China warns U.S. not to open Pandora’s Box, unleash trade ills on world

open view web desk BEIJING- China warned the United States on Thursday not to open Pandora’s Box and spark a flurry of protectionist practices across the globe, even as Beijing pointed to U.S. goods that it could target in a deepening Sino-U.S. trade dispute. China could target a […]

Dalai Lama faces cold shoulder as India looks to improve China ties

open view web desk NEW DELHI – The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, faces increasing isolation in his home in exile as India tones down an assertive stand toward its powerful neighbour and rival, China, in the hope of calming ties strained by a border stand-off. The […]

CBSE paper leak: Re-exam for Class X Maths, Class XII Economics

open view web desk New Delhi [India], Mar. 28: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct a re-examination for the Class X Maths and Class XII Economics papers over reports of the paper leak. “Board has taken cognizance of certain happenings in the conduct of certain examinations as are being reported. With the […]

China says North Korea’s Kim pledged commitment to denuclearisation

open view web desk BEIJING/SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his commitment to denuclearisation and to meet U.S. officials, China said on Wednesday after his meeting with President Xi Jinping, who promised China would uphold friendship with its isolated neighbour. After two days of speculation, […]

ICICI Bank board backs CEO amid nepotism rumours

open view web desk MUMBAI – India’s ICICI Bank moved to put to rest rumours that its Chief Executive Chanda Kochhar allegedly favoured Videocon Group in its lending practices, calling the rumours “malicious and unfounded”. The bank’s board “has come to the conclusion that there is no question […]

PNB to settle nearly $1 billion to peer banks in claims over fraud

open view web desk MUMBAI – Indian state-run Punjab National Bank has agreed to pay 65 billion rupees ($997.4 million) to counterparty banks, honouring an initial tranche of claims over a massive fraud case and ending uncertainty around repayments in the banking sector. In what has been dubbed […]

EC sets up panel to probe Karnataka poll date leak

open view web desk New Delhi, Mar 27: The Election Commission this evening set up a committee of senior officials to probe the leak of the poll schedule for Karnataka before it was announced by the Chief Election Commissioner earlier today. The committee, which has been asked to submit […]

Speculation on Kim visit to China rife as train departs

open view web desk Speculation that Kim Jong Un visited Beijing on his first-ever foreign trip as North Korea’s leader was rife Tuesday after Japanese media reported the arrival and departure of a special train met by an honour guard. Heightened security at possible venues for a high-level […]

Facebook data scandal widens as Canadian company accused of helping target U.S. voters

open view web desk LONDON – A scandal engulfing Facebook over the use of its data by political consultants widened on Tuesday when a whistleblower said Canadian company AggregateIQ had developed a programme to target Republican voters in the 2016 U.S. election. Christopher Wylie, who previously revealed that […]

Stormy Daniels threatened on ‘near-hourly basis’: lawyer

open view web desk Porn actress Stormy Daniels’s attorney said Monday his client receives threats on a “near-hourly basis” — the morning after she broke her silence on an alleged affair with US President Donald Trump. Daniels told CBS’s “60 Minutes” Sunday evening that she was approached by […]

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