World economy
Pak nabs Pathankot ‘mastermind’ Maulana Masood Azhar
13 Jan 2016
Pakistan has detained Maulana Masood Azhar, chief of the terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed accused by India of carrying out the deadly attack on the Pathankot Air Force base last week. Azhar was one of the men freed by India in exchange for the Kandahar hijack hostages in 1999
Sex crimes make Germany rethink refugee policy
09 Jan 2016
Raghuram Rajan is Central Banker of the Year 2016
08 Jan 2016
Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan has been conferred with the Central Banker of the Year Award for 2016 by The Banker
Raghuram Rajan is Central Banker of the Year 2016
08 Jan 2016
Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan has been conferred with the Central Banker of the Year Award for 2016 by The Banker
World Bank sees global financial turmoil in 2016
07 Jan 2016
In its annual Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank says a simultaneous slowdown in developing economies will be intensified by fresh financial turmoil – but adds that India will see robust growth in 2016
N Korea faces fresh UN sanctions after H-bomb claim
07 Jan 2016
The UN Security Council agreed on Wednesday to roll out new measures to punish North Korea after its shock announcement of a hydrogen bomb
N Korea claims successful test of hydrogen bomb
06 Jan 2016
The announcement has left the international community scrambling to verify the accuracy of North Korea’s claims, though last month had suggested Pyongyang had already developed a hydrogen bomb
One year after Charlie Hebdo, France still scared
06 Jan 2016
In the wake of the Paris attacks that left 17 civilians and three gunmen dead in January 2015, France has seen a curtailment of civil liberties – and perhaps more importantly, a distinct political shift to the right
Chinese manufacturing contracts for fifth month
04 Jan 2016
UN ushers in 2030 Sustainable Development Goals on New Year
02 Jan 2016
The United Nations, on the New Year, ushered in an ambitious 2030 Sustainable Development Goal that aims to end poverty, hunger and assure gender equally while building a life of dignity for all over the next 15 years
UK ends aid to India, but grants to continue
31 Dec 2015
Israel ex-PM Olmert gets 18-month sentence for graft
30 Dec 2015
Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday became the first ex-premier in the country's history to serve a jail term for graft as Israel’s top court on Tuesday upheld his conviction
Saudi Arabia sees $138-bn budget deficit for 2015 as oil plummets
29 Dec 2015
Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, is running a record budget deficit for 2015 as low oil prices dented state revenues