NEW DLEHI: Home minister Amit Shah’s remarks during the Lok Sabha debate on election reforms sparked strong protests from Congress MPs on Wednesday, after he listed three instances across different eras in which he alleged the party engaged in “vote chori”, naming former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, and referring to a case…
The government has not yet assigned spectrum to Starlink for commercial service deployment, and security clearances remain pending. Elon Musk-led Starlink plans to soon introduce its satellite communication services in India with pricing between Rs 2,500-3,500 for retail customers. The company aims to provide services across multiple sectors including maritime, aviation, retail, and enterprise segments….
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday offered a point-by-point rebuttal over the allegation of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over vote theft in the Lok Sabha. During the ongoing debate on electoral reforms in the Parliament, Shah took a jibe at the Congress leader’s “nuclear bomb” press conference said that his press conferences…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves before the bell: AeroVironment — The drone maker slid more than 4% on the back of a fiscal second-quarter earnings miss. AeroVironment earned 44 cents per share, well below an LSEG estimate of 78 cents per share. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store — The restaurant stock dropped…
Gold prices showed a mixed trend on Wednesday, with domestic futures inching up even as international rates dipped. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, February gold futures rose by Rs 173 to Rs 1,30,280 per 10 grams, while Comex gold for the same month traded marginally lower at $4,234.3 an ounce.Gold price in your city today:…
At 9:01am this Monday, something quietly historic happened on the National Stock Exchange. For the first time, options-crazed traders didn’t dive straight into live futures prices at the opening bell – they had to watch a call auction screen instead.NSE’s new 15-minute pre-open session for equity derivatives went live on December 8, in what traders…
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Last week, CoinDesk flagged the potential for action in crypto cross pairs even as major tokens and the broader market looked lackluster against the dollar. Since then, the biggest cross by market value, ether ETH$3,313.93 priced in bitcoin BTC$92,095.34, has delivered, and today touched 0.036, the…
NEW DELHI: The Booth Level Officers (BLOs), who have been a silent and almost invisible part of India’s electoral machinery for decades, have suddenly found themselves at the centre of attention. The Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has placed them at the centre of one of the largest verification drives…
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attends the 1+10 Dialogue with leaders of International Economic Organisations, with China’s Premier Li Qiang (not pictured) in Beijing on December 9, 2025. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China needs to “accelerate” support for domestic consumption and reduce its reliance on exports for…
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that negotiations for the India-European Union (EU) free trade agreement are advancing in a positive direction, with a rough outline of the pact already prepared. He emphasised that both sides are committed to an early conclusion of the deal. “Ek free trade agreement ki motee-motee roop…
