A year ago, Abdul Rashid was making a living by selling flowers to tourists in hundreds of ornate pinewood houseboats in Dal Lake in Srinagar, the main city ... ( read original story ...)
Ambani Is Coming for India’s Phones and Wallets
The oil-and-petrochemicals tycoon’s digital services startup requires him to dominate the use of mobile devices, while his retail chain, India’s largest, needs maximum grip on customers’ moneybags. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: India’s Cases Cross 1.75M, Experts See Decline
The new cases are down from 57,118 on Saturday. The Health Ministry on Sunday also reported 853 deaths for a total of 37,364. Randeep Guleria, a top government expert, said that New Delhi and Mumbai ... ( read original story ...)
India toxic alcohol: Dozens die in Punjab poisoning
On Saturday, police carried out more than 100 raids, confiscating supplies of the suspected liquor and making 25 arrests. The number of dead has steadily risen in the last few days. Hundreds of people ... ( read original story ...)
India reports 55,000 virus cases, Florida faces hurricane
India reported nearly 55,000 new coronavirus cases on Sunday and Japan recorded more than 1,500 for a second day while Florida braced for a hurricane that threatened to ... ( read original story ...)
86 dead in India after drinking tainted alcohol
Officials say at least 86 people have died this week after drinking illegally-made alcohol in the northern Indian state of Punjab. ( read original story ...)
China Sends Team to Hong Kong to Do Widespread Coronavirus Testing
China's National Health Commission on Saturday announced their scheduled arrival. Members of the team are from public hospitals in Guangdong province while a specialist team of six from Wuhan, where ... ( read original story ...)
MCC Holding (Hong Kong) Corporation Limited — Moody’s affirms CMGC and MCC’s Baa1 issuer ratings; outlook stable
Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the Baa1 issuer ratings of China Metallurgical Group Corporation (CMGC) and its key subsidiary, Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd. (MCC). In addition, Moody ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei postpones implementation of entry, exit charges to Oct 1 – Awang Tengah
Brunei Darussalam has decided to postpone the implementation of entry and exit charges at land border checkpoints to Oct 1 following a request from the Sarawak government. ( read original story ...)
UAE launches start-up operations at first nuclear power plant
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has begun start-up operations in the initial unit of its first nuclear power plant, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said on Saturday. ( read original story ...)