As America moves its embassy to Jerusalem it deals a deathly blow to 70 years of neutrality in Israel. 82 women march up the red carpet at Cannes to protest gender inequality at the festival. Iraq battles it out at the ballot box this time.
America has involved itself in yet another war it doesn't belong in. The Holocaust exhibition in America reveals shocking details of its complacency. Meanwhile, the Lebanese elections are seeing the emergence of many progressive issues.
The US Supreme Court is threatened by rumours of Justice Kennedy's retirement and Israel has made shocking revelations about Iran's nuclear programme that could deal a deathly blow to the reputation of American intelligence gathering. The famous character of Apu in "The Simpsons" is acknowledged as stereotypical.
Infosys has to invest in advanced technology and skills to capture new opportunities. That includes pumping more money into technologies such as the Internet of Things, retraining employees, localising its workforce in the US and building up sales staff.
The 'Sputnik Syndrome' in America has constantly pushed it ahead of other countries. Mike Pompoe is here to dismantle Rex Tillerson's legacy and Finland has solved homelessness.
As a result of India’s rising incomes, higher education levels and technological advances that ease communications, arranged marriage is changing there and among people of Indian heritage who live elsewhere.
Frustrated U.S. legislators are threatening to act unilaterally where they can. Their efforts now threaten critical U.S. allies and partners -- India chief among them.
The speech -- marking 40 years after the first economic reforms transformed China -- was being closely watched after Trump’s plan to hit hundreds of Chinese products with duties.
By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.
It will be tough for Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra to get right. Rupee is the worst-performing Asian currency this year against the dollar.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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