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RBI MPC speech: Weak monsoon, strong El Nino, Rabi season, global crude prices - What Governor Sanjay Malhotra conveyed

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday announced that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5 per cent, ma... Read More


Former US Army Major Nidal Hasan to be executed by firing squad, making it first military execution in 60 years: Details

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Pentagon on Monday (local time) announced that it would use a firing squad to execute Nidal Hasan, a former US Army major who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 in ... Read More


Taiwan says US' commitment for island unchanged as Trump yet to approve $14 bn arms sale package amid truce with China

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Weeks after US President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington for the second time this year, Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo on Tuesday (local t... Read More


Siberia plague scare: Trump to speak with Putin as Moscow downplays fears; Kremlin asks Russians to avoid rumours

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Days after a laboratory researcher reportedly died of pneumonia of 'unknown origin' in Russia, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that he was scheduled to spea... Read More


Siberia plague scare: Trump to speak with Putin as Moscow downplays fears; Kremlin asks Russians to ignore rumours

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Days after a laboratory researcher reportedly died of pneumonia of 'unknown origin' in Russia, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that he was scheduled to spea... Read More


Trump vows $5,000 cheques to woo voters: Inside Republicans' move to save midterms amid Iran war woes

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- With less than a month to go before the US midterm elections on 3 November, President Donald Trump is escalating his pitch to voters by promising $5,000 cheques if Republicans win... Read More


What happens to 'energy drinks' after Campa, PepsiCo get interim court relief against FSSAI label ban? | Explained

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) action against potentially misleading claims suffered a temporary setback on Tuesday after the Delhi High Court granted ... Read More


Campa vs FSSAI: Reliance sues food safety regulator for preventing it from marketing products as 'energy drinks'

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has sued the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over restrictions preventing the company from marketing its Cam... Read More


FSSAI steps up action against brands over unsafe products, misleading claims: Do consumers need simpler food labels?

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- From recalling an Everest cumin powder over unsafe pesticide levels to action against Dabur's "100 per cent" claims and proceedings against Nestle over infant nutrition products a... Read More


Israel and its Arab neighbours: How conflicts are reshaping on-again and off-again ties

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in September, held a secret meeting with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The meeti... Read More