Ex-Rio Tinto CEO's deep-sea mining firm to merge with Odyssey in $1 billion dealA transformative merger is on the horizon as American Ocean Minerals, spearheaded by Tom Albanese, partners with Odyssey Marine Exploration...
08 Apr, 2026, 11.12 PM IST
CBI files charge sheet in Rs 250-crore pulses scamThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet in the Rs 250-crore pulses scam 17 years after a complaint was registere...
16 Jun, 2023, 07.28 PM IST
Sri Lanka postpones debt restructuring talks, hopes for IMF deal in DecemberThe island nation formally kicked off the talks in September after securing a preliminary $2.9 billion bailout with the International Monet...
17 Nov, 2022, 06.03 PM IST
ADB cuts 'developing Asia' growth forecast as China lockdowns biteWhile easing pandemic restrictions had spurred consumer spending and investment in the region, the Philippines-based bank warned of "global...
21 Sep, 2022, 08.44 AM IST
Sri Lanka in engagement with China to amend terms of USD 1.5 billion currency swap deal: ReportThe deal is on hold because Sri Lanka has run short of the required amount of reserves. The swap deal enables Sri Lanka to borrow Chinese c...
16 Jun, 2022, 02.23 PM IST
Sri Lanka seeks $55 mn loan from India for buying fertiliserThe country of 22 million is suffering its worst economic crisis in seven decades, battling a shortage of foreign exchange that has stalled...
07 Jun, 2022, 05.21 PM IST
USAID admin calls PM Wickremesinghe, offers support to overcome Sri Lanka crisisSamantha Power, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator, held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Wickre...
24 May, 2022, 11.38 AM IST
Thousands queue for petrol, gas in Sri Lanka amid warnings of food shortagesLines formed in many parts of Colombo, a city of around 900,000 people, as residents tried to stock up on fuel, which is mostly imported an...
20 May, 2022, 05.44 PM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman assures Lankan counterpart of all possible assistance from IndiaFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has met her Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry here and assured him that as a close friend and good neigh...
19 Apr, 2022, 01.34 PM IST
Bankrupt Sri Lanka asks citizens abroad to send home cashThe island nation is in the grip of its worst crisis since independence in 1948, with severe shortages of essential goods and regular black...
13 Apr, 2022, 07.24 PM IST
ADB trims Asia growth forecasts as Omicron threatens economyThe Philippines-based lender forecast growth of 7.0 percent in 2021 -- compared with its previous prediction in September of 7.1 percent --...
14 Dec, 2021, 12.46 PM IST
Got a dream? Banks now account for itBanks are coming out with products to help you meet your goals like having a destination wedding to funding your dream holiday to funding y...
14 Jan, 2019, 10.31 AM IST
Panama Papers: Vijay Mallya directly linked to firm in Virgin IslandsVijay Mallya, who has been declared a wilful defaulter by Indian banks, figures in the offshore leaks by International Consortium of Invest...
08 Apr, 2016, 12.13 PM IST
Government revises electronic tourist visa feeThe new rates, which will be applicable from November 3, have been reduced in the case of a number of countries, said a statement from Unio...
30 Oct, 2015, 09.08 PM IST
India-Mauritius DTAA: Need to prevent round-tripping, says D SubbaraoThe Reserve Bank of India Governor D Subbarao has said that there is a need to prevent round-tripping to prevent abuse of treaties.
05 Apr, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Agencies seek order to study tax exposé by ICIJInternational group of investigative journalists said 612 Indians are among those with investments in tax havens such as the British Virgin...
05 Apr, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- OECD Blacklist: Closer tabs on FIIs likely
Finance Ministry taps Reserve Bank and SEBI to prepare list of tax havens where foreign investors are registered without sufficient checks....
06 Sep, 2007, 02.34 AM IST