World economy

Jalalabad attack leaves 10 dead, IS claims responsibility

14 Jan 2016

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

US auto sales hit record high at 17.47 million in 2015

06 Jan 2016

Emotional Obama issues stricter gun control diktat

06 Jan 2016

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

Japan, Philippines and Vietnam voice ire as China lands plane in disputed islands

05 Jan 2016

Obama moves to extend background checks to cover more firearms

05 Jan 2016

Russia can be one of the most energy-competitive areas based on renewables

04 Jan 2016

Chinese manufacturing contracts for fifth month

04 Jan 2016

Increasing LNG exports ‘marginally positive’ for US economy

02 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 post office network to see more branches open on Sundays

31 Dec 2015

UK ends aid to India, but grants to continue

31 Dec 2015

China’s top auditing body finds over $38 bn misuse of funds

30 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