By Shruti Srivastava India aims to attract at least$ 100 billion a year in gross foreign direct investment, a top official said, as the South Asian nation courts investors looking to diversify away from China.... The ambitious target compares with an annual average of more than$ 70 billion in FDI in the five years through March 2023 and would be a reversal in trend after last year’s decline.... Singh said that the figure for the current fiscal year will be “ closer to ” the$ 100 billion target

People in Sydney could find it easier to fly to Singapore or Los Angeles than to Adelaide. Australia plots path beyond ‘covid zero’ and lockdownsPart of the problem is geography.... Mixed messages and rising cases are muddying the picture. There is no checkpoint or border guard.... Just a small sign in front of the Border Gate Roadhouse, and a billboard a few yards away reading “ Welcome to South Australia.” It was beneath that billboard that Jim Treloar and Alastair Mansfield met on Sept....

The Prime Minister's Office( PMO) has asked the commerce ministry to examine the model text of the bilateral investment treaty( BIT) and suggest modifications to further improve the ease of doing business, according to sources.... The exercise assumes significance as only seven countries have accepted the existing model text treaty, and most of the developed nations have expressed their reservations on the text with regard to provisions like the resolution of disputes.... Sources said an inter

NORWEGIAN black metal band Mayhem was formed in 1984.... Oystein Aarseth was better known by his name Euronymous.... He was born on March 22, 1968, and was a Norwegian musician and founder of the early black metal scene. Most read in The Sun oh baby!...