The Great Hall of the People is seen after the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) on March 11, 2021 in Beijing, China.VCG | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping told top leaders to speed up work on new laws for the technology…Continue Reading

Stock futures edged higher in overnight trading Thursday following the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s worst day of 2022 as investors dumped risk assets amid geopolitical concerns.Futures on the blue-chip Dow were up by 144 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.55% and Nasdaq 100 futures edged 0.67% higher.Wall Street suffered a steep sell-off on Thursday, with…Continue Reading

A New York judge ruled Thursday that former President Donald Trump and two of his adult children must comply with subpoenas that require them to answer questions under oath and turn over evidence for a civil investigation of him and the Trump Organization by the state’s Attorney General’s Office.Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump…Continue Reading

Ford’s Mustang Mach-E, the automaker’s bold bet to lead its transformation into selling more electric vehicles, replaced the Tesla Model 3 as Consumer Reports’ “Top Pick” for an electric vehicle in 2022.  The designation is further validation of CEO Jim Farley’s belief Ford can not only compete with Tesla but also beat Elon Musk when it…Continue Reading

A COVID-19 testing location is shown set up on the sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles, California, November, 16, 2021.Mike Blake | ReutersCalifornia on Thursday laid out a plan that manages Covid as a permanent aspect of life, anticipating future surges and new variants that may require temporary public health measures such as facemasks depending on…Continue Reading

NEW DELHI: Vodafone Idea(number of shares traded: 3.73 crore), YES Bank(number of shares traded: 3.00 crore), Adani Power(number of shares traded: 2.97 crore), Suzlon Energy(number of shares traded: 2.68 crore), MPS Infotecnics (number of shares traded: 2.30 crore), JP Power(number of shares traded: 1.64 crore), Reliance Power(number of shares traded: 0.88 crore), Hind Const Co(number…Continue Reading

Indian Navy’s warship INS Visakhapatnam carried out the test-firing of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile off the western seaboard today. The warship has now reached Visakhapatnam to take part in President’s Fleet Review on February 21, informed Defence sources. The missile was tested from INS Visakhapatnam which is the latest warship of the Indian Navy inducted…Continue Reading

By David J Galbreath, Professor of International Security, University of Bath Despite suggestions to the contrary from the Kremlin, Ukraine remains surrounded by Russian troops, both along its long border with Russia and from within occupied Crimea. The Russian Federation has deployed land, air and naval forces that give the Kremlin a range of possibilities…Continue Reading