
Several Union Ministers on Monday took firm resolve to build a strong, prosperous and developed India (Viksit Bharat) by 2047, as India celebrated its 77th Republic Day. ...

In a dramatic rally, the gold prices have surpassed $5,000 an ounce, hitting another record high amid heightened global uncertainties. ...

South Korea's antitrust watchdog said on Monday that it has decided to block a Singapore-based private equity fund (PEF) from acquiring the country's largest vehicle rental company, citing concerns that the deal would significantly restrict market competition. ...

Personal information from more than 30 million Coupang customers is believed to have been leaked, a top police official said on Monday, leaving open the possibility that the detention of the company's interim CEO, Harold Rogers, who has ignored two police summonses, will be sought. ...

Veteran banker and industrialist Uday Kotak on Monday said he was “humbled and honoured” to be conferred the Padma Bhushan. ...

Major bank employee and officer unions in India have announced a nationwide strike on January 27 to press for the introduction of a five-day work week in the banking sector. ...

Lee Jae-yong, chairman of Samsung Electronics Co, has urged the company's executives not to become complacent despite a sharp rebound in earnings, stressing that the company faces a "last chance" to restore its competitiveness, industry sources said on Sunday. ...

More than half of economic experts expect South Korea's economic growth to remain in the 1 per cent range for the time being, a local survey showed on Sunday. ...

Foreign ownership of South Korean stocks as a share of total market capitalisation reached its highest level in five years and nine months in January, driven by net purchases in the shipbuilding, defence and nuclear power industries, the main bourse operator said on Sunday. ...

A lawsuit against Meta in the US has alleged that its privacy claims are false and Meta and WhatsApp “store, analyse, and can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ ‘private’ communications” -- a claim that has been dismissed by the company as a "frivolous work of fiction". ...