The Parliament on Wednesday approved the new insurance bill called “Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Bill after it got the Rajya Sabha nod. It was cleared in Lok Sabha the day before. The bill allows 100 per cent FDI in the sector, raising it from earlier allowed 74 per cent. The bill is now pending for…
Shashi Tharoor (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday questioned the decision to host the fourth India–South Africa T20I in Lucknow amid dense fog and severe air pollution, after the match was eventually called off due to poor visibility.Tharoor suggested the game should have been scheduled in Thiruvananthapuram, citing significantly better air…
India and Oman are set to sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on December 18, a move that will deepen economic ties and anchor India’s expanding trade and strategic footprint in the Gulf, according to a report by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).The agreement, to be inked in Muscat during Prime Minister Narendra…
Crypto markets suffered major whipsaw action in morning U.S. trade, with bitcoin BTC$87,390.00 in the space of a few minutes rallying from around $87,000 to above $90,000 and then back to the $87,000 area. The largest crypto was recently trading at $87,300, down by 0.5% over the past 24 hours after being higher by more…
Given the lucrative interest rate and the tax benefits, is Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana an obvious savings choice for your girl child? (AI image) Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana or SSY is a popular post-office savings scheme for the girl child, first introduced over ten years ago as part of the government’s Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign. The…
Muhammad Binghatti Dubai’s ‘Rockstar Architect’/ Image: Forbes Middle East In Dubai’s crowded skyline, where glass towers rise and vanish with dizzying speed, a handful of buildings announce themselves before you read the name on the deed. The stacked balconies. The sculpted voids. The aggressive geometry. You do not need a billboard to know who built…
Luthra brothers (File photo) NEW DELHI: Advocate Vishnu Joshi, representing a victim’s family in the Goa nightclub fire case, on Wednesday said that one of the Luthra brothers requested a Dunlop mattress during police remand.Joshi explained that the court carefully considered the brothers’ health claims before granting custody. Speaking to reporters, he said, “Today, when…
US stocks were largely steady in early trade on Wednesday as oil prices rebounded from multi-year lows, with energy stocks lending support after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers into Venezuela, according to an AP report.The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in early trading, coming off three straight sessions of…
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission — a likely leading U.S. crypto regulator when the crypto industry’s U.S. oversight is in place — was one of the challenging areas for President Donald Trump’s efforts to get friendly watchdogs confirmed, but his acting chairman, Caroline Pham, hasn’t behaved like a temporary leader. Pham, a former senior…
NEW DELHI: India has sounded a caution for students headed abroad for pilot training. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a notice for such students and their parents that it “has no role or responsibility in the regulation, oversight, quality, progress or completion of pilot training undertaken at organisations/ institutions situated abroad…
