July2016

News Hour: From the likes of Amitabh Bachchan to Varun Dhawan, several celebrities have been bestowed with the honour of singing the national anthem at a public platform. Another one to join the bandwagon is Richa...

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised Rs5 billion (about $74 million) from its issuance of 5 year offshore Indian rupee (INR) linked bonds. This was ADB’s third bond issue in the offshore INR-linked...

News Hour: Muslim women‪ are the first to pay the price for Islamophobia in Europe. That was the finding of the first European research report to be conducted on discrimination against Muslim women by the European...

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of $115 million and $3.8 million in grants to help Sri Lanka meet its goal of achieving 100% electrification and improve the reliability of its...

News Hour: South Sudan faces a spiralling humanitarian crisis as the recent surge in fighting prevents aid agencies from providing urgent help to millions of people in need. Violence and insecurity continue in Juba and are...

News Hour: Infiniti today announced pricing for select models of the all-new 2017 Infiniti Q60 sports coupe, which will begin arriving at Infiniti retailers nationwide in early September. The Q60 is offered in a range of...

News Hour: Suzuki Motor Corporation’s subsidiary Maruti Suzuki India has entered into Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) segment for the first time in its history. Maruti Suzuki announced production and launch of its first-ever LCV, SUPER CARRY...

News Hour: French carmaker Renault on Wednesday said it would cut chief executive Carlos Ghosn’s pay after a spat with shareholders that saw the government threaten to change the law, reports BSS. The company will cut...

News Hour: Tokyo shares slipped at the start of trading on Thursday as a stronger yen hit exporters, while investors await the outcome of a Bank of Japan policy meeting, reports BSS. The Japanese central bank,...

News Hour: McDonald’s will create more than 5,000 jobs in Britain by the end of 2017, the fast food chain said on Wednesday despite economic uncertainty following the Brexit vote, reports BSS. “These new jobs build...