NOVEMBER 3, 2018
BENGALURU: India is set to touch 1 billion in debit cards. It was a mere 84 million a decade back. Even four years ago, it was less than half of what it is today. This phenomenal growth is because of governments' consistent push towards rural financial inclusion, with schemes such as MNREGA, opening of Jan Dhan accounts,...
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
An exchange shop displays rates for various currencies in downtown Tehran last month. Iran is bracing for the restoration of U.S. sanctions on its vital oil industry set to take effect on Monday, as it grapples with an economic crisis that has sparked sporadic protests over rising prices, corruption and unemployment. - Vahid Salemi/AP
Midnight on Sunday will...
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
LOS LUNAS, N.M. — The tumultuous 2018 midterm campaign, shaped by conflicts over race and identity and punctuated by tragedy, barreled through its final weekend as voters prepared to deliver a verdict on the first half of President Trump’s term, with Republicans bracing for losses in the House and state capitals but hopeful they would prevail in...
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint
India and other major energy buyers will benefit from the petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday.
India is a major importer of Iranian oil — of the 220.4 million metric tonnes of crude imported by India in 2017-18, more than 9% was from Iran.
Pradhan credited the waiver to the...
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Former President Barack Obama pumps up the crowd during a campaign rally for Wisconsin Democratic candidates in Milwaukee. - Reuters/SARA STATHAS
MIAMI — Republican U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama were set to sketch out sharply contrasting visions of the nation's future on Friday in bids to stir voter enthusiasm ahead of elections that...
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
The rupee was the second-best performer in Asia, rising the most in over five years on Friday, on lower global oil prices and as China and the United States expressed optimism about resolving their bruising trade war.
A decline in oil prices and the rally in the currency also boosted bonds, which rose to their highest in nearly...
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman escorts Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump at the Global Center for Combatting Extremist Ideology in Riyadh in May 2017. - Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman described slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a dangerous Islamist days after his disappearance in a phone call with President Trump’s son-in-law Jared...
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Workers stand outside the Google offices after walking out as part of a global protest over workplace issues, in London, Britain, November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Thousands of Google staff across the world have staged a series of walkouts in protest at claims of sexual harassment, gender inequality and systemic racism.
Demonstrations at the company’s offices around the...
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Brief Scorecard: India 105 for 1 (Rohit 63*, Kohli 33*) beat West Indies 104 (Holder 25, Samuels 24, Jadeja 4-34, Bumrah 2-11, Khaleel 2-29) by nine wickets
Thiruvananthapuram - So promising across the first three ODIs, West Indies' batting unravelled when a share of the series was still up for grabs. Having been bowled out for 153 on...
OCTOBER 31, 2018
Grandmother, daughter and granddaughter cooking in kitchen - Getty Images
Anuj Dhamija’s wife is an H-1B visa-holder cleared for Green Card, he is on H-4 work authorisation for dependents and their children are Americans by birth. Their small world, already in the throes of uncertainty, has been shook up by President Donald Trump’s plans to end birthright...
