India’s cotton exports begin to slide as premiums jump on lower crop
Indian cotton exports have begun to slide as premiums over benchmark U.S. futures have jumped on expectations of lower output at a time when there...
India’s antitrust body orders Google inquiry after news publishers complain
India's competition watchdog on Friday ordered an investigation into Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O) following allegations from news publishers, saying its initial view was that the tech giant...
India cuts growth estimates for 2021/22 amid surging COVID cases
India cut its forecast for economic growth in the year to the end of March to 9.2% on Friday from an earlier outlook of more...
India’s COVID-19 cases set for new highs as Omicron spreads
India's daily COVID-19 cases jumped to 117,100 on Friday, a five-fold increase in a week and on course to overtake its previous infection peak as...
Britain’s Sainsbury’s to pay store staff at least 10 pounds an hour
Sainsbury's (SBRY.L), Britain's second largest supermarket group and one of the country's biggest private sector employers, will raise the basic hourly pay of its store workers...
England’s health service faces difficult weeks ahead – health minister
England's National Health Service (NHS) faces pressure in the coming weeks as there are more older people catching COVID-19 and hospitalisations are rising, health minister...
Ad group M&C Saatchi rejects takeover offer from top shareholder
M&C Saatchi (SAA.L) said on Friday it did not see much merit in a possible all-share takeover instigated by its biggest investor, after software entrepreneur Vin Murria...
Tesco, M&S seen as Christmas winners before UK spending squeeze hits
Britain's biggest retailer Tesco (TSCO.L) and food and clothing group Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) are expected to emerge as Christmas winners from a raft of market updates next week...
UK says 4th COVID jabs not needed for now as booster effect lasts
- Booster jabs are still providing high levels of protection for older people against severe disease from the Omicron coronavirus variant and there is no...
Britain calls in military to help with hospital COVID staffing crunch
Britain's Ministry of Defence on Friday said that it had begun the deployment of the military to support hospitals experiencing staff shortages and extreme pressures...