Colombo: Thousands of Sri Lankans demonstrated in the nation's capital, Colombo, against the state of the economy and the savage crackdown on protesters earlier. Participants included civil rights organisations, trade unions and students.

Retail giant Walmart is reportedly raising up to $3 billion for its e-commerce giant Flipkart to further expand its operations in India. With new funds, Flipkart's valuation is set to soar to more than $40 billion, giving a fillip to the Indian...

Microsoft has laid off about 1,000 workers from a variety of departments, including the Xbox and Edge teams, Axios said citing unnamed sources. The US software giant had earlier stated in July that a modest number of positions had been removed...

Tata Steel’s second quarter profit plunged 90% to £129.7 million due to drop in metal prices and elevated input costs. Concerns over slowdown in key economies, geopolitical issues and seasonal factors have led to a “volatile operating environment”,...

The Adani Group will invest over $150 billion across businesses ranging from green energy to data centres to airports and healthcare as it chases the dream to join the elite global club of companies with $1-trillion valuations.

Markets regulator Sebi has banned fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, former promoter and chairman of Gitanjali Gems, from trading for 10 years for using front entities to trade in shares of the company to maintain its price from falling. Choksi...

The Bank of England looks set to raise borrowing costs by the most since 1989 next week even as it prepares for a recession that could be deepened by spending cuts under new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Analysts believe that BoE at its eighth...

The pound hit a six-week high as Rishi Sunak became prime minister, another sign of the markets welcoming the country's new leader. Sterling was up 1.8% against the dollar at $1.147, having risen by 1.92% to $1.150 earlier in the day - the highest...

Banks have withdrawn 60 per cent of mortgages for small-deposit borrowers since the start of the year making it more difficult for first-time buyers to enter the property market, according to new findings. The number of loan-to-value mortgages...