Unionised workers at Kakao Bank to stage 5-day strike

IANS | August 20, 2026 9:16 AM

Seoul, Aug 20 (IANS) Unionised workers at internet-only Kakao Bank will launch a five-day strike as talks with management over wage increases and other benefits have stalled, its union said on Thursday.

Watched my father keep building for the nation despite challenges: Karan Adani

IANS | August 19, 2026 11:55 PM

Ahmedabad, Aug 19 (IANS) Karan Adani, Managing Director of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), said on Wednesday that he watched his father, Gautam Adani, building for the nation despite the Hindenburg attack on the Adani Group and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) proceedings.

Russia eyes rail link to India to avoid maritime chokepoints

IANS | August 19, 2026 8:14 PM

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Russia is keen on exploring a strategic overland rail link to connect it with the Indian Ocean and India, with the initiative aiming to secure freight transport and bypass vulnerable maritime choke points like the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf and the Bosphorus Strait, which connects the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

Skyways IPO: EOW FIR, AEO Certificate suspension among key risks ahead of public issue

IANS | August 19, 2026 6:49 PM

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Skyways Air Services Limited, which is set to open its initial public offering on August 24, has disclosed an ongoing Economic Offences Wing (EOW) investigation involving the company and its material subsidiary Brace Port Logistics Limited in connection with allegations of fraud, over-invoicing, forgery and criminal conspiracy, according to the company’s offer documents and a representation submitted to SEBI.

RBI in wait and watch mode on recalibration of policy rate, show MPC minutes

IANS | August 19, 2026 6:42 PM

Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra said that he would "prefer to wait for more certainty to emerge on the inflation trajectory in terms of the persistence of realised prints at these or higher levels, the forecast, and the likely levels to which inflation may normalise and settle for any recalibration of the policy rate", according to the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting released on Wednesday.