Why Pankaj Oswal, an Indian-origin industrialist, is appealing to the UN to save his daughter Vasundhara Oswal in UgandaPankaj Oswal's Daughter in Uganda: Pankaj Oswal has sought the United Nations' help to free his daughter, Vasundhara, who is detained witho...
16 Oct, 2024, 11.23 AM IST
Serum Institute to produce Ebola vaccine for use in Uganda outbreakThe Serum Institute of India plans to manufacture 20,000 to 30,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine by the end of November for use in...
17 Oct, 2022, 03.27 PM IST
Africa mostly quiet amid widespread condemnation of RussiaTwenty-five of Africa's 54 nations abstained or didn't record a vote in the U.N. General Assembly resolution earlier this month condemning ...
19 Mar, 2022, 02.48 PM IST
View: China’s economic engagement and protests in three continentsThere have been protests in three countries located on three different continents. The common thread is the presence of Chinese investments.
24 Dec, 2021, 05.27 PM IST
Finance watchdog 'grey lists' Turkey in threat to investmentThe Financial Action Task Force (FATF), set up by the G7 group of advanced economies to protect the global financial system, also put Mali ...
21 Oct, 2021, 11.34 PM IST
China's BRI projects face pushback in Africa from environmentalists and civil society groupsUganda and Tanzania last week gave the go-ahead for the construction of an oil pipeline between the two countries, even as environmentalist...
31 May, 2021, 02.58 PM IST
China's Belt and Road leaves Kenya with a railroad to nowhereConstruction of what was intended to be a flagship infrastructure project for Eastern Africa was halted earlier this year after China withh...
19 Jul, 2019, 08.37 PM IST
Bill & Melinda Gates donate $170 mn for women empowerment in 4 countries including IndiaThe investments will build on the foundation's previous commitments to advance progress on gender equality.
07 Mar, 2018, 10.19 AM IST
Airport Show opens in DubaiThe 16th edition of the Airport Show, is the premier airport event for the Middle East, North Africa and Indian subcontinent region.
09 May, 2016, 01.26 PM IST
Sri Lanka requests India's help in tracing former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's $2 billionSri Lankan investigators who began an investigation into financial deals sealed by the Rajapaksa government had traced $2 billion in Dubai ...
21 Mar, 2015, 03.46 AM IST
- Jay Shree Tea not to bid for Rwanda Estates as valuations are not in sync
Jay Shree Tea & Industries has decided not to bid for tea gardens in Rwanda because valuations are not in sync with rising cost of producti...
27 Feb, 2012, 03.41 AM IST
- Supreme Court ruling on Vodafone tax case to have global implications
SC ruling on the Vodafone tax case, which involves a tax demand of $2 billion, will have a major impact on tax regimes of various countries.
24 Dec, 2011, 04.38 AM IST
Immigration hotspot: Uganda becoming popular with Indian professionals and companiesUnlike most Western countries, Indians can go to Uganda on a tourist visa and then look for a job as new opportunities are emerging.
17 Apr, 2011, 07.33 AM IST
- Jayshree Tea plans to buy Rwandan tea estates
Jayshree Tea & Industries (JTIL), a BK Birla Group company, is eyeing tea estates in Rwanda.
28 Aug, 2010, 12.28 AM IST
- Vodafone I-T case inspiration abroad
Indian tax decisions are serving as precedents for tax regimes in other countries . The most recent example has been the tax authorities’ d...
30 Jun, 2010, 08.52 AM IST
- RCom forms JV in Sri Lanka
Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications (RCom) is getting into the Sri Lankan telecom market.
07 Apr, 2008, 04.09 AM IST
- There’s much more to Uganda than Idi Amin
The Last King of Scotland, which got Hollywood actor Forest Whitaker an Oscar for his role as Idi Amin, has already put Uganda into interna...
31 Aug, 2007, 04.00 AM IST