- Monday, February 24, 2025
FUNDS deposited by Indian nationals and firms in Swiss banks hit a 13-year-high of about 2.6 billion Swiss francs (£2.04bn) in 2020, up from 899 million Swiss francs (£704m) a year ago, according to annual data released by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on Thursday (17). This also includes deposits…
By: Shilpa Sharma INDIA is a natural ally for the G7 countries in defending the shared values from threats like authoritarianism, terrorism and violent extremism, disinformation and economic coercion, prime minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday (13). In a virtual address at a session on 'open societies and open economies'…
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA police have begun investigations into the alleged kidnapping of the fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi to neighbouring Dominica following a complaint filed by his lawyers, prime minister Gaston Browne said. Browne told reporters that Choksi’s lawyers gave the names of people involved in the alleged abduction to…
DISCLOSURE of the ethnicity pay gap should be made mandatory for all companies, said Simon Woolley, a former senior government adviser on race disparity until last year. "There's a strong sense that black people are being paid less," he said. Currently, it is not a legal requirement for companies to…
UBER on Wednesday (26) said it entered an agreement with the GMB union to represent up to 70,000 drivers of the ride-hailing giant in the UK. It will boost the power of workers with collective bargaining, as the union would have the right to negotiate on behalf of the workforce.…
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA prime minister Gaston Browne has asked neighbouring country Dominica, where fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi was caught, to repatriate him to India direct. “We (authorities in Antigua and Barbuda) asked them not to repatriate him to Antigua. He needs to return to India where he can face…
