President Donald Trump’s campaign to cut Democrats out of U.S. regulatory work has set up an unusual situation at the two agencies that will have the most say over how the federal government handles crypto: A handful of Republican crypto advocates are entirely in charge of both. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission just said…
CM Yogi Adityanath meets PM Modi, JP Nadda and Amit Shah LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath met PM Narendra Modi and BJP brass in New Delhi on Monday amid buzz over the recently concluded SIR of electoral rolls and the much-anticipated reshuffle of the state cabinet.An official said Yogi discussed the SIR exercise, in…
Abhishek Banerjee; Sunali Khatun NEW DELHI: Sunali Khatun, the pregnant woman who was repatriated from Bangladesh on the Supreme Court’s directions after being deported on suspicion of being a Bangladeshi national, has delivered a baby boy in West Bengal’s Birbhum district.In a series of posts on X, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee…
Bitcoin BTC$94,301.40 rose to its highest level since mid-November, gaining more than 3% to $94,400 during Monday’s trading session, the largest percentage advance in more than a month. The rally, which brought the asset closer to $95,000 — seen by some analysts as a key level to gain further momentum — was led, though, by…
BENGALURU: For much of 2025, artificial intelligence did not enter people’s lives through dramatic product launches or viral demos. Instead, it slipped in quietly, taking over small, repetitive tasks that many users barely noticed. What began as casual experimentation with chatbots has, for many, evolved into a set of everyday tools that now handle remembering,…
NEW DELHI: With spring-summer dispatches to the US lined up in the next few weeks, a leading leather goods exporter has planned visits to Europe and America to book orders for the next season.The exporter has significant dependence on the American market and has been offering around 20% discount while the buyer has reduced its…
NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Indian stock market indices were in the red on Monday, while the rupee extended its weakness against the US dollar, amid concerns over American President Donald Trump’s fresh comments over tariffs.The bellwether BSE sensex closed 0.4% or 332 points lower at 85,440 points, while NSE closed 0.3% lower at 26,250. The sensex…
NEW DELHI: Crude oil prices are expected to soften significantly in 2026 and may touch $50 per barrel by June, an analysis by SBI Research showed on Monday. The deceleration is likely to be faster which could have a positive impact on inflation and growth, it added.The report said that the US Energy Information Administration…
MUMBAI: India’s deal engines are humming louder than ever, and bankers are counting the spoils. Record IPOs and robust M&As lifted investment banking (IB) fees in India to $1.3 billion in 2025, with Jefferies’ bankers set to take home sizable gains as the American firm’s fees approached $100 million.Jefferies topped India’s IB fee league table…
MUMBAI: London-based private equity (PE) firm Apax Partners has picked up an over 35% minority stake in iD Fresh Food in a deal pegged at more than Rs 1,500 crore, said people aware of the matter. As part of the transaction, Apax Partners has acquired some stakes from the company’s existing shareholders Premji Invest and…
