Journalists faced growing dangers of being targeted for killing for their work in 2018 even as the risks from war and conflict declined, a media watchdog said Wednesday. The Committee to Protect Journalists said 34 of the 53 journalists killed on duty this year around the world were […]
Japanese technology giant SoftBank raised a record amount for its mobile unit in the world’s second-biggest ever IPO but the shares plunged in a disappointing debut trading session on Wednesday. A spokesman for the firm confirmed it had raised around 2.65 trillion yen ($23.5 billion) via the unit’s […]
Elon Musk on Tuesday took a break from futuristic electric cars and private space travel to unveil a low-cost tunnel he sees as a godsend for city traffic. The billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX late Tuesday put the spotlight on the a 1.14 mile (1.8 kilometer) tunnel created […]
A Yemeni mother on Tuesday won her fight for a waiver from the Trump administration’s travel ban that would allow her to go to California to see her dying 2-year-old son. Shaima Swileh planned to fly to San Francisco on Wednesday after the U.S. State Department granted her […]
MARIB, Yemen — The number etched on the bracelet around Mohammed’s wrist gave the 13-year-old soldier comfort as missiles fired from enemy warplanes shook the earth beneath him. For two years Mohammed fought with Yemen’s Houthi rebels against a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia and backed by […]
open view web desk The Government has initiated formulation of laws to secure prudential banking and help effect a culture of credit discipline, including, inter alia, in terms of the following:- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) has been enacted to create a unified framework for resolving insolvency and […]
open view web desk GSTN will focus on the development of new return filing, further improving the user interface, and Business Intelligence and Analytics. While the new return is yet to be notified, GSTN has started development of the components in which major changes are not expected. Improvement […]
SINGAPORE — Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday as traders mulled over the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and weaker-than-expected Japanese trade data. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 0.6 percent to 20,987.92 while South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.8 percent to 2,078.66. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was […]
open view web desk The details of RBI’s Currency and Gold Revaluation Account (CGRA) and Contingency Fund for the last five years are as follows: Currency and Gold Year (as on Revaluation Account Contingency Fund June 30th) (in ₹ billion) (in ₹ billion) […]
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s health minister says a maternity hospital in the capital where 45 babies were diagnosed with a drug-resistant superbug has been given the all-clear to reopen. Sorina Pintea said Tuesday that the Giulesti Maternity Hospital, closed on Nov. 30 after newborns were diagnosed with antibiotic-resistant […]
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