Banks bad loans down at Rs 9.34 lakh cr at FY19-end Sitharaman
NEW DELHI: Total bad loans of commercial banks declined by Rs 1.02 lakh crore to Rs 9.34 lakh crore in the 2018-19 fiscal on...
Amazon staff stage strikes in Germany on big sale day
BERLIN: Amazon employees went on strike at seven locations in Germany on Monday, demanding better wages as the US online retail giant launched its...
Facebook needs 'very high standard' for Libra coin: US Treasury
WASHINGTON: Facebook will need to meet "a very high standard" before it moves ahead with its planned digital currency Libra, US Treasury Secretary Steven...
Chandrayaan-2 launch called off due to technical glitch, ISRO to announce revised date later
SRIHARIKOTA: Less than an hour before lift off, India's second mission to Moon, Chandrayaan-2 onboard GSLVMkIII-M1 was Monday called off due to a technical...
China GDP growth slows to 6.2 pc in second quarter
BEIJING: China's growth slowed to its weakest pace in almost three decades in the second quarter, with the US-China trade war and weakening global...
Budget backed with plan, estimates realistic: Sitharaman
NEW DELHI: Answering critics of her maiden Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday said every estimate in the Budget 2019-20 was "realistic" and that...
India's first sovereign bond to float in Oct-Mar period
NEW DELHI: The government is targeting the second half of the fiscal year to raise funds through overseas bond sales, Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra...
Highest personal I-T rate in India still lower than in China, US
NEW DELHI: Justifying raising of tax incidence on super rich, the finance ministry said the highest tax rate in India was still lower than...
India-focused meet to be held in in Washington
WASHINGTON: Reflecting the new India-US bonhomie, the White House has lined up its top officials, including the all-powerful Jarred Kushner, for an India-centric business...
Now AI can help predict storms, cyclones
NEW YORK: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI), researchers have developed an algorithm to detect cloud formations that lead to storms, hurricanes and cyclones. The study, published...