'With no points, we are under pressure now'

Doha: Germany are under pressure after suffering a shock 2-1 defeat by Japan in their opening match, head coach Hansi Flick said on Wednesday.

GERMANY GET A TASTE OF OWN MEDICINE

JAPAN STUN 2014 CHAMPIONS 2-1; BOTH 'BLUE SAMURAI' SCORERS PLY THEIR TRADE IN THE BUNDESLIGA

Workers protest, beaten up at virus-hit Chinese iPhone factory

Beijing: Employees at the world’s biggest Apple iPhone factory were beaten and detained in protests over pay amid anti-coronavirus controls, according to witnesses and videos on social media on Wednesday, as tensions mount over Chinese efforts to combat a renewed rise in infections.

Deuba's party emerging as single largest in Nepal polls

Kathmandu: Election results showed the ruling Nepali Congress party was leading on Wednesday and could emerge as the single largest group, said analysts who expect a hung parliament to give new political parties a decisive role in forming the government.

Bolsonaro contests poll loss, wants votes annulled

Brasilia: Over three weeks after losing a reelection bid, President Jair Bolsonaro has blamed a software bug and demanded the electoral authority annul votes cast on most of Brazil’s electronic voting machines, though independent experts say the bug doesn’t affect the reliability of results.

Scottish independence vote plan is rejected by UK supreme court

London: The Scottish government cannot hold a second referendum on independence without approval from the British parliament, the UK’s top court ruled on Wednesday.

Pak govt-army stalemate over next military chief ends

Islamabad: The Shehbaz Sharif-led government in Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that it had received from the defence ministry a summary on the appointment of the next army chief, days before Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa is due to retire.

Russian missile strikes force Ukraine to shut N-plants

Neighbouring Moldova Reports Power Loss In Half Of Country

Supreme Court OKS handover of Trump tax returns to US Congress

Washington: The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump's tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight.

Walmart employee kills 6 and himself in US store shooting

Virginia Horror Comes 3 Days After Shooting At A Gay Club In Colorado Left 5 Dead; US Has Had 40 Mass Killings In ’22

What 'Swiftonomics' reveals about US eco

Skyrocketing demand, limited supply, price gouging and monopoly accusations. And a customer willing to pay almost anything. Welcome to Swiftonomics.

MMT's focus on B2B as biz travel revives

New Delhi: India’s largest online travel agency (OTA), MakeMyTrip (MMT), is now gearing up for the return of corporate travel in a postCovid world by tying up with companies.

Adani looks to raise $5bn from wealth funds

Billionaire Gautam Adani is courting sovereign wealth funds to raise roughly $5 billion in equity across his sprawling business empire and reduce leverage, people familiar with the matter said.

Kant: Debt risk rises as China doesn't play ball

Mumbai: Amitabh Kant, the country’s ‘Sherpa’ for G20, said there was no consensus on addressing the debt of emerging markets as China refused to be a party. Kant said that China, a creditor to many countries, had refused to join hands with IMF and World Bank for a debt deal and said that it would negotiate with its debtors bilaterally.

HP to reduce 6,000 jobs in 3 years as PC sales shrink

HP said on Tuesday it ex-pects to cut up to 6,000jobs by the end of fiscal 2025, or about 12% of its global workforce, at a time when sales of personal computers and laptops are sliding as shoppers tighten budgets.

OECD cuts India's 2022 growth forecast to 6.6%

New Delhi: Global think tank OECD on Wednesday lowered India’s growth projection for the current year to 6.6% from 6.9% earlier, but retained its status as the second-fastest growing economy after Saudi Arabia.

Prosus values its nearly 10% Byju's stake at $578mn

Bengaluru: Netherlands-based investment firm Prosus said in its half yearly financial statement that it has recorded the fair value of its 9.7% stake in Byju’s at $578 million.

India Inc sees attrition, exports as challenges

Mumbai: Indian corporates are seeing workforce attrition and hiring skilled people as a challenge for the future. Corporates are also seeing uncertainty over export demand a constraint to adding capacity.

Credit growth sustainable: SBI chairman

Insolvency Code Instilled _ Sense Of Discipline In Cos’

Amazon gets govt notice on voluntary exit programme

Amazon has planned to reduce its employee strength by 10,000 globally

Gas shortage: Govt seeks to lower cost for fertilisers

Options Range From Import Aggregator To Shorter Contracts

You're Either The Illusionist Or The Hypnotised

Colloquially speaking, maya stands for extraordinary powers, magic,sorcery or illusion – as in the maya jaal, web of illusion, spun by the wicked witch from a Hans Andersen fairy tale, to trap many a young prince and princess and steal their powers.

An Alternative History Of India, Starring An Ahom General

Assam CM explains why Lachit Barphukan’s 400th birth anniversary is a pivotal moment

The Borders Inside

Resolving inter-state disputes needs an institutional mechanism. Revive the Inter-State Council

Colonialism By Numbers

How arbitrary opinions from random experts’ regularly unfairly impact India’s global rankings

Make A House Call

EC does a great job holding polls. Let Parliament decide who should make appointments in EC

K'taka court stays sale of book on Tipu

Bengaluru: A court here has granted an interim stay on the distribution and sale of a book on Tipu Sultan, on a plea, saying it contained wrong information about the ruler of the erstwhile Mysuru Kingdom.

Govt: No fertiliser shortage in country

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said there is an adequate supply of fertilisers and there is no shortage in any part of the country.

UAE bars entry of single-name flyers: Al

This change will not affect UAE resident card holders

BJP claims sabotage in Himachal polls

Shimla: BJP’s quest for a consecutive mandate in Himachal Pradesh appears enmeshed in growing factionalism as audio clips and a letter to national president J P Nadda have emerged, showing the party has more to contend with than just the December 8 poll verdict.