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Colombo: Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers on Tuesday approved a proposal to issue long-term visas for tourists interested in investing in the country.Minister of Youth and Sports Namal Rajapaksa said in a statement that the proposal was submitted...

Kolkata: On International Women's Day, Punjab National Bank (PNB) organized a felicitation ceremony at its headquarter in Delhi and launched women-centric health insurance policies.The Bank facilitated successful women from different walks of life and encouraged a packed house...

Mumbai: Seeking to help over 40 crore feature phone users in the country to make digital payments even without internet connection, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday launched 'UPI123PAY', a three-step process to complete digital...

Minsk: The European Commission has prepared a new package of sanctions in connection with the situation around Ukraine, including the disconnection of three Belarusian banks from the SWIFT international payment system among other things, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing...

London: Oil prices have soared to the highest level since 2008 after the US said it was discussing a potential embargo on Russian supplies with its allies, media reports said on Monday. Brent crude -- the global oil benchmark...

Moscow: Russia has always been and remains a country looking for mutually beneficial interaction with foreign businesses, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday."Russia has been, is and will be a country looking for mutually beneficial relations with...

Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank announced that they are working together to support Ukraine on the financing and policy fronts and are urgently increasing that support.IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank...

New Delhi: Geopolitical risks arising from the Russia-Ukraine conflict would push the import bill higher for items such as mineral fuels & oils, gems & jewellery, edible oils and fertilizers as India has significant import dependence on these items,...

Mumbai: Quint Digital Media on Tuesday said its wholly owned subsidiary has entered into an agreement with the Adani Group to sell a minority stake in Quintillion Business Media, marking billionaire Gautam Adani led firm's foray into the Indian...

New Delhi: India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.4 per cent in October-December (Q3) period of current financial year as compared to 8.4 per cent in the previous quarter, National Statistical Office (NSO) data showed on Monday."GDP at...