Leaders pose for a family photo during the Brics summit in New Delhi (Picture credit: Reuters) There is currently no proposal to introduce a common Brics currency, while discussions on settling bilateral trade in local currencies will continue as a way to reduce transaction costs, Sudhakar Dalela, secretary (economic relations) in the ministry of external…
NEW DELHI: India is increasingly stopping cyber fraud before money leaves a victim’s account. A telecom-led risk system has helped banks and payment platforms prevent suspected fraudulent transactions worth Rs 5,043.7 crore in 15 months, govt said, marking a shift from tracing stolen money to intercepting payments in real time, reports Aabhas Sharma.The Financial Fraud…
Republican Senator Tim Sheehy was involved in a confrontation during a US Senate hearing on the war in Iran. Video from the incident shows the senator helping police forcefully remove an anti-war protester who had disrupted the proceedings with an apparent anti-Israel and anti-war stance.The incident happened during a hearing in Washington on Wednesday. A…
NEW DELHI: With the big Gulf carriers operating a fraction of their schedules, foreign airlines are expanding their India flights to meet the increased demand for options to the likes of Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad. SWISS will operate a second daily light between between Delhi and Zurich from April 1 to May 31, 2026….
Harvard moves to make A grades harder to secure for undergraduates Harvard University is preparing to make one of the most closely watched changes to grading policy in American higher education, arguing that the meaning of an A grade has been diluted by years of inflation at elite campuses. The university’s Faculty of Arts and…
Before major surgeries and operations, doctors often detect diseases in humans using minimally invasive methods like a blood or urine test, before symptoms become severe. Now, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are applying a similar concept to coral reefs. They have shown that the water surrounding reefs contains chemical and microbial signals…
Trump admin renews Supreme Court bid after judge extends block on mail-in voting. The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to allow new mail-in voting restrictions to take effect before states send millions of ballots for November’s congressional elections.The emergency request, filed Sunday, asks the Supreme Court to lift a federal court order…
MG Motor India has announced that production of the new MG Majestor SUV has commenced at the company’s Halol plant in Gujarat. The bookings for the SUV are already underway, interested customers can book the new Majestor online or by visiting their nearest MG dealership by paying token amount of Rs 41,000. The first 3,000…
Experts say H-1B visas are an indication of the larger crackdown to ensure Americans don’t lose out on jobs. Indians, particularly IT sector professionals, hoping to work in the US, have a steep uphill climb. And, under the Donald Trump administration the fear is that the path may itself be lost! The repeated tightening of…
India’s edible oil imports increased 6.7 per cent year-on-year to nearly 13.39 lakh tonnes in May, driven mainly by higher shipments of crude soyabean oil, industry body Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) said on Friday, reported news agency PTI.According to SEA data, edible oil imports rose to 13,38,936 tonnes in May 2026 from 12,54,883…
