UNITED NATIONS: Ruchira Kamboj took over as India's Permanent Representative to the UN - the first woman to hold the position - on Tuesday after presenting her credentials to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
LONDON: Food, fossil fuel and pharmaceutical companies that have enjoyed bumper profits in the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath should be hit with a windfall tax on their excess income, the global head of Oxfam has said.