Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices edged lower on Friday, pressured by tensions between the United States and China, but some supportive economic data in Europe tempered losses. Brent crude futures fell 13 cents to $43.18 a barrel by 11:19 a.m. EDT (1519 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 5 […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is working on offering production linked incentives for up to five sectors to boost domestic manufacturing, a top finance ministry official said on Thursday, bolstering efforts to attract new investments in the coronavirus-stricken economy. A commuter walks past the building of India’s Ministry of Finance during dusk in New Delhi, […]
Raphael Satter, Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department indicted two Chinese nationals for hacking defense contractors, COVID researchers and hundreds of other victims worldwide, according to a court filing published on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: The flags of China, U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party are displayed in a flag stall at the Yiwu […]
Aftab Ahmed, Nupur Anand NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India is looking to privatise more than half of its state-owned banks to reduce the number of government-owned lenders to just five as part of an overhaul of the banking industry, government and banking sources said. FILE PHOTO: Commuters walk past a bank sign along a road in […]
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Govt Pulls Up Twitter Following Hacking Attempts Targeting High-Profile Users
CERT-In has also asked Twitter for information on number of users from India who have visited the malicious tweets and links. Press Trust of India SOPA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES POLAND – 2020/07/15: In this photo illustration a Twitter logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) […]
Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West, Michael Bloomberg, Apple and Uber appear to also be targets in the massive cryptocurrency scheme. By Dominique Mosbergen The Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, former President Barack Obama and at least three tech bigwigs — Tesla’s Elon Musk, Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Amazon’s […]
Counsel appearing for Jharkhand has informed the top court that the state has also filed a suit on the issue and both the matters should be heard together. By: PTI | New Delhi Counsel appearing for Jharkhand has informed the top court that the state has also filed a suit on the issue and both the […]
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd said on Monday it would lower the price of its generic version of favipiravir, FabiFlu, to 75 rupees ($0.9983) per tablet for restricted emergency use in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms in India. FILE PHOTO: Tablets of Avigan (generic name : Favipiravir), a drug approved as an anti-influenza drug […]
Tesco has reportedly asked suppliers to agree price cuts as it steps up its battle with budget supermarkets. The move is part of its shift to an “everyday low pricing strategy”, which will see it use fewer promotions. A Tesco spokesperson said: “We are committed to open, fair and transparent partnerships with all of our […]
The Indian state of Nagaland has banned the import, trading and sale of dog meat, in a move celebrated by animal rights activists. The north-east state’s government announced the ban following a sustained campaign by animal welfare groups. They hailed the decision as a “major turning point” in ending cruelty to dogs in India. But […]