Indian rupee hits record low, slips below 75-mark against US dollar

The Indian rupee touched a record low against the dollar on Thursday, trading at over Rs 75 per dollar against its previous close of Rs74.26 a dollar. The rupee on...

A horror of continuum for rape victims in India

Pinki Virani, Indo-Asian News Service Four hangings as splints for a fracturing land. In caste-inequity normative India — where mythology is becoming history, politically-inconvenient histories being pathologised, “anti-national” students baton-whipped,...

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Dana Gas to recommend cash dividend

The Board of Directors of Dana Gas will recommend to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 14th April the distribution of 5.5 fils per share cash dividend...

SCCI calls on businesses to take part in Etihad project

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) recently received a delegation from the Etihad Rail with a view to enhancing avenues of cooperation and introducing the business community in...

Jack Ma topples Mukesh Ambani as Asia's richest after virus impact sends oil markets into a freefall

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani is no longer the richest man in Asia, owing to the recent freefall in oil prices. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Chinese...

FAB shareholders approve Dhs8.08 billion dividends

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), concluded its General Assembly Meeting on Monday at FAB’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. According to a statement released by FAB, all items on the agenda...

UK watchdog comes to rescue of debt-laden Britishers

A lot of consumers are in poor monetary health in Britain. According to one report, over 300,000 people contacted a debt charity for help in tackling loans in the...

MBRIF adds new 11 members

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF), an initiative launched by the UAE Ministry of Finance to support innovation in the UAE, has announced the addition of 11 new members...

World stock markets wobble as traders wind down for Christmas

World stocks stalled near record highs and currency markets were little changed on Monday as trading dwindled before the Christmas holiday and investors took profit on gains made this month....