Campaigners say a government agency faces “serious questions” after it emerged that officials took more than a year to flag evidence of corruption at Airbus to the Serious Fraud Office.Officials at UK …
Top Air India officials to retire, squabble for posts begins (IANS Exclusive)
Accordingly, Air India CMD Rajiv Bansal has sounded out these 10 officials to chart out their respective succession plans, thereby ruling out any possibility of an extension. In effect, the move is …
Israel’s El Al to Become Leaner After Government Bailout
El Al’s fate is expected to be decided in the coming days, with the Israeli airline looking to reach a deal with workers on job and spending cuts to get government aid. An official at El Al, which has …
Israel Looks for Answers to the Second Virus Wave
Just over a month after turning more upbeat on the economy, the Bank of Israel is still unlikely to tinker with its near-zero interest rates even as it confronts a renewed surge in Covid-19 cases and …
Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman and the importance of fathers
In one area, Michael Jordan was just like the rest of us. The greatest athlete of the 20th century longed for his dad’s acceptance and love just like everyone else.
Nepal: Oli-Prachanda power-sharing talks fail; both agree to meet again on Monday
The Prachanda faction, backed by senior leaders including Madhav Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal, has been demanding that Oli step down both as party chair and prime minister.
Govt to launch ‘Brand Pakistan’ programme this year, says Zulfi Bukhari
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas and Tourism Zulfi Bukhari announced that a programme by the name of ‘Brand Pakistan’ would be launched by the end of this year to promote tourism in the …
Trade between India and Bangladesh through Petrapole-Benapole border in West Bengal resumes
India had allowed export of goods from Petrapole, the largest land border port with Bangladesh, on June 7. But the West Bengal government was demanding that truck drivers coming from Bangladesh have …
China halts imports from two more Brazil meat plants amid COVID-19 concerns
China has suspended imports from two Brazilian pork plants owned by meatpackers JBS SA and BRF SA, according to the Chinese customs authority, as it cracks down on meat shipments amid concerns about …
Time for China to decouple the yuan from US dollar, former diplomat urges
China must brace for a full-blown escalation of the struggle with the United States and prepare to gradually decouple the Chinese yuan from the US dollar, a former senior Chinese diplomat warned amid …