UNESCO lists world heritage sites in Lebanon, West Bank as in dangerUNESCO has placed Beaufort Castle in Lebanon and Sebastia in the West Bank on its endangered list. The Lebanese castle faces threats from o...
25 Jul, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
Even the dead must make way as construction transforms Afghanistan's capitalKabul is undergoing a massive transformation as the Taliban government revives old plans to widen roads. Homes, businesses, and even a grav...
18 Apr, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to visit India this weekThis week, Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar is set to touch down in India, where he will engage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...
03 Nov, 2025, 10.13 AM IST
Oil explorers may get legal shield if assets stripped offIndia's oil ministry proposes a draft contract offering compensation to explorers if the government seizes assets or contractual rights und...
23 Jul, 2025, 11.43 PM IST
Trump seeks to bring first group of white South Africans to US next week amid controversy: 10 pointsThe Trump administration planned to resettle 54 white Afrikaner South Africans in the US as refugees, potentially arriving in Washington D....
10 May, 2025, 01.18 PM IST
Moscow plans to use seized US-owned company to feed Russian army, document showsAn American-owned food company, Glavprodukt, seized by the Kremlin, may supply the Russian army, potentially straining U.S.-Russia relation...
17 Apr, 2025, 02.34 PM IST
Coal, hydropower energy transitions in India involve state-sanctioned violence, arrests: StudyWhile the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has declared that all coal production must be phased out by 2050 to avoid dangerous lev...
23 Jan, 2024, 01.30 PM IST
Energy giant ExxonMobil keen on India, seeks legal shield"What we are looking to do in the Indian upstream is to move from 'very interested' to 'committed'," Monte Dobson, lead country manager-Sou...
20 Jan, 2023, 08.30 AM IST
Donald Trump wants Mike Pompeo to study "killing of farmers" in South AfricaThe rand currency dropped more than 1.5 percent against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday after Trump's tweet had circulated in So...
23 Aug, 2018, 03.57 PM IST
Lawmakers issue bond to finance third airport in BeijingLawmakers yesterday approved government plan to issue additional bonds about worth 6.7 billion yuan to finance the building of the new airp...
26 Sep, 2015, 04.40 PM IST
2G case: Russia's Sistema seeks protection of $3 bn investment from Indian govtSistema has a joint venture with India's Shyam Group, Sistema Shyam Teleservices, in which the Russian govnt also has a stake of 17.14%.
28 Feb, 2012, 10.26 PM IST
- UK companies look to India to stay profitable: Report
Almost two-thirds of UK companies expect to earn more than 20 per cent of their revenues from emerging markets like India and China within ...
17 Sep, 2009, 04.45 PM IST
- Jindal Steel and Power to produce gas in Bolivia
India's Jindal Steel and Power expects to start producing gas in Bolivia in June for export to Argentina, company representatives told the ...
25 Apr, 2009, 09.24 PM IST
- Ulip plans to flood market
Close to a hundred new unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips) will be launched next week with the insurance regulators’ deadline for replacing...
01 Jul, 2006, 02.33 AM IST
- Govt to float Rs 600-cr fund to cover foreign biz
With India Inc acquiring overseas businesses worth over $5 billion last year and most of it in hot spots like Sudan, Russia and Nepal, the ...
18 Nov, 2004, 02.11 AM IST
- Govt moves to stop damage claims on policy changes
While the government is raising the foreign direct investment (FDI) caps and plans to ease some restrictions of the Press Note 18, it is at...
30 Oct, 2004, 02.26 AM IST
- Govt to plug legal loopholes before lifting FDI caps
While the government is raising FDI caps and plans to ease some restrictions of the Press Note 18, it is also putting in place safeguards t...
29 Oct, 2004, 02.01 AM IST