Bitcoin rallied past $80,000 for the first time, boosted by President-elect Donald Trump’s embrace of digital assets and the prospect of a Congress featuring pro-crypto lawmakers. The cryptocurrency climbed as much as 4.7% to an unprecedented $80,092 on Sunday. Trump vowed on the campaign trail to put the US at the centre of the digital-asset…
India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant NEW DELHI: India will throw its weight behind Brazil to forge a consensus at the G20 leaders meeting next week against the backdrop of growing geopolitical tensions and New Delhi will press for progress on issues linked to debt, climate and gender, a top official said on Sunday.“We will do…
MUMBAI: Even as SBI’s deposit rates have peaked, C S Setty, chairman of the country’s largest bank, expects RBI to cut interest rates by a moderate 25 basis points only in Feb 2025. SBI aims to grow its deposits by differentiating itself on services available and offering premium services to those with a total relationship…
‘Singham Again‘ has now completed ten days at the box office and while the entire week from Monday onwards, one saw a dip in the numbers, the good news is that there was growth on its second weekend. The Rohit Shetty directorial had clashed with ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ at the box office and while initially,…
BENGALURU: Senior employees of TCS saw significant reductions in their quarterly variable pay for the Sept quarter, receiving 20-50% of the payout even though they fulfilled the mandatory office attendance criteria.“HR has told us that they are not aware of why this has happened. For some other accounts, the message has gone through a project…
NEW DELHI: Marking out hate speech as a cause for concern, Justice D Y Chandrachud said its impact was multi-fold with the rise of social media.“Hurtful comments have far-reaching consequences on the psyche and emotional well-being of people,” he said while warning that curbs on hate speech must not have the effect of “chilling free…
MUMBAI: Days after leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi announced five guarantees in Maharashtra, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) Sunday released its manifesto for Nov 20 assembly polls, promising a caste-based census, monthly allowance of Rs 3,000 to women under Mahalaxmi scheme and free travel on buses, free cervical cancer vaccines to all girls in 9-16…
Union home minister Amit Shah (File photo) MUMBAI: A very stringent anti-conversion law that will ensure zero religious conversions in Maharashtra will be enacted once the Mahayuti comes to power, promised Union home minister Amit Shah. On Sunday, he released the BJP’s “Sankalp Patra” (election manifesto) in Mumbai, listing 25 promises that the Mahayuti will…
HYDERABAD: Around 15 to 20 tigers have been missing for years from Telangana’s northern tiger corridors, covering Kagaznagar, Asifabad, and Mancherial regions, claim wildlife activists.Prominent names such as Chaitra, Vaishaka, and Phalguna have not been seen since 2013, they claim. In Jan 2024, an adult tiger and a sub-adult were found poisoned to death in…
JPC chairperson Jagdambika Pal (File photo) NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs in Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 have written to LS Speaker Om Birla expressing dismay that despite their meeting with him over the panel’s functioning and assurance that grievances will be addressed, JPC chairperson Jagdambika Pal has gone ahead with state…
