US unemployment benefit claims fell again last week, underscoring a labour market that remains broadly stable even as hiring momentum shows signs of cooling, according to data released by the Labor Department.Applications for jobless aid dropped by 10,000 to 214,000 for the week ended December 20, down from a revised 224,000 a week earlier, AP…
Karbi Anglong unrest in Assam (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Assam DGP Harmeet Singh on Wednesday confirmed that the Army has been deployed to restore law and order in violence-hit West Karbi Anglong, news agency PTI reported.The region has now entered its third day of violent protests over alleged illegal settlement by non-tribals in the constitutionally…
NEW DELHI: Captain SPS Suri, who flew back the hijacked IC 814 from Kandahar to Delhi on Jan 1, 2000, has been appointed the chief operating officer of India’s biggest regional airline Star Air. Former director operations of erstwhile Air India who worked with SpiceJet for nearly a decade after retiring from AI in Nov…
Sunil Mittal (File photo-ANI) New Delhi: Bharti Enterprises and Warburg Pincus on Wednesday announced a strategic investment in Haier India, a subsidiary of Chinese consumer electronics maker Haier Group, picking up a collective 49% stake in the company. This is the second Chinese company to have sold a significant stake in its Indian operations after…
Photo credit: X/@FaisalNasym NEW DELHI: Recalling Atal Bihari Vajpayee as a statesman who believed peace had to be consciously practised through restraint and institutional respect, former Maldives vice-president Faisal Naseem on Wednesday said the late prime minister’s political legacy remains deeply relevant for South Asia amid democratic and social turbulence in the region.Delivering the 8th…
The crypto industry is closing out the year with a record $8.6 billion in mergers and acquisitions, according to the FT, up sharply from $2.17 billion the year prior. The deal surge comes amid a major policy shift in Washington, where the Trump administration has backed the sector with a string of regulatory developments that…
Silver prices surged to fresh record highs in domestic and overseas markets on Wednesday, driven by a weaker US dollar, expectations of easier monetary policy and rising geopolitical tensions.In the national capital, silver jumped by Rs 9,750 to hit an all-time high of Rs 2,27,000 per kilogram, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Nike — The sportswear stock rose 2% after a filing showed that Apple CEO Tim Cook bought nearly $3 million worth of Nike shares. Dynavax Technologies — The biopharmaceutical stock surged 38% after Sanofi said it will acquire Dynavax in a deal with a total equity…
NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the NCR and adjoining areas on Wednesday lifted GRAP-IV with immediate effect, even though air quality across large parts of the city remained in the ‘very poor’ category.According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), areas such as ITO and India Gate recorded…
AI-generated image used for representation “The golden age of America begins right now,” Donald Trump declared as he launched his second stint in the White House. Back in the presidency, he wasted no time signaling that this term would be markedly different from his first. Trump’s biggest leverage this time: tariffs. Unlike before, trade would…
