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Pak mars talks by publicly raising Kashmir issue
26 Apr 2016
Pakistan also continued to be in denial on the issue of the impact of terrorism on bilateral ties, rather trying to block India’s plan to interrogate terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed and its chief Masood Azhar
Saudi plans to end "addiction" to oil by 2030
26 Apr 2016
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is offloading up to five per cent stake in state-run oil giant Aramco to bolster its investment fund, while India, is looking to acquire a stake in the Saudi refinery
India-born Reubens, Hindujas top UK rich list
25 Apr 2016
With commodity prices continuing in free fall, the list of the UK’s richest persons is now dominated by property and business tycoons, with two sets of India-born brothers – the Reubens and the Hindujas – at the top
Beijing irked as India grants visa to Chinese dissident
23 Apr 2016
Dolkun Isa is a Germany-based Uyghur activist, whom China accuses of terror activities in the remote Xinjiang region where there is frequent violence between the local Uyghur population and Chinese armed forces
Britain celebrates 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
21 Apr 2016
As Britain celebrated the landmark with gun salutes and fireworks, opinion polls showed that Her Majesty has lost little or none of her popularity among the public
Panama Papers: US launches criminal probe
20 Apr 2016
Preet Bharara, the US attorney for Manhattan, said he had “opened a criminal investigation regarding matters to which the Panama Papers are relevant”
Brazil lower house votes for Rousseff impeachment
18 Apr 2016
President Dilma Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks in managing the federal budget to maintain spending and shore up support
Saudi Arabia threatens US with asset sell-off if 9/11 Bill passed
18 Apr 2016
Saudi Arabia has warned that it will sell off $750 billion worth of US assets held by the kingdom if Congress passes a bill that would allow the Saudi government to be held responsible in American courts for any role in the 11 September 2001 attacks
Oil continues to tumble as Opec talks collapse
18 Apr 2016
With post-sanctions Iran looking to boost oil sales, its tensions with Saudi Arabia has left Opec in tatters, with a crucial meeting in Doha failing to reach an agreement on curtailing production
China Q1 GDP growth hits a 7-year low of 6.7%
16 Apr 2016
‘Hello, this is John Doe. Interested in data?’
16 Apr 2016
An inside look into how The Guardian, one of the publications at the forefront of the ‘Panama Papers’ leaks that have shaken governments and sent powerful individuals running for cover, went about its business
India slams ‘hidden veto’ on UN terror tag
16 Apr 2016
US firms using loopholes to pay little or no tax
15 Apr 2016
Some of the biggest American companies, including Apple and Coca-Cola, are stashing their profits abroad in order to avoid paying US taxes, studies in the wake of the Panama Papers scandal show
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