By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) December has started weak, with bitcoin BTC$85,921.21 trading at $86,800, down 5% over 24 hours after touching a low of $85,732 during the early Asian hours. The CoinDesk 20 and CoinDesk 80 Indices are off more than 6% apiece, signaling deeper risk-off moves in the broader…
From boardrooms to backstories, author Kiran Manral’s latest book, ‘The Gamechangers’, celebrates women rewriting the playbook on power, purpose, and perseverance. It reminds us that you don’t need to burn out to stand out. When women rewrite the rules, even the game has to change.In The Gamechangers: Women Entrepreneurs Redefining Success, Kiran Manral turns the…
The Quick Estimates of IIP reached 150.9, compared to 150.3 in October 2024. (AI image) October 2025 IIP: The Index of Industrial Production or IIP for the month of October slowed to 0.4% as against 4% in September, according to the latest government data. The reduced growth can be attributed to fewer working days due…
Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: The government on Monday said that over the past five years, more than two lakh private companies have been closed in India.According to data provided by Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, a total of 2,04,268 private companies were shut…
NEW DELHI: State-owned oil marketing companies on Monday reduced the price of commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 10 per unit, offering relief to the hospitality sector.However, airlines are set to face renewed cost pressure as Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices were hiked for the third month in a row.With the latest revision, the price of…
Japan is preparing to overhaul how it taxes cryptocurrency gains, moving toward a flat 20% levy that would bring digital assets in line with equities and investment trusts, per Nikkei. The shift marks the country’s most significant policy update for the sector in years and reflects a growing view among regulators that crypto has matured…
NEW DELHI: The feud between Shashi Tharoor and the Congress saw a new high after he skipped the party’s key huddle a day before the start of the Winter Session of Parliament.Chaired by Sonia Gandhi, the Congress on Sunday held a strategic group meeting to discuss the party’s strategy for the Winter Session.Tharoor, however, clarified…
GST collections: The Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for the month of November came in at over Rs 1.70 lakh crore. This is a rise of 0.7%, according to official data.SBI Research in a report in November had estimated that the gross domestic GST collections may come around Rs 1.49 lakh crore for…
Bitcoin fell sharply on Monday, slipping below $86,000 in early Asian trade as renewed selling hit the cryptocurrency market at the start of December.The world’s largest digital asset dropped by 6%. Ether also declined more than 7% to around $2,800, while other major tokens, including Solana also registered steep losses. Traders said that the broader…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: On the opening day of the Parliament Winter Session on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on behalf of the House, welcomed Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan as he presided over the Rajya Sabha for the first time. Radhakrishnan assumed office in September, becoming the country’s new Vice President and succeeding Jagdeep…
