Igor Runets, who founded Russia’s largest crypto mining firm BitRiver, is under house arrest on tax evasion charges, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Runets was detained on Friday and is facing three charges for allegedly concealing assets to evade taxes. Runets’ legal team now has a small window to appeal the house arrest before it becomes…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump (File photo) NEW DELHI/ WASHINGTON: After months of bruising trade tensions, India and the US on Monday announced a bilateral trade deal that will see Washington slash additional tariffs on Indian imports to 18%, from the current 50%, making it more competitive for textiles, leather and…
JAMMU: J&K’s governing National Conference (NC) on Monday urged BJP to move beyond demands for a National Law University (NLU) in Jammu and instead press the Centre to restore statehood to the Union territory.Surinder Choudhary, deputy chief minister in the Omar Abdullah-led govt, accused BJP of raising the NLU issue as part of its claims…
Investors have a couple of new reasons to like portfolio stocks Broadcom and Goldman Sachs . Deal king: Coterra named Goldman Sachs as a financial advisor on its $58 billion all-stock merger with fellow shale producer Devon . The deal is the largest in the energy sector since Diamondback ‘s $26 billion acquisition of Endeavor…
India-US trade deal (AI image) India-US trade deal: Even as US President Donald Trump has announced an immediate reduction in tariff rate on India to 18%, think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has struck a cautious note on what the deal could mean for India.In a note post post Trump and PM Narendra Modi’s…
GameStop (GME) is plotting a high-stakes acquisition that might involve swapping out its bitcoin BTC$78,449.77 holdings for a bold bet in the consumer sector. In an interview with CNBC last week, CEO Ryan Cohen said the firm plans to acquire a publicly traded consumer company that’s “very, very, very big” — one that could potentially…
Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary in-charge communications NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after US President Donald Trump announced an “immediate” India-US trade deal from Washington, adding New Delhi would move to cut tariffs and non-tariff barriers on American goods while the US reduces…
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images Shares of U.S.-listed rare earth miners jumped Monday after news that President Donald Trump is preparing a sweeping plan to build a strategic stockpile…
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal (Photo-PTI) The Budget FY27 proposal to allow Special Economic Zone (SEZ) units to sell goods in the domestic market at concessional duty rates is expected to boost import substitution and generate employment, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said, adding that detailed operational guidelines will be rolled out in the next two to…
Trading just below $79,000 in midday U.S trade Monday, bitcoin BTC$78,885.00 has bounced from its worst weekend level below $75,000. At $78,700, BTC is higher by 2% over the past 24 hours and up 7% from its weakest price of the weekend, but still down more than 10% on a week-over-week basis. Ether ETH$2,276.43 is…
