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Imran Khan summoned by accountability bureau on graft charges

04 Aug 2018

Cash transfers for the poor: Combining demand and supply-side incentives improves longer-term outcomes

04 Aug 2018

US Congress caps defence aid to Pakistan to $150 mn

US Congress caps defence aid to Pakistan to $150 mn

03 Aug 2018

American President Donald Trump, who has been tough on Pakistan, has to now give his assent to a bill passed by both the House of Representatives and the US Congress that slashes aid to the nation to a mere $150 million

Uncertainty over whether Pakistan would invite Modi for Imran’s oath-taking function

01 Aug 2018

Trump warns of government ‘shut down’ if Congress fails to clear Mexican border wall plan

31 Jul 2018

Pakistan’s political crisis aggravates amidst poll rigging charges

31 Jul 2018

US announces Indo-Pacific initiatives to counter China

US announces Indo-Pacific initiatives to counter China

31 Jul 2018

The new initiatives covering technology, energy and infrastructure aim at accelerating United States’ private sector involvement in the region and supporting more US export opportunities

Nawaz Sharif might be flown to London for further treatment

30 Jul 2018

Homeless man begs for job, not dole – and lands offers from tech giants!

30 Jul 2018

Iranian rial falls below 110,000 a dollar as US sanctions loom

Iranian rial falls below 110,000 a dollar as US sanctions loom

30 Jul 2018

Tehran tried to fix the rate at 42,000 rials per dollar in April, and threatened crackdown on black marketers, but trade worries about a prolonged economic downturn continued to hurt the rial

Donald Trump says 'vicious' China targeting US farmers

Donald Trump says 'vicious' China targeting US farmers

28 Jul 2018

China has instead accused US President Donald Trump of aggressive trade actions that would render several Chinese companies bankrupt

10th BRICS Summit: Leaders issue Johannesburg Declaration

27 Jul 2018

Modi calls for technology-led growth for expanded BRICS cooperation

Modi calls for technology-led growth for expanded BRICS cooperation

27 Jul 2018

India wants to work with other BRICS nations on the fourth industrial revolution, which fuses technologies and blurs the lines between physical, digital and biological spheres, Modi said, and called for sharing the best practices and policies in the area

US, EU in trade talks; Trump offers $12 bn to farmers hit by China row

US, EU in trade talks; Trump offers $12 bn to farmers hit by China row

26 Jul 2018

President Donald Trump seems to have climbed down from his initial stance, when he said at a Nato summit in Brussels that both the US and EU aim to avert a trade war before the two sides meet for talks in Washington

Migrating under entrepreneur programs can be big plus for SMEs

Migrating under entrepreneur programs can be big plus for SMEs

26 Jul 2018

Migrating to foreign shores is almost a must for Indian small or medium enterprises, as it offers many advantages like fresh markets, ease of doing business, a buffer against domestic shocks, and not least, a better future for one’s kids, says Ajay Sharma, president of visa consultancy Abhinav Outsourcings

Imran Khan’s PTI leads in Pak polls, rivals allege vote rigging

Imran Khan’s PTI leads in Pak polls, rivals allege vote rigging

26 Jul 2018

The counting process is being carried out behind closed doors and changes are being made to Form-45, PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb told reporters

CPEC: Bounced cheque stalls road projects in Pakistan

CPEC: Bounced cheque stalls road projects in Pakistan

24 Jul 2018

Reports said work on seven CEPC highway portions covering 400-km on the Hakla-Dera Ismail Khan, the Western Route and all sections of the Karachi-Lahore Motorway (KLM) are hit by the financial crunch

Jailed former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif faces kidney failure, may be shifted to hospital

24 Jul 2018

21 Indians in US get sentences up to 20 years in call centre scam

21 Jul 2018

Trump willing to hit all Chinese goods with high tariffs: report

Trump willing to hit all Chinese goods with high tariffs: report

21 Jul 2018

Chinese exports to the US hit $505.5 billion in 2017, against US exports of $129.9 billion to that country, which left the US with a trade deficit of $375.6 billion

An immigrant workforce leads to innovation: study

19 Jul 2018

US sanctions on Iran and its cascading effect on India

US sanctions on Iran and its cascading effect on India

18 Jul 2018

While India's official stand is that it  'follows only UN sanctions, and not unilateral sanctions by any country',  the oil ministry has nonetheless asked refiners to drastically reduce or end import of Iranian oil by the US-set deadline of 4 November. A better option might be to revive the credit and rupee-rial payment mechanisms that were used earlier, says  Abhishek Bansal, founder and chairman, ABans Group

Trump says he "misspoke" in Helsinki

Trump says he "misspoke" in Helsinki

18 Jul 2018

Faced with a wave of criticism, both at home and abroad, over his statements at the Helsinki summit, President Trump said he accepts the conclusion of the US agencies that Russia meddled in the 2016 US elections

Chinese steel firms expanding overseas to skirt US tariff wall

18 Jul 2018

Oil prices ease for now as Saudi, US offer to boost supplies

17 Jul 2018

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