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Nirmala Sitharaman perceives Aspirational India with a Caring Society Venkat Raman Innovative programmes to intensify public private partnerships, incentives to promote foreign direct investment and

Supplied Content The decision of the Auckland High Court to dismiss an application of Accommodation Provider Targeted Rate (APTR) has not surprised Auckland Mayor Phil

Marc Daalder Most New Zealanders want social media companies to be liable for exposing users to harm and think that Big Tech companies are not

Huma Siddiqui The acceptance of the Indo-Pacific as a single strategic construct linking the contiguous waters of the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean has gained

A proposal to cut “trade and production-distorting subsidies” in the agricultural sector by 2030 has set out important measures to ensure a fair agricultural trading

Staff Reporter A new trade agreement signed by the New Zealand governments with the governments of Singapore and Chile will help exporters and consumers take

Deborah Russell The economy is doing well! That is the take-home message from all the detailed economic indicators. The most recent growth rate comes in

Challenges facing Indian Finance Minister over Budget 2020 Satya Mohanty While one way of looking at the Union Budget is through the lens of accounting,

Venkat Raman India’s National Flag Carrier is for sale, again. Air India, which was once the pride of the aviation industry and an epitome of

Howard Whitton (Australia’s) Prime Minister Scott Morrison has asked the Head of his Department to investigate whether Bridget McKenzie violated ministerial standards when she dispensed sports grants to

Supplied Content The New Zealand Police has released a Mobile App that brings information on the fingertips of mobile phone users, with special usage for

Beca steps into its second century Tim Murphy The largest New Zealand owned and headquartered professional services business, Beca, is about to enter its second

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced on January 9, 2020 that they will step back as “senior” royals and divide time between UK and

Australia PM cancels visit amidst burning problem at home Venkat Raman With bushfires continuing to rage across Australia and with growing criticism over the way

Marc Daalder Political advertising policies at Facebook and Twitter have been reviewed  – and here is how they will apply to this year’s general election.

Ian Parmeter US President Donald Trump’s statement confirming that the US would not take further military action in response to Iran’s missile strikes on American

Venkat Raman Younger members of country should revolutionise the landscape of Indian Science, Technology and Innovation, Prime Minister Narender Modi said in the South Indian

Supplied Content Wellington, January 10, 2020 Australia is still the most common country of birth for people born outside New Zealand to gain citizenship, according

Wellington based Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) has expressed its support to the work of Statistics New Zealand to create an Algorithm Charter. The Charter

A Ukrainian aircraft which crashed last week in Iran had flown close to a sensitive military site belonging to the Iran Revolutionary Guards and was

“Taiwan cherishes its democracy” Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has secured a second term after sweeping to victory in an election dominated by the Island’s relationship

Here are just five examples to prove the point Simon Horobin Many people think they know their main language intimately. But there are many words

Simon Horobin English is a language rich with imagery, meaning and metaphor – and when we want to express ourselves, we can draw upon a

RBNZ move may see an increase of $20 billion for the sector Gyles Beckford The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has made few concessions

Venkat Raman Auckland based Barrister and International Legal Consultant Rabin Rabindran has been appointed to the Board Marsden Maritime Holdings Limited. His appointment, which became

Venkat Raman Two prominent social workers were honoured by Kiwibank at the opening of its branch in Sylvia Park in Mount Wellington, Auckland on Monday,

‘Rethinking Plastics’ Report released today Supplied Content The Government will phase out more single-use plastics following the success of its single-use plastic bag ban earlier

Peter Dunne There is an element of the proverbial curate’s egg in the government’s proposed recreational cannabis regime. It is good in parts, and not

Supplied Content Wellington, December 11, 2019 Police have named the two officers involved in the arrest of the alleged gunman responsible for the attacks on

Paige Marta Skiba and Caroline Malone Instalment loans seem like a kinder, gentler version of their “predatory” cousin, the payday loan. But for consumers, they