TBB BUREAU ZURICH (SWITZERLAND), MAR 16, 2023 Gianni Infantino will serve a second term as FIFA President after being re-elected unopposed to lead global football’s governing body for another four years, during the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda. He will serve from 2023 to 2027.  “Being FIFA President is an incredible honour, an incredible privilege, and it is also ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 6, 2022 Beset with Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, Pakistan’s catastrophic floods, a global slowdown, and impacts of the war in Ukraine, South Asia faces an unprecedented combination of shocks on top of the lingering scars of the COVID-19 pandemic. Growth in the region is dampening, says the World Bank, underscoring the need for countries to ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 3, 2022 Vedanta founder Anil Agarwal has been honoured with the Global Indian Award by the Canada-India Foundation at its 15th annual gala in Toronto, Canada at the weekend. Agarwal donated the award money of $50,000 to a Canadian health charity working for the welfare of native Indians. Accepting the award, the billionaire business tycoon ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, SEPT 23, 2022 The Kingdom of Bhutan today reopened its borders to international guests after the COVID-19 pandemic. The country has unveiled a new tourism strategy, underpinned by transformations in three key areas: enhancements to its sustainable development policies, infrastructure upgrades, and the elevation of the guest experience. Bhutan’s noble policy of High Value, Low Volume tourism ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 08, 2022 Britain’s longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II passed away today at the age of 96.

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/PURI, MARCH 13, 2022 The British Deputy High Commission in Kolkata commemorated the Commonwealth Day 2022 with a friendly Beach Volleyball Match between a joint team of ‘UK in Kolkata’ and Team ‘Odisha Sports’ at the Blue Flag Beach, Puri in a joint collaboration with the Sports & Youth Services Department of Odisha and the Puri District Administration ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 16, 2022 Singapore Airlines (SIA) has firmed up an order for seven Airbus A350F freighters, with options for five more aircraft. The A350Fs will replace SIA’s seven Boeing 747-400F freighters. The Airline will be the first carrier to operate this new generation wide body freighter aircraft when deliveries begin in the fourth quarter of 2025. Airbus ...

TBB BUREAU BASEL (SWITZERLAND), DEC 6, 2021 Syngenta Group has appointed Feroz Sheikh as Chief Information and Digital Officer, effective January 1, 2022. Sheikh, based in Basel, will join the extended Syngenta Group leadership team and report to the CEO. He is currently the head of digital engineering and data science at Syngenta. Sheikh takes over from Greg Meyers, who ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 30, 2021 The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $500 million program to support India’s large informal workforce and create greater flexibility for states to cope with the ongoing pandemic, future climate, and disaster shocks.  Creating a Coordinated and Responsive Indian Social Protection System (CCRISP) builds on the $1.15 billion Accelerating India’s ...

NEW YORK, JUNE 17           Microsoft has named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as the company’s Chairman.            “In this role, Nadella will lead the work to set the agenda for the board, leveraging his deep understanding of the business to elevate the right strategic opportunities and identify key risks and mitigation approaches for the board’s review,” the company said ...