When a small footnote is used as a tool to make a weak balance sheet look strongThis is the uncomfortable truth about company accounts. A number on a balance sheet is not always cash that will return, and a liability tu...
19 Jun, 2026, 09.01 PM IST
A ₹65,000 gamble that saved a family: How one cricket bat changed the fortune after heavy Covid lossesA father's gamble on a ₹65,000 cricket bat during tough times has paid off. His son, Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan, now leads the India Under-1...
19 Jun, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
Royal Orchid plans to add 50 hotels, betting on local demand boostRoyal Orchid Hotels is set to launch over 50 new properties across India in the coming 12 to 18 months. This expansion is fueled by a surge...
16 Jun, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
Iraq cancels $764 million Baghdad airport project over corruption concernsIraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has put a halt to the $764 million initiative to revamp Baghdad International Airport, following serious ...
14 Jun, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Ebola anxiety puts a chill on Indian travellers' hot Africa summer plansIndian travellers are rethinking African holidays due to Ebola fears. Travel bookings for East and Central Africa are declining. Many are p...
14 Jun, 2026, 07.10 AM IST
A new hire waited exactly five minutes after a 10 AM salary credit to submit a resignation email at 10:05 AM, prompting an HR executive to question whether weeks of onboarding and training deserved at least a full day's loyaltyA new employee resigned just five minutes after receiving their first salary. This incident has sparked widespread discussion about the evo...
13 Jun, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
Saudi Arabia to require Premium Residency holders to obtain dedicated work permitsSaudi Arabia's Premium Residency holders must now secure a dedicated work permit via the Qiwa digital platform, costing SR100. This new req...
13 Jun, 2026, 12.17 PM IST
European shares rally as Middle East peace hopes drag oil prices lowerEuropean shares surged on Friday, driven by renewed hopes for a Middle East diplomatic breakthrough that lowered oil prices. The pan-Europe...
13 Jun, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
Turn for peace on the day Trump turns 80? US, Iran could sign MoU on SaturdayIranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi posted on Friday on X that an agreement "has never been closer". He gave no details, saying a final...
13 Jun, 2026, 01.08 AM IST
The accounting trick used by companies to make a weak balance sheet look strongIn one recent case, a large investment sat comfortably under equity until the auditor read the shareholders' agreement, found a buyback cla...
12 Jun, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
Global Market | European stocks rally as oil falls on hopes for US-Iran dealThe benchmark snapped a four-day losing streak on Thursday, as investors digested the European Central Bank's rate hike and largely looked...
12 Jun, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
China company secures Kenya airport deal after Adani falloutThe East African nation awarded China Communications Construction Co. an engineering, procurement and construction contract to update and e...
12 Jun, 2026, 01.07 AM IST
China firm secures Kenya Airport revamp deal after Adani falloutKenya has awarded a $2.9 billion airport upgrade contract to China Communications Construction Co., two years after canceling a deal with I...
11 Jun, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Get Al-enabled, add value to metal musicIn a twist of fate, Coca-Cola's plans for a bottler IPO arrive amidst a shortage of Diet Coke cans. The ongoing conflicts in the Middle Eas...
09 Jun, 2026, 11.24 PM IST
'Manager wants me to work after firing me': Employee locked out of every system without warning, then fired and asked to train his replacement the very next morningA remote worker in Texas, employed by a California company, was fired without warning and then asked to train their replacement. The employ...
09 Jun, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
Binance extends pre-IPO perpetual lineup to OpenAI after SpaceX successBinance is democratizing pre-IPO price discovery with its new Pre-IPO Perpetual Contracts. These products allow eligible users to speculate...
09 Jun, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Wipro shares plunge over 8%. What’s behind the selloff?Wipro shares dropped significantly on Monday. This decline follows the company's share buyback record date. Investors who bought shares for...
08 Jun, 2026, 03.43 PM IST