The demand for wealth management services in India has expanded steadily over the past few years, driven by rising household incomes, financialisation of savings, and a growing preference for professional asset allocation. In FY24, assets under management in the wealth management segment were estimated at around Rs 95 lakh crore. This pool is projected to…
Even as the U.K.’s crypto regulations work their way through the system, most of the country’s banks are still blocking their customers’ access to even registered crypto exchanges. The Financial Conduct Authority’s list of crypto asset companies, which certifies they meet the country’s anti-money laundering and terrorism financing regulations, now numbers 59, including exchanges like…
Arijit Singh announced his retirement from playback singing on Tuesday via a post on social media platform Facebook. “Hello, Happy new year to all. I want to thank you all for giving me so much of love all these years as listeners. I am happy to announce that I am not gonna be taking any new assignments…
Gold and silver prices dazzled in the national capital on Tuesday, with both precious metals vaulting to uncharted highs, driven by strong investor demand and a global rally amid rising geopolitical and trade tensions. According to marketmen, gold of 99.9% purity increased Rs 7,300, or 4.6%, to touch an all-time high of Rs 1,66,000 per 10…
Markets analysts shared buy, sell and hold recommendations for an array of stocks. Photo: Copilot Should you hold shares of Asian Paints Ltd.? Should you add shares of D-Mart operator Avenue Supermarts Ltd. at the current market price? Have you lost the chance to buy shares of Varun Beverages Ltd. at an attractive price? Is it…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the India-AI Impact Summit scheduled next month, the office of the principal scientific adviser (PSA) to the central govt has released a white paper — Strengthening AI Governance Through Techno-Legal Framework — outlining the country’s approach to building a trusted, accountable and innovation-aligned AI ecosystem.Enabling “safe and trusted AI” across the…
NEW DELHI: Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday dismissed speculations that US President Donald Trump played a role in bringing India and the European Union together for their landmark free trade agreement, saying “don’t think we even discussed this.”Goyal made these remarks while responding to a question that sought to link the India–EU Free…
Antonio Costa, Narendra Modi, and Ursula von der Leyen NEW DELHI: The India–European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA), announced on Tuesday, is the country’s eighth such pact since 2021. Famously called the “mother of all deals” by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen days before she arrived in Delhi with European Council President…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: Among Silicon Valley elites where tech titans have largely aligned with President Donald Trump’s purportedly race-driven MAGA vision, Indian-American venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has been an outlier. Exceptional as his opposition to Trump has been, the billionaire tech savant has set off a political and cultural firestorm this week with…
PM Narendra Modi and EU President Ursula von der Leyen (Image/X) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen drew wide attention on social media after they were seen twinning in a traditional Eri silk scarf during her visit to India. The silk scarf, also known as Eri silk…
