese social media apps, TickTock, and WeChat, in the interest of national security. According to the US administration, these two apps are extremely harmful to the country’s integrity, security, and ...
China remains ‘hugely important’ to the global economy, says Standard Life Aberdeen chairman
babin30Geopolitical tensions between China and other countries can cause pain for businesses, but the Asian giant’s role in the world has not diminished, said Douglas Flint, chairman of Standard Life Aberdeen during the virtual Singapore Summit. “Seven months ago, every ...
Covid blues: Govt’s liabilities jump 7% in June quarter
babin30The ownership pattern indicates a share of 39% for commercial banks and 26.2% for insurance companies at end-June The government’s total liabilities rose by a steep 7.1%, or Rs 6.73 lakh crore, in the April-June period to over Rs 101.35 ...
list of countries have protected both health and the economy in the pandemic?
misanResponses to the pandemic have often been framed in terms of striking a balance between protecting people’s health and protecting the economy. There is an assumption that countries face a trade-off between these two objectives. But is this assumption true? ...
Desperate race against fires in world’s biggest tropical wetlands
babin30Brazil: The smell of burnt vegetation and the red glow of flames welcome visitors these days to the Pantanal, the world’s biggest tropical wetlands — a biodiverse paradise that is now partly reduced to ashes by record In the northern ...