NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Sunday called PM Narendra Modi an “obedient servant” of foreign forces that kill Indians.Congress asked whether the PM would raise the killing of Indian seafarers and the “threatening language” of secretary of state Marco Rubio with the Indian the foreign minister in his upcoming…
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried failed to overturn his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence tied to the collapse of FTX after a three-judge appeals panel rejected his bid for relief. The unanimous ruling by the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, New York, found that the government’s case against Bankman-Fried was, in…
NEW DELHI: New initiatives to strengthen Bihar’s inland fisheries ecosystem will be launched with the laying of foundation stones for an integrated aqua park at Bhojpur and a national fisheries development board regional centre in Patna Monday.“These initiatives aim to strengthen Bihar’s inland fisheries ecosystem through modern technologies, scientific resource management, employment generation and value…
NEW DELHI: Buzz is growing that assembly polls in Punjab may be brought forward to Nov 2026 from Feb 2027, as scheduled. Keeping this in mind, Congress is learnt to have started its preparations, while the ruling AAP has already kickstarted its campaign.Congress sources said the Punjab unit has held discussions on Nov polls, while…
Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick on Friday told clients that he believes crypto asset prices have seen the low in the current cycle and he is looking for confirmation in three indicators: Strategy’s reporting that it bought more Bitcoin last week; crypto exchange-traded funds (ETF) saw positive inflows on Friday; and, oil prices continue to…
NEW DELHI: A hug, a handshake and a pitch worth $1.5 billion. That was the texture of Sunday in Nice, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly threw open ‘Bharat Innovates 2026’ — and where, hours earlier, Modi had quietly worked a room full of people who write the cheques. The…
Charlie Javice leaves Manhattan federal court after being sentenced to 85 months in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co., in New York City, U.S., Sept. 29, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Charlie Javice, who was convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase after selling her company, is seeking a pardon from the Trump administration, The Wall…
Last Tuesday’s House Ways and Means Committee hearing on digital asset tax bills was pretty straightforward. The members of the committee asked largely substantive questions, seemingly aimed at better understanding both how crypto taxes might work as well as what holes exist in current tax policy. There was no sniping at each other, no real…
“Democracy has become theatre of the absurd”: Kapil Sibal slams TMC rebel MPs for merging with Nationalist Congress Party Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday demanded the disqualification of rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs who have announced plans to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party (NCP), arguing that legislators cannot unilaterally merge with another…
Abhishek Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday wrote to Speaker Om Birla citing the legal and Constitutional provisions to firmly assert that the All India Trinamool Congress must be treated as a single political party represented in the House solely through its duly authorised leader and whip, and…
