South Korea's central bank on Thursday froze interest rates at a record low to see the effect from the US Federal Reserve's first rate hike in a year....
The Fed also released a new forecast on Wednesday and it projects US economic growth this year to be 1.9 per cent and next year to be 2.1 per cent, CNNMoney reported....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday invited Asian corporates to invest in India saying it is an opportune time for business to invest in the country. ...
The Lok Sabha witnessed a shouting match between the ruling and opposition parties on Wednesday, with Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge getting angry at Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. ...
Any drastic alterations in revised income tax returns may call for strict action as people may try to misuse it post-demonetisation to declare their unaccounted cash, an official statement said on Wednesday....
Banks and ATMs on Wednesday continued to be crowded with long queues visible outside even after 35 days of the ban on high denomination notes. ...
In an embarrassment to the ruling Congress, Karnataka's 70-year-old Excise Minister H.Y. Meti resigned here on Wednesday after a sleaze tape showing him having sex with a woman surfaced and news channels began airing it, said an official. ...

Video bloggers in China must register their real identities before publishing anything online from January 1, the Ministry of Culture announced Wednesday. ...

The Tibetan government-in-exile said on Wednesday it would accept cashless donations for the 'Kalachakra' (Wheel of Time) ceremony to be held in in Bodh Gaya in January....
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to formulate a National Action Plan to combat drug abuse amongst children....