Against the backdrop of global challenges and heightened uncertainty, the Survey has backed reforms, including regulatory entities, and called for “creating a cadre of professionals”, who are adept in regulatory design and implementation, to improve the ease of doing business.“Policy reforms do matter. Process reforms arguably more so. Processes define the interaction between govt and…
NEW DELHI: When police in UP registered an FIR on Dec 9, 2025, it was not just another complaint under the 2019 Triple Talaq law. The allegations were shocking and went further, into a grey zone the law has never squarely addressed: What happens to women after talaq is pronounced.According to the FIR filed in…
Foreign investors have sharply pared their exposure to Indian equities in 2025, pulling out close to Rs 2 lakh crore from six key sectors, in what has emerged as one of the harshest bouts of selling seen in recent years. The scale and concentration of the exits have intensified debate on whether the pressure will…
Benjamin Sesko of Manchester United celebrates scoring his team’s second goal (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Manchester United took a big step towards securing Champions League football with a 2-1 win over Brentford at Old Trafford. Early goals from Casemiro and Benjamin Sesko gave them control, and despite a late goal from Mathias…
US investment groups are racing to capitalise on the reopening of Venezuela’s oil sector, targeting underinvested oilfields and launching new investment vehicles after US President Donald Trump’s January call for companies to invest $100 billion to help rebuild the country’s energy industry, the Financial Times reported.Among the early movers is Miami-based Lionheart Capital, which has…
Equity benchmarks ended last week on a strong note, extending their winning streak for the third straight week and hitting fresh all-time highs. After early profit-taking, a sharp midweek rebound lifted sentiment, followed by healthy consolidation. By the close, the Nifty gained 0.52% to 26,202.95 and the Sensex rose 0.56% to 85,706.67, reported ET.The rally…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI Photo), Cyclone (ANI Photo) Speaking at the 22nd Asean Summit, PM Modi said the 21st century belongs to India and Asean and announced 2026 as the “Asean-India Maritime cooperation year.” The Army has been placed on high alert ahead of Cyclone Montha, expected to intensify over the Arabian Sea and…
US stocks traded near record levels on Monday despite a fresh rise in oil prices following renewed tensions around the fragile US-Iran ceasefire, as gains in technology heavyweights led by Nvidia helped keep investor sentiment resilient.The S&P 500 was little changed from the all-time high it set on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Delhi high court order granting bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the Unnao rape case.A bench comprising CJI Surya Kant, Justice J K Maheshwari and Justice A G Masih, while hearing a plea challenging suspension of Sengar’s sentence, asked the former…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused Congress of giving land to infiltrators during its tenure for vote bank politics and alleged that the citizens were insulted because they were to appease a “particular class”.While addressing a rally in Assam’s Golaghat, PM Modi said that Congress’s “vote-bank politics” had triggered demographic changes in…
