NEW DELHI: Satyabrata Kumar, former Enforcement Directorate (ED) special director and lead investigator in several high-profile money laundering cases, including those against Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya and the Mahadev online betting app, has taken voluntary retirement from service (VRS).A 2004-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the Customs and Indirect Taxes cadre, Kumar was posted…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday targeted the Centre over the CBSE evaluation process row and the treatment of students who raised concerns, claiming they were being labelled as “Pakistanis.” The issue has drawn widespread attention after a student alleged that an answer sheet uploaded by the Central Board of Secondary…
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. Bitcoin slid below $90,000 during Hong Kong’s morning hours as Japanese bond…
A purpose-built AI security agent detected vulnerabilities in 92% of exploited DeFi smart contracts in a new open-source benchmark. The study, released Thursday by AI security firm Cecuro, evaluated 90 real-world smart contracts exploited between October 2024 and early 2026, representing $228 million in verified losses. The specialized system flagged vulnerabilities tied to $96.8 million…
Key Points The president has a long history of indifference to a falling greenback as it makes American goods cheaper to sell abroad, which could especially benefit U.S. multinationals. However, it also signifies diminished confidence in the U.S. as foreign investors grow wary over the country’s fiscal outlook. A weaker U.S. dollar isn’t concerning to…
MUMBAI: CRED, once a high-trust credit-card payments app aimed at spenders and monetised through cross-sold loans, insurance and payment flows, is now turning to savers, using Kuvera—acquired in 2024—to enter wealth management.The upgrade of Kuvera targets affluent investors with large portfolios, with an emphasis on long-term compounding. The platform seeks to improve discipline, decision-making, asset…
Gold has fallen below its 200-day moving average (200DMA), a widely followed long term technical indicator that tracks the average closing price over the previous 200 trading days. A break below the 200DMA is often interpreted as a sign that long term bullish momentum has weakened and that a broader trend reversal may be underway….
Corona Remedies, made a stellar debut on Dalal Street on Monday, entering with a 38.42% premium over the IPO price of Rs 1,062.The share will be available for trading on NSE and BSE.On the National Stock Exchange, Corona Remedies was trading at 1470, and at 1473, up 1.45% on the BSE, around 11:11 AM. Corona…
North Korea’s six-month infiltration campaign at Drift rattled a crypto industry already reeling from billion-dollar exploits. But as the news settled, a bigger question came into focus: why does North Korea keep coming back to crypto in the first place, and why does its approach look so different from every other state-backed hacking operation on…
Aviation in India is that rare thing – a sureshot growth industry. But there’s a fascinating story within this story. The South — Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala — dominates aviation. Slice and dice the data any which way, southern states together fly far above every other region. And much of this…
