World economy
India, US vow to increase trade five-fold to $500 bn
23 Sep 2015
India and the United States are looking at a five-fold jump in their annual bilateral trade from the current $100 billion to $500 billion as the two countries work towards further deepening their security and economic cooperation
China’s factory output lowest in six years
23 Sep 2015
Greece's Tsipras voted to power for third time in a year
21 Sep 2015
The win shows the confidence of the Greek voters in Tsipras is unshaken despite his high-risk gamble of compromising on European demands for a bailout
UK Labour makes Indian-origin MP shadow minister
19 Sep 2015
Digital currencies gain status of official commodity
19 Sep 2015
Digital currencies have gained the status of an official commodity recognised by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Taliban gunmen attack Pakistan air force base in Peshawar
18 Sep 2015
Taliban gunmen stormed a Pakistani air force base in northwestern Peshawar early Friday, injuring more than 25 people, including an army major and three soldiers
Coup in Burkina Faso ahead of elections
18 Sep 2015
US Fed keeps rates unchanged, but discounts markets
18 Sep 2015
The decision to hold rates has nothing to do with the ups and downs in the markets as “it is certainly not our policy to do so,” Fed chair Janet Yellen said
Courts around the world under pressure to resolve climate conflicts
16 Sep 2015
A key group of the world's leading judges, lawyers and legal academics under the aegis of the UK Supreme Court, UK government, ADB and the UN Environmental Programme will discuss the unchartered territory of developing 'climate change laws'
UN Assembly session ends on high note
15 Sep 2015
Boost for India’s UN ambition as Assembly accepts key text
15 Sep 2015
Strengthening India's efforts for a permanent Security Council seat, the UN General Assembly on Monday endorsed a document that will be the basis for negotiations on reforming the long-stalled process of reforming the council
Shocker for Hillary as US states ‘feel the Bern’
15 Sep 2015
Bernie Sanders' poll vault over Hillary Clinton, whether a temporary bump or a sign of a long-term trend, appears more related to his anti-capitalist policies
Oil continues slide as Goldman slashes forecasts
12 Sep 2015
2 Indians among 107 killed in Saudi crane crash
12 Sep 2015
The crane crashed onto the Grand Mosque after heavy rains and high winds, leaving scores injured apart from 107 dead
Oil dips amid global glut, China fears
11 Sep 2015
China’s woes could trigger global recession, warns Citi economist
10 Sep 2015
A `hard landing’ by the slowing Chinese economy and a downturn in the commodity markets combined with the US Federal Reserve’s move to push up interest rates could plunge the world economy into recession in the next two years
China’s woes could trigger global recession, warns Citi economist
10 Sep 2015
A `hard landing’ by the slowing Chinese economy and a downturn in the commodity markets combined with the US Federal Reserve’s move to push up interest rates could plunge the world economy into recession in the next two years