Oil hits seven-year high and shares sink as Russia invades

By Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News Oil prices have surged past $100 (£74) a barrel to hit their highest level for more than seven years after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine. Global shares fell and the price of gold rose as investors worried about the possible impact of the conflict. Russia is the […]

Alibaba and Tencent sites added to US ‘Notorious Markets List’

The US has added sites operated by Chinese technology giants Alibaba and Tencent to its “Notorious Markets List” of businesses it believes are involved with trading counterfeit goods. The list identifies 42 online sites and 35 physical stores, including e-commerce platforms, run by the firms. The US trade agency says they “engage in or facilitate […]

SBI Says No Delay In Filing Of Case On ABG

SBI said it has been diligently following the ABG Shipyard fraud case with the CBI, following the forensic audit report New Delhi: Amid allegations of delay in filing of a complaint against the country’s biggest bank fraud totaling ₹ 22,842 crores, the State Bank of India (SBI) on Sunday said it has been diligently following the […]

H K Sethi, Secretary-General of Journalist Association of India invited

H K Sethi: Journalist Association of India announced their Annual Awards. Please click the above link to view, like & subscribe to our youtube channel. View till the end to know complete detail Journalist Association of India announced their Annual Awards  जर्नलिस्ट एसोसिएशन ऑफ इंडिया ने अपने 27वें राष्ट्रीय और वैश्विक पुरस्कारों की घोषणा की। […]

US jobs growth stronger than expected as economy shrugs off

The US saw strong hiring last month, despite the disruption caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Employers added 467,000 jobs, the Labor Department said. That was far better than analysts had predicted. The jobless rate inched up from 3.9% in December to 4%, but that was due to more people looking for work. Analysts […]

H K Sethi: Journalist Association of India announced their Annual

H K Sethi: Journalist Association of India announced their Annual Awards. Please click the above link to view, like & subscribe to our youtube channel. View till the end to know complete detail Journalist Association of India announced their Annual Awards  जर्नलिस्ट एसोसिएशन ऑफ इंडिया ने अपने 27वें राष्ट्रीय और वैश्विक पुरस्कारों की घोषणा की। […]

H K Sethi: Journalist Association of India announced their Annual

H K Sethi: Journalist Association of India announced their Annual Awards. Please click the above link to view, like & subscribe to our youtube channel. View till the end to know complete detail Journalist Association of India announced their Annual Awards  जर्नलिस्ट एसोसिएशन ऑफ इंडिया ने अपने 27वें राष्ट्रीय और वैश्विक पुरस्कारों की घोषणा की। […]

India says it will launch digital rupee as soon as

India’s finance minister has said the country will launch a digital version of the rupee as early as this year. In her annual budget speech, Nirmala Sitharaman also outlined plans for a 30% tax on income from digital assets. It would put profits from trading or transferring cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens in the country’s highest […]

Backlash as US billionaire dismisses Uyghur abuse

Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya is under fire for saying that he – and most Americans – “don’t care” about abuses against the Uyghur minority in China. Mr Palihapitiya, a part-owner of San Francisco’s basketball team, made the comments during a podcast discussion of whether President Joe Biden’s action on the issue had helped him politically. […]

Wealth of world’s 10 richest men doubled in pandemic, Oxfam

Davos   The pandemic has made the world’s wealthiest far richer but has led to more people living in poverty, according to the charity Oxfam. Lower incomes for the world’s poorest contributed to the death of 21,000 people each day, its report claims. But the world’s 10 richest men have more than doubled their collective […]