Power blackout hits Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
The central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan suffered electrical power outages in major cities on Tuesday, according to authorities and residents, after a...
India’s Delhi government proposes making 25% of new cab registrations electric
The Delhi city state government has proposed mandating a quarter of new cab registrations to be electric vehicles, according to a draft note by its...
Maruti, Axis Bank help Indian shares break 5-day losing streak
- Indian shares snapped their worst losing streak in more than 10 months on Tuesday, helped by top domestic car maker Maruti Suzuki soaring on...
Maruti Suzuki margins jump on price hikes, sees chip supply improving
Shares of India's top carmaker Maruti Suzuki (MRTI.NS) surged more than 7% on Tuesday as a series of price hikes, to offset high material costs, improved margins...
India’s Future launches court challenge to avoid insolvency – filing
Indian retailer Future Group on Tuesday challenged its own lenders in the Supreme Court to avoid facing insolvency proceedings over missing payments, citing its dispute...
‘Off to Canada’: India’s jobs crisis exasperates its youth
Srijan Upadhyay supplied fried snacks to small eateries and roadside stalls in the poor eastern Indian state of Bihar before COVID-19 lockdowns forced most of...
India’s households wrestle with inflation as incomes dip
India's households are grappling with rising living costs at a time when jobs and incomes have taken a hit amid the pandemic, but economists are...
UK PM virtually meets with world leaders to discuss Ukraine situation
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson virtually met with leaders of the U.S., Italy, Poland, France, Germany, European Council, European Commission, and NATO to discuss the...
Britain says 6,000 more people needed for trial of Merck COVID pill
Britain said on Tuesday it needed to recruit 6,000 more people onto a trial of Merck's (MRK.N) COVID-19 antiviral pill molnupiravir to inform how the drug can...
UK government inquiry into alleged lockdown parties continuing
A British government investigation into gatherings at Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street residence will continue, a cabinet office spokesperson said on Tuesday, despite police...