KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Monday wrote to CEC Gyanesh Kumar for the second time in 48 hours, alleging that EC was not issuing proper acknowledgments of documents submitted during SIR hearings and was instead marking them “not found” to disenfranchise genuine voters, reports Debashis Konar. She said, “The non-issuance of documentary acknowledgment deprives electors…
As Wall Street’s top bankers huddled in New York last month, preparing to convince Elon Musk’s SpaceX that they should be chosen to lead its upcoming IPO, one firm wasn’t letting its star advisor miss the bake-off. Among the squad of JPMorgan Chase investment bankers flying 2,500 miles west to California to pitch SpaceX was…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump is on the warpath against Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, Greenland — and the Federal Reserve. In a move that has rattled financial markets and political circles alike, the Trump administration’s Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, marking an unprecedented clash…
NEW DELHI: A National Joint Outbreak Response Team was rushed to West Bengal after two suspected cases of Nipah virus disease were identified on Sunday at the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) of the Indian Council of Medical Research at All India Institute of Medical Sciences Kalyani. Given Nipah’s high fatality rate and potential…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump will face an important obstacle — from within his own party — as he seeks…
Pressure linked to the ‘Sell America’ narrative is unlikely to fade. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s fresh attack on the Federal Reserve seems to have revived the ‘Sell America’ sentiment in the stock market and strategists and market experts are warning that the selloff may deepen over time if the tiff between the government…
Senate action on market structure legislation could end years of regulatory uncertainty, unlock institutional liquidity and re-rate crypto-linked stocks. Source link
NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said on Monday that India has stepped up its engagement at the “highlest level” with German authorities over the case of Ariha Shah, an Indian child who has remained in foster care in Germany for over 40 months. The government is stressing that the matter should be addressed through…
The criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is testing the U.S. central bank’s independence again and reinforcing the view among global investors that they need to diversify away from U.S. assets. “That’s what seems to be transpiring this morning,” Julien Lafargue, chief market strategist at Barclays Private Bank, told CNBC’s “Europe Early Edition”…
Budget 2026 should introduce a gold-linked credit line via UPI, enabled for NBFCs. (AI image) By George Alexander MuthootUnion Budget 2026 comes at a critical juncture for India’s growth journey. With political stability, resilient macro fundamentals and strong domestic demand, the government has an opportunity to deepen financial inclusion while accelerating credit-led growth. For the…
