For the first time, seven limestone blocks in Jammu & Kashmir will go under the hammer on Monday, marking the Union Territory’s first such auction under the ongoing mining reforms, PTI reported.The mines ministry said the auction signals “a shift toward transparency, competitiveness, and sustainable development in the mineral sector,” with the deposits spanning around…
As global markets continue to absorb the prospect of new U.S. trade barriers, central bank officials in Europe and Asia warn that the volatility they create in the bond markets could expose another hidden risk. Similar to Lehman Brothers’ 2008 debacle, which triggered a $600 billion money-market fund run, forced the sale of commercial paper,…
Markets regulator Sebi has introduced a new turnover-linked framework to define what qualifies as a material related party transaction (RPT), shifting from a fixed cap-based approach in a bid to resolve ambiguities and streamline compliance under the Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (LODR) norms.The regulator has also revised audit committee approval thresholds for RPTs executed…
NEW DELHI: Three drug peddlers were arrested and properties linked to two others, including a residential house, awere attached across Jammu division on Saturday, police said. Officers also recovered over Rs 2 lakh and a large number of banned tablets from a house in Katra town of Reasi district, a police spokesman added.Two peddlers were…
US technology giants Apple, Amazon, Cisco, Meta, HP and Intel have jointly opposed demands from Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea to allocate spectrum in the 6GHz band for mobile services, instead urging that the entire band be reserved for Wi-Fi use, reported PTI.In a joint response to Trai’s consultation paper for the next round of…
Crypto markets climbed Sunday as Bitcoin flashed an extreme oversold signal and more than $200 million in liquidations helped ease selling pressure across major tokens. Bitcoin BTC$87,066.48 traded near $86,466 as of 1:36 p.m. UTC, rising about 2.7% from where crypto analyst Ali Martinez highlighted the move earlier in the day. Martinez said at 11:19…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the borders “can change” as he hinted that Sindh, which went to Pakistan during Partition, could “return to India again someday,” stressing the region’s deep civilisational ties with the country.Speaking at an event, he said, “Today, the land of Sindh may not be a part of…
Gold is likely to trade in a tight range in the near term as investors await key US economic indicators—including GDP and inflation data—and signals from the Federal Reserve’s December policy meeting that could define the direction of interest rates, analysts said, according to news agency PTI. They added that weekly US jobless claims, consumer…
Wormhole Labs introduced the Sunrise platform on Sunday with the aim of becoming the primary entry point for new digital assets into the Solana ecosystem. The platform introduces a unified gateway that allows issuers and users to move tokens from any ecosystem onto the Solana blockchain. The debut comes just before the arrival of Monad…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (ANI photo) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that “chaos” has gripped the country in the name of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, claiming that 16 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have died due to work-related stress.The SIR exercise is currently under…