Slowing growth in top trade partner China and plunging prices for iron ore and coal are adding impetus to Australian efforts to secure a free trade deal with India by the end of the year
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5th Dec 2023 | Updated at 11:14pm 5th Dec 2023
US asks public schools to let transgender access to bathrooms
The US administration has issued guidance directing public schools to let transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity.
Will ‘Teflon’ President Zuma survive the latest scandal?
Former US President Ronald Reagan was called by his detractors “the Teflon president”. The nickname was coined by Patricia Schroeder, a Congresswoman, and reflected on how a plethora of scandals surrounding his presidency seemed to have no effect...
A week after it revised its outlook on India to positive from stable, global ratings major Moody's pegged the country's growth at 7.5 per cent for 2015,...
India is all set to overtake China's growth rate by clocking 7.8% GDP in 2015-16 and 8.2% during the following fiscal on the back of structural reforms...
Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway dropped one of the biggest hints about a possible successor to the billionaire investor, describing India-born Ajit Jain and Greg Abel as "world-leading" performers who are "better" business executives than...
Facing a multi-nation probe for "alleged tax evasion, money laundering and unlawful cross- border banking solicitation", global giant HSBC on Monay said it has been served summons by the Indian tax department.
British bank HSBC Holdings Plc admitted failings by its Swiss subsidiary in response to media reports it helped wealthy customers dodge taxes and conceal...
The Japanese auto giant Suzuki Group plans to invest around Rs 85 billion over the next few years to set up three plants at Hansalpur, Gujarat, with a...
Why would 170 countries sign up to endorse 21st June 2015 as the first International Yoga Day? How is it that something that started over 5000 years ago is still going strong? You could argue why has it taken 5000 years for so many countries...
Petroleum and natural gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the Government of India has invited Australian companies to invest in the hydrocarbon sector
India is expected to grow at 6.3 per cent this year and 6.5 per cent in 2016 by when it is likely to cross China's projected growth rate, the IMF said while terming the new government's reforms as "promising" but insisted that their implementation...
