Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet approved a multi-billion dollar stimulus package on Friday, delivering on the new leader’s promise to pursue an expansionary fiscal policy. The stimulus, worth JPY 21.3 trillion ($135.40 billion), includes general account outlays of JPY 17.7 trillion, significantly larger than last year’s JPY 13.9 trillion, representing the biggest fiscal bazooka…
NEW DELHI: A new national white paper has exposed a sweeping health-insurance crisis for persons with disabilities in India, revealing that 80% still have no health cover, while 53% of those who applied were rejected by insurers — and 60% of them were given no reason at all. Based on a survey of over 5,000…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations:According to Bajaj Broking Research, the top stock picks for November 21, 2025 are Fortis Healthcare, and Jio Financial Services. Here’s its view on Nifty and Bank Nifty:Index View: NIFTYBenchmark indices snapped its two weeks losing streak supported by record low India CPI data and as U.S….
Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Zcash ZEC$657.99 has been one of the strongest performers of the…
BENGALURU: If you think kissing is only about human romance, you’re already missing the story. The first kiss happened long before humans walked the Earth—somewhere in the misty forests of prehistoric Africa, between two ape ancestors, 16.9-21.5 million years ago.As per a new evolutionary study, a kiss is better understood as an ancient, risky mouth-to-mouth…
BENAGALURU: As TCS begins executing its multi-billion-dollar AI data centre blueprint, the company is positioning HyperVault at the heart of its ambition to become the largest AI-led technology services provider. In an interview to TOI, TCS CEO K Krithivasan and its chief strategy officer Mangesh Sathe outline India’s rising digital footprint makes AI compute capacity…
Dozens of crypto groups petitioned President Donald Trump to help them out with the policy initiatives his administration can get done while Congress keeps negotiating next steps on the market structure legislation that’s been the sector’s Washington priority. The letter, led by the recently established Solana Policy Institute and signed by others including the Blockchain…
NEW DELHI: If one moment conveyed NDA’s triumphant mood at the swearing-in ceremony in Patna after its massive poll win, it was the sight of PM Narendra Modi waving a ‘gamcha’ to the crowd of happy supporters, many of whom cheerfully responded by swinging their own ‘gamchas’.A utilitarian accoutrement in everyday life, especially for the…
MUMBAI: Strong gains in index heavyweights Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank on Thursday propelled sensex to within half a percentage point of its all-time high peak of 85,978 points, recorded nearly 14 months ago. Sensex closed the session 446 points up at 85,633 points, its fourth consecutive day of gains. At Thursday’s close, while sensex…
Investment bank Jefferies said the recent surge in gold prices can’t be explained by traditional drivers alone and points instead to Tether as a major new buyer. Attestation data and on-chain activity show that the stablecoin issuer has accumulated substantial bullion in recent months, tightening supply and helping fuel the sharp rally, the bank said…
