17 UAE companies confirm investment in India’s infrastructure

Dubai: Seventeen UAE companies have confirmed their investment in India’s infrastructure sector in the last 12 months, an Indian minister has said. Piyush Goyal, Indian Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce and Industry told the Emirates News Agency, WAM, that since the 6th meeting of the UAE-India High Level Joint Task Force on Investments […]

We will host the World’s Greatest Show, Dubai Expo 2020 committee says

Dubai: The Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Committee has convened to hear the latest updates in preparing to host an exceptional World Expo. The high level task force, entrusted with steering progress on the largest event ever held in the Arab World, reaffirmed its commitment to hosting an exceptional World Expo. The committee, led by Sheikh […]

India Inc. earnings get up to 10% boost from corporate tax cut

New Delhi: India’s key stock gauges’ earnings estimates have been raised by as much as 10 per cent by analysts after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered a $20 billion tax break in her latest attempt to boost economic growth from a six-year low. The surprise reduction in corporate tax drove a 5.3 per cent surge […]

Facebook picks 6 projects from India for AI ethics research

New Delhi: To encourage research on Artificial Intelligence (AI) ethics, Facebook has selected six projects from India that will focus on three key areas – governance, cultural diversity and operationalising ethics. The winners, declared on Friday, included the top two submissions in each category. Facebook announced the Ethics in AI research awards in June with […]