SRINAGAR: Expanding its crackdown on ‘white-collar terror’, J&K Police’s Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Thursday carried out searches at 13 locations across the Valley in connection with the ongoing probe into the Delhi blast case. A police officer confirmed the raids, but did not reveal if anyone was detained.In a related development, State Investigation Agency (SIA)…
The 30-year US mortgage rate rose slightly for the second consecutive week but stayed close to its lowest level of the year.Freddie Mac, quoted by AP, reported on Thursday that the long-term mortgage rate increased to 6.24 per cent from 6.22 per cent the previous week. A year earlier, the rate stood at 6.78 per…
Another difficult day in markets has bitcoin BTC$98,204.31 lower by nearly 3% to $98,600, helping to drag down the largest corporate holder of BTC, Strategy (MSTR), by 6.6%. Now trading at $210, MSTR has returned to levels not seen since the weeks prior to the election of Donald Trump last November. Shares are lower by…
NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday firmly denied Congress’ allegations that it has engaged “one of Pakistan’s official lobbying arms” to espouse its interests in the United States.Rejecting the charge, RSS national media and publicity department head Sunil Ambekar said, “The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh works in Bharat and has not engaged any…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve on Oct. 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell wasn’t kidding a couple weeks ago when he said a December rate cut wasn’t in…
Chainlink’s LINK LINK$15.93 token extended its slide during Thursday, dropping nearly 5% over the past 24 hours and breaking below $14.50 as technical sellers overpowered buyers. LINK fell from $15.26 to $14.73 during the day, then continued lower, marking its weakest level since late October, CoinDesk data showed. The token underperformed the CoinDesk 5 Index,…
Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley has issued one of his starkest warnings yet about America’s labour future, revealing that the company is struggling to fill 5,000 skilled-mechanic roles despite offering salaries of around $120,000. Calling it a “serious problem” for the country, Farley said the shortage of trained workers is no longer an industry…
Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: Seeking to ensure farmers’ access to high-quality seeds at affordable rates and curb the sale of spurious and poor-quality seeds, the Centre has proposed a new legislation and circulated a draft bill to this effect to replace the existing laws.The proposed legislation, Seeds Bill, 2025, is expected to be introduced…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Planet Fitness — The gym chain jumped about 4% after it issued guidance for the fiscal years 2026 through 2028. Planet Fitness expects new club unit growth to range between 6% and 7% in that time, while adjusted EBITA expands in the “mid-teens percent” compounded annually….
AI image used for representative purposes India has urged Russia to expedite the approval of domestic establishments and registration of marine and pharmaceutical products to further strengthen bilateral trade ties.During his visit to Moscow, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal highlighted opportunities for expanding trade and proposed measures to improve market access, the commerce ministry said in…
