How year's most extravagant wedding was made secure

Entry based on a QR code messaged on personal mobile phones, colour-coded paper wristbands for access to different zones, and a medical response preparedness reserved for heads of state helped......

China, US strike 67 agreements during high-level talks

Notwithstanding the row over a blind Chinese dissident, China and the US have struck 67 agreements during their crucial economic dialogue covering a wide range of issues relating to trade and......

How the United States views India

Calling India a 'growing world power', the United States has said that the country, which aspires to become a permanent member of the UNSC, remains a leader of developing nations and the......

China exhibits caution at US election result

Arguably the world's most important bilateral relationship is between the United States of America and China. With US president-elect Joe Biden to replace Donald Trump in the White House, what are......

After FPIs, domestic brokers' lobby voices concern over T+1 settlement

The move will increase working capital requirement for brokers, raise the work load on the system and will leave little room for contingencies. Close on the heels of the overseas investors group,......

FPIs seek six more months from FinMin to comply with PMLA tweaks

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) are likely to seek from the finance ministry a six-month extension of the date for complying with the amendments to the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (PMLA),......

P-notes may take a hit on new tax treaties

Besides higher tax outgo, P-note issuers are worried about operational difficulties With the new tax treaty with Singapore and Mauritius coming into effect from April 1, inflows through......

Why FIIs want short-term capital gains to be scrapped

FIIs fear short-term capital gains would give rise to tax uncertainty and make their operations difficult, reports Pavan Burugula from Mumbai. Abolishing the tax on short-term capital gains may......

Singapore in the driving seat as it negotiates new F1 deal

'This is one of the top ranked Grand Prix ... and one of the markets that the key sponsors of F1 are most interested in.' Singapore race is one of the most popular, taking place at night on a......

China's big bucks luring soccer's talent

Carlos Tevez will be paid £615,000 a week at Shanghai Shenhua, making him the world's best paid footballer -- his salary is now more than Cristiano Ronaldo's and Lionel Messi's!China is......