International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attends the 1+10 Dialogue with leaders of International Economic Organisations, with China’s Premier Li Qiang (not pictured) in Beijing on December 9, 2025. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China needs to “accelerate” support for domestic consumption and reduce its reliance on exports for…
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that negotiations for the India-European Union (EU) free trade agreement are advancing in a positive direction, with a rough outline of the pact already prepared. He emphasised that both sides are committed to an early conclusion of the deal. “Ek free trade agreement ki motee-motee roop…
Strive (ASST), a publicly traded bitcoin BTC$92,384.72 treasury and asset-management company, said it arranged a $500 million at-the-market offering (ATM) for its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (SATA) to help fund further purchases of the largest cryptocurrency. SATA pays a 12% dividend with an effective yield near 13%, and the security is intentionally…
NEW DELHI: Forty-four former Supreme Court and high court judges have condemned what they described as a “motivated campaign” targeting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant over his comments in the Rohingya migrant case, saying critics had twisted a routine judicial query into accusations of bias, according to a statement.“Judicial proceedings can and should be…
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NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday declined to accept the ‘Veer Savarkar Award’, calling the organisers “irresponsible” for announcing his name without him having agreed to receive it.Tharoor was named among the first winners of the newly instituted Veer Savarkar International Impact Award 2025, to be presented by Highrange Rural Development Society India….
IndiGo, commanding approximately 65% of India’s domestic aviation sector, has cancelled over 5,000 flights this month. Fresh trouble for IndiGo? India’s largest airline by market share, IndiGo, may be in for more trouble after a week which saw thousands of flights being cancelled. India’s competition watchdog is considering launching an investigation into IndiGo to determine…
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) December 2025 report warns that USD-pegged stablecoins could spark currency substitution and capital outflows in vulnerable emerging markets (EMS), undermining local currencies. Experts, however, said that the stablecoin market is yet to grow big enough to have a real systemic impact. The December report titled “Understanding Stablecoins” delves into stablecoin…
NEW DELHI: Noting land acquisition as one of the major issues affecting the timely development of utility-scale solar projects, a parliamentary panel on energy recommended the creation of a ‘single-window clearance mechanism’ to bring all stakeholders from the Centre and states together for easy identification of bottlenecks and their time-bound resolution.The Parliamentary Standing Committee on…
As India’s aviation industry is grappling with ongoing IndiGo crisis, SpiceJet has launched a major winter push to fulfil the continued demand. In a statement released on Wednesday, the carrier outlined plans to add up to 100 daily flights during the ongoing winter schedule, noting that the expansion is still subject to regulatory approval. The…
