The indication of India's willingness to include Australia in the Malabar exercise comes in the midst of a bitter standoff with China in eastern Ladakh

Even as India increases the scope of the Equalisation Levy, the US has initiated a probe against 10 countries for imposing taxes on digital services. This could effectively mean India, like many others, could face US reprisal, going forward

The United States has already initiated investigations of digital services taxes adopted or being considered by countries such as France, India and Turkey, saying it discriminates against U.S. tech firms

The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said the increase was due to more countries joining the initiative and a broader range of information was shared

Under mounting global pressure, the famed secrecy walls surrounding Swiss banks have already crumbled over the last few years and Switzerland has been making an all-out effort to present itself as a clean global financial centre while dispelling the long-held perception of its banks being secret wealth vaults

With India's accession into the SCO as a full member, new opportunities for further development and deepening of full-scale cooperation have opened up, the Secretary-General of the grouping said

Since January, he said, \"WHO has been working with thousands of researchers all over the world to accelerate and track vaccine development from developing animal models to clinical trial designs and everything in between.\"

\"The pressure created by the COVID-19 outbreak on global trade systems highlights an urgent need for global cooperation to maintain and strengthen the resilience of international supply chains,\" WEF said

As India tightens FDI norms, Chinese firms and investments may face regulatory and consumer backlash. The friction between Asian giants could be the beginning of an adversarial chapter in trade

Corona pandemic in India: The Centre has allowed Maharashtra to conduct pool testing of samples of suspected coronavirus patients and also gave its nod for using plasma therapy in COVID-19 treatment

Coronavirus lockdown in India updates: A case has been registered at Bandra Police station under section 143, 147, 149, 186, 188 of Indian Penal Code, read with Section 3 of Epidemic Act, against 800-1000 unidentified people

Coronaviris News Updates: Director of Bhopal Health Department, J Vijay Kumar, tests positive for coronavirus; his second test sample also found positive

So far, their progress is mixed with individual countries taking more aggressive positions to bring a change to the impact of what would be known several years from now

Coronavirus live news update India: Both Egypt and South Africa reported their first cases of coronavirus infections, almost three month after the outbreak was first identified

Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, is planning to bid for Air India, but a final decision on the matter has not been taken yet, said company's chairman Bhaskar Bhat; The World Health Organisation (WHO) has joined TikTok, in an effort to spread accurate information about coronavirus (COVID-19).  The mobile-video app is flooded with memes and false information about coronavirus. Some TikTok users have reportedly pretended to be infected with the deadly disease; Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that he will give up his social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Watch this and more news on News Blast.Also read: Delhi coronavirus patient attended birthday party; many children present

Vistara planning to enter bidding race for Air India, says Chairman Bhaskar BhatVistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, is planning to bid for Air India, but a final decision on the matter has not been taken yet, said company's chairman Bhaskar Bhat. Responding to a question whether Vistara was interested in Air India, Bhat told PTI: \"Which company would not be interested in evaluating a sovereign airline of the country?\" There is buzz in the market th...

Budget 2020: In today's speech, the FM broke her own record and delivered the longest Union Budget speech, which was 159 minutes long

India is yet to send formal invitations to all eight member nations, including Pakistan; Khan could skip the meet but may send a ministerial-level delegation

OPEC's production of crude oil and other liquids is expected to decline to 32.8 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2024