The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) will launch a new digital yuan framework on Jan. 1, letting commercial banks pay interest on holdings in a move to incentivize broader adoption of the central bank digital currency. The so-called “action plan” will shift the digital yuan (e-CNY) from its current role as digital cash to digital…
NEW DLEHI: Amid the ongoing conflict, Iran’s ambassador to India, Dr Mohammad Fathali, spoke to TOI on war narratives, the situation at the Strait of Hormuz, and clarified Iran’s maritime approach during wartime. He emphasised that the conflict is an “illegal war” imposed on Iran. Reflecting on his diplomatic tenure, he highlighted public solidarity and…
Jefferies’ global equity strategist Christopher Wood has said that Pakistan’s ongoing equity rally reflects a high-beta, IMF-driven trading opportunity rather than a structural shift, while maintaining that India remains his core long-term investment bet, backed by stronger fundamentals and improving valuations.In his latest GREED & fear newsletter, the India bull said Pakistan’s market offers opportunities…
NEW DELHI: An H-1B visa holder expressed their frustration over a sudden visa rescheduling that moved their December interview to March 2026 and left them unable to return to the US.The user shared their experience in a post on the workplace forum Blind. He said the rescheduling appears linked to a new social media vetting…
India has the highest global mortality rate for breast cancer.This isn’t an outlandish claim, but reality backed by multiple studies across the globe. The studies spanned over decades, but India has remained the premier.With several campaigns running across the country, every camp set up for cancer screenings and everything that prompts people to take constant…
The Union Budget 2026-27 is just one week away and the EV sector is expecting FM Sitharaman to introduce measures aimed at accelerating electric vehicle adoption in India. Deloitte India has highlighted that the government could focus on strengthening domestic manufacturing, supporting clean mobility, and encouraging investment across the EV value chain.Sheena Sareen, Partner at…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his monthly radio pogramme Mann Ki Baat, on Sunday said the month of November has “brought a lot of aspirations” and recalled the major events of which the nation witnessed in the 11th month of the 2025.“India has taken a major step in maintenance, repair, and overhaul in…
Five digital asset firms have received conditional approvals Friday to become federally chartered trust banks by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) in a major step to bring U.S. dollar stablecoin issuers under federal regulatory oversight. Blockchain firm Ripple and Circle’s (CRCL) First National Digital Currency Bank are on the list, which also…
XRP slipped to $1.86 as traders continued to sell into rallies, even as spot ETF demand stayed steady and total ETF-held assets climbed to $1.25 billion — a gap that suggests the market is still digesting supply at key technical levels. News background Institutional appetite for XRP exposure continued to build through exchange-traded funds, with…
Gujarat deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi, who has itnroduced the proposal GANDHINAGAR: The BJP govt in Gujarat has proposed ‘anti-love jihad’ amendments to marriage registration rules that would require couples to inform their parents before registering their union – a move welcomed by AAP, met with silence by the Congress and flagged by legal experts as…
