Steep funding cuts to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) could result in over 1.4 crore preventable deaths by 2030, a third of which could be among children aged under......
Nearly all of the nine nuclear-armed States, including India and Pakistan, continued intensive nuclear modernisation programmes in 2024, upgrading existing weapons and adding newer versions,......
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slapped 11 new conditions on Pakistan for the release of the next tranche of its bailout programme and warned that tensions with India could heighten risks......
Health officials in Germany claimed to have finally solved the mystery behind the source of the worst E coli epidemic in more than 60 years, which so far has claimed 31 lives. The Federal......
Pakistan has decided to "upgrade" a group of banned outfits, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad, to a "high" risk category and start monitoring and re-examining their activities to comply with the......
A delegation of high-level executives from US public pension funds (non-profit and government sectors) is visiting India next week to assess and familiarise themselves with the investment......
'The assessment of most people is that there is a stable economic and political environment in India and that is attractive to investors.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Nick Allan, CEO......
Raising concerns over American banks' outsourcing their work, a US watchdog has said that engaging with foreign as well as domestic third-party entities exposes lenders to increased operational and......
Moody's and Fitch on Thursday downgraded Russia's sovereign rating to 'junk' grade following severe sanctions by western countries. IMAGE: People walk past the Central Bank headquarters in......
'India's sizeable forex reserves should help stem a possible fall in our currency.' 'Lower commodity prices will bring down inflation substantially. This will benefit interest rate sensitive......
Activists from advocacy group Avaaz demonstrate near the Hallenstadion, in Zurich. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters A global group of government anti-money-laundering agencies said that financial......