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Windfall tax on diesel, ATF exports slashed

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The government on Wednesday cut the windfall gains tax on the export of diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), while retaining it at the same level for petrol for the fortnight... Read More


Govt to auction Andaman offshore mineral blocks

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The Mines Ministry will launch the auction of offshore mineral blocks in the Andaman Sea on Thursday, a move aimed at tapping the country's offshore mineral reserves and bolster... Read More


ASK expands asset-management business with SageOne buy

Bengaluru, Sept. 30 -- Blackstone-backed ASK Investment Managers will acquire SageOne Investment Managers, an established asset manager operating across portfolio management services (PMS) and alterna... Read More


Liberia: Succession Shockwaves Offer Challenge to Potential Presidential Hopefuls

Monrovia, Sept. 30 -- It was the kind of moment politicians plan for and pretend they didn't. By Rodney D. Sieh In a hall full of Liberians who had driven in from Maryland, New Jersey, Minnesota and... Read More


Three more bodies recovered from Himlung avalanche site

Lamjung, Sept. 30 -- Three more bodies were recovered on Wednesday during the search and rescue operation on Himlung Himal in Manang district, taking the number of bodies recovered so far to seven. S... Read More


'We weren't ready': Inside Adam Neumann's honest admission on WeWork's failed IPO after $47 billion valuation

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- WeWork's spectacular rise was followed by a failed attempt to enter the public markets in 2019, with co-founder Adam Neumann now saying the company was pushed towards an IPO bef... Read More


RS polls: SP candidates Ram Gopal, Nathwani file nomination

Lucknow, Sept. 30 -- Samajwadi Party candidates Ram Gopal Yadav and Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani on Wednesday filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh. Both Yadav and Nath... Read More


A month after the flood, survivors have nowhere to go, no way to earn

Kathmandu, Sept. 30 -- A month after the Bhotekoshi floods tore through settlements in Rasuwa, the immediate danger appears to have passed, but the disruption remains. Roads and bridges are still brok... Read More


Just sun, wind and time - Ng Kwan Hoong

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 30 -- I recently came across a sight that is becoming increasingly rare. In an open field in Taiping, rows of freshly washed clothes hung from simple poles and clotheslines, movin... Read More


Two government officers in ACB net for accepting Rs 75K bribe

Hyderabad, Sept. 30 -- Two government officers working in Moinabad Municipality were caught red-handed by the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday, September 30, for demanding and accep... Read More