GameStop’s (GME) massive, $420 million bitcoin BTC$68,726.84 transfer earlier this year was not an exit – but it’s not holding the coins anymore either. In its annual report filed Tuesday, the video game retailer revealed that 4,709 BTC – out of its 4,710 coins – had been pledged to crypto exchange giant Coinbase (COIN) as…
NEW DELHI: Acknowledging widespread concerns over the adverse impact of social media on children, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday that it has become a major issue everywhere and time has come for all stakeholders to come together to build a consensus on how to deal with the challenge.At Times Now Summit, Vaishnaw, who…
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a blistering letter to Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh on Thursday, predicting…
U.S. Representative Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, is questioning the limited “master account” obtained by crypto exchange Kraken from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, which she said raises potential consumer-protection issues and questions about the approval process. Waters, who is likely to return to the chairman seat…
NEW DELHI: Cumulative seizures of poll inducements like illegal cash, liquor and drugs across poll-going states/UTs have crossed the Rs 400 crore mark, the EC said Thursday.“Since activation of the electronic seizure management system (ESMS) on Feb 26 till March 25, 2026, nearly Rs 409 crore worth of illicit inducements – including Rs 17.4 crore…
SRINAGAR: J&K Police’s investigative wing, Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK), Thursday raided 10 locations in three districts of Kashmir Valley and busted a “terrorist recruitment module” allegedly linked to handlers across the Line of Control (LoC) and a network based in Bangladesh, a CIK statement claimed.The raids were carried out in Srinagar, Ganderbal and Shopian districts…
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday backed reforming the World Trade Organisation but underlined the need to retain the core focus on poor and developing countries and a consensus-driven decision-making process.“The necessary reform of WTO should be carried out through a transparent, inclusive and member-driven process, keeping development at its core, upholding the foundational principles and…
BENGALURU: India’s e-commerce and quick commerce sector is hiring again, but the playbook has changed. Talent demand rose 35% between 2023 and 2025 to nearly 98,750 roles, even as companies shifted from expansion-led hiring to building technology capability and execution strength, according to a CIEL HR report.The sharpest shift is in technology hiring. Demand for…
Bitcoin BTC$69,016.53 pared earlier losses Thursday afternoon after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would extend a pause on attacks against Iran’s energy infrastructure. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the pause will now be 10 days, citing ongoing diplomatic talks. “As per Iranian Government request… I am pausing the period of Energy Plant…
MUMBAI: The Indian Global Capability Center (GCC) of Deutsche Bank is betting on a startup-style approach to accelerate AI adoption, with its in-house incubator at Deutsche India Pvt Ltd (DIPL) drawing 100 ideas within its first 100 days, reflecting what its leadership describes as an unusually high openness to technological change among the local workforce.Stefan…
