Author Archives: Subhadip

GDP growth to remain flat at 7.4% in FY17: HSBC

India is likely to clock GDP growth of 7.4 per cent in the current fiscal and consumption is likely to be the main driver of growth in the foreseeable future, says an HSBC report. According to the global financial services firm, investment cycle revival is not expected to happen quickly or easily and the country is likely to see a Read More


Korea sees 14% rise in foreign students

The increase will come as good news to the Ministry of Education which last year revamped its campaign to attract international students after enrolments fell in three of the past five years. According to the Ministry of Justice statistics, the number of foreign students studying in Korea reached 105,193. The majority of students, 76,949, were studying on a D-2 (higher Read More


Embryos with defective cells ‘can still develop healthily’

“Abnormal cells not a sure sign of baby defects,” reports The Telegraph following the publication of a study on the development of healthy embryos. Embryos containing cells with an abnormal number of chromosomes can still develop into healthy babies, according to researchers from the University of Cambridge. Embryo cells with too many or too few chromosomes can give rise to Read More


EU referendum: Migrant job data to be published

Specific information about the number of EU migrants paying tax and claiming benefits in the UK will be published in the run-up to June’s EU referendum. The move to release data on the number of National Insurance numbers actively used by EU citizens follows pressure from Eurosceptic MPs and economists. They have long argued official figures on inward migration from Read More


Hardware fees not just for cable Internet

Why didn’t you cover AT&T U-verse or Verizon Fios in last weekend’s column about renting or buying cable modems? A. Neither of those fiber-optic services have anything to do with cable — they’re both run by companies that began life as telephone firms, and both were built on top of the phone infrastructure, not cable operators’ separate networks. But after Read More


Telecom ministry to approach Cabinet for reducing spectrum charges

The Telecom Ministry is expected to approach the Cabinet for its nod to reduce spectrum usage charges from existing 5 per cent to 3 per cent of the revenue earned by companies from telecom services. The Telecom Commission has agreed to charge SUC (spectrum usage charges) at 3 per cent level of adjusted gross revenue on spectrum that will be Read More


Ex-German agency owners acquire US schools

Himmelberg joined as CEO in 2013 and Thebing, who sold his German-based agency, Kolumbus Sprachreisen towards the end of 2015, joined CEL as marketing director at the start of the year. The school group was acquired from Matthias Müller, the previous owner from Switzerland, for an undisclosed amount. “Compared to the agency market in Germany, we have less competition” Established over 30 years ago Read More


Diabetes drug linked to increased bladder cancer risk

“The anti-diabetic drug pioglitazone raises the risk of bladder cancer by 63 per cent,” The Daily Telegraph reports. While the actual increased risk in real-world terms is small, the results may help to inform prescription decisions for both doctors and patients. Pioglitazone is a drug that helps people with type 2 diabetes by making their cells more sensitive to insulin. Some Read More


Prince of Wales’ Duchy of Cornwall wins oyster farm scrutiny appeal

The Prince of Wales’s private estate has won an appeal against a ruling that would have forced it to open up its dealings to greater public scrutiny. In 2011, the Duchy of Cornwall was ordered to disclose environmental dataabout an oyster farm it owns in Port Navas, Cornwall, to local campaigners. The tribunal had said the 700-year-old duchy was a Read More


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How to avoid scams on your chip credit card

Last week my husband accused me — nicely, in the way that spouses do — of having gone on a little shopping spree in Torrance, California, at a retailer called Smart & Final. My defense: I’ve never been in a Smart & Final, and we live in North Carolina, more than 2,500 miles away from Torrance. I denied the accusation Read More