XRP rose above $2 on Friday for the first time since mid-December, extending a strong start to 2026 as traders pointed to steady spot ETF inflows and improving U.S. regulatory sentiment. Data cited by SoSoValue showed U.S. spot XRP ETFs took in $13.59 million on Jan. 2, pushing total inflows since launch to $1.18 billion….
SRI VIJAYA PURAM :Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday chaired a Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday.The meeting started at 11 am and is likely to continue till 2.15 pm.The meeting focused on issues regarding national security, disaster management, cyber security and regional…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday welcomed BCCI’s decision to instruct Shah Rukh Khan owned Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh player Mustafizur Rehman from their roster ahead of Indian Premier League.BJP leader Sangeet Som thanked BCCI for its decision and hailed it as a “victory of the Hindus of the entire nation.” ‘Very…
Dogecoin and pepe led a sharp meme coin bounce on Friday, with traders leaning into “meme season” talk as 2026 gets underway. Dogecoin was up about 11% over 24 hours, while pepe rose roughly 17% on the day after a stronger intraday push. Crypto’s meme basket has also been heating up more broadly. CoinGecko’s GMCI…
Aviation gaint IndiGo officially launched its ‘Gesture of Care’ (GoC) package to assist passengers affected by flight delays and cancellations. This comes after the airline faced widespread operational disruption in early December, leaving thousand of passengers with delayed and cancelled flights.“Caring for our customers remains our greatest focus. Our Gesture of Care (GoC) is an…
As 2026 gets underway, it’s advisable to check the bank holiday calendar before planning a visit to the branch. Missing a holiday can quickly turn a bank visit into a wasted trip, particularly in the early days of the year when people are getting back to work and managing their finances. Banks in India observe…
NEW DELHI: In a major relief for Indian students who started their medical education abroad before 2021, the National Medical Commission has clarified that those admitted to or studying a BS (pre-medical) course in foreign medical institutes prior to November 18, 2021 will be governed by the older Screening Test Regulations, 2002, and not the…
NEW DELHI: In a major move to strengthen patient safety, India has, for the first time, brought blood components used in transfusions under uniform pharmacopoeial standards, tightening regulatory oversight of blood banks and transfusion services nationwide. The step is accompanied by stricter quality specifications for widely used medicines—from tuberculosis and diabetes drugs to cancer therapies—aimed…
An attacker has drained “hundreds” of crypto wallets on Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chains, siphoning small sums from each victim in what onchain investigator ZachXBT described as a broad but low-value exploit. The losses appear limited on a per-wallet basis, with each victim losing less than $2,000, according to ZachXBT. The activity has affected wallets…
NEW DELHI: A delay of over four years has pushed up the cost of the country’s first Bullet Train project by around 83% to Rs 1.98 lakh crore. The first leg of the project, between Surat and Bilimora, is scheduled to be inaugurated in Aug 2027, while the entire 508-km corridor is likely to be…
