MUMBAI: The capital market and the payments industry have sparred on the future of stablecoins – an instrument over which government and Reserve Bank of India have articulated a cautious yet evolving policy.At the CII Financing Summit here, where senior financial sector leaders spoke in the presence of senior finance ministry and Sebi officials ahead…
Lucknow: A team of doctors at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) saved the life of a 17-year-old student after 8 days of intensive treatment on a ventilator.The student was admitted to the Trauma Centre after a basketball pole accidentally fell on his head while he was playing at a private school on Kanpur Road. He…
Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha, left, chats with Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka as they wait for coin toss before the start of the second one day international cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, Nov 14, 2025. (AP Photo) The Sri Lanka cricket board on Monday said that two players will return…
NEW DELHI: India’s trade deficit hit a record $41 billion in Oct as exports saw the steepest monthly decline in over a year, and imports rose to an all-time high, driven by a surge in gold and silver shipments into the country. The 11.8% fall in goods exports to $34.4 billion in Oct – which…
Lucknow: Folk and Tribal paintings are garnering massive interest at the 6-day Janjatiya Bhagidari Utsav organised by the culture and social welfare departments to celebrate the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Birsa Munda at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on Monday.On the fifth day, people were seen buying folk and tribal paintings and artworks like ‘Gond’ from…
Anthony Grafton (image credit: The Daily Princetonian) Anthony Thomas Grafton, the Henry Putnam University Professor of History, Emeritus, at Princeton University, has been awarded the 2025 Barry Prize for Distinguished Intellectual Achievement by the American Academy of Sciences and Letters (AASL). As shared by Princeton University via princeton.edu, Grafton is one of 10 recipients of…
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India remained the largest source of international students in the US in 2024-25, with 3,63,019 students registered on American campuses – a 10% rise over last year. The increase is slower than 2023-24’s dizzying 23% jump.Tougher visa scrutiny, longer appointment queues and jitters over work-visa routes have done little to dent India’s presence…
Lucknow: The Cyber Cell of the Delhi Police Crime Branch busted a ‘digital arrest’ fraud syndicate operating from multiple pockets of central Lucknow.The action stemmed from an FIR filed by a 71-year-old woman who was duped of Rs 49 lakh after being held under a 24-hour digital arrest. This tactic involved fraudsters impersonating police and…
NEW DELHI: The overall unemployment rate for those in the 15 years and above age group held steady at 5.2% in Oct, but urban joblessness rate climbed to a three-month high of 7% during the month, the monthly periodic labour force survey (PLFS) showed on Monday. The survey also showed that there was a marginal…
MUMBAI: Chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran has criticised the trend of IPOs being used as exit routes rather than fundraising tools, stating that this “undermines the spirit of public markets”. He called upon banks and financial institutions to become bolder, technologically sharper and more willing to take calculated risks.The CEA also warned against celebrating…
