Press Group Condemns New Pentagon Rules on Reporting
Representatives of news organizations have been negotiating with the Pentagon since the department first released a set of new rules last month. Source link
Business
Read More
SBI looking to ease KYC burden: Chairman C S Setty
File photo: Chairman C S Setty MUMBAI: The country’s largest lender SBI is engaging with regulators to simplify its ‘know your customer’ (KYC) process, chairman C S Setty said, underlining the bank’s efforts to improve access and quality of financial services. “Simplifying KYC and re-KYC processes is critical for both customers and banks. We are…
Best time to invest, innovate and make in India: PM Modi
PM Modi with communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, his deputy Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm Akash Ambani, and Bharti Group chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal at the inauguration of the India Mobile Congress NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a pitch to boost investments in manufacturing in the country, saying, it…
Mixed Economic Signals Stoke Divisions at Fed, Minutes Show
A few officials appeared reluctant to support the central bank’s interest rate cut last month, underscoring the tough task ahead for Chair Jerome H. Powell to forge a consensus. Source link
Finternet to see global rollout by 2026: Nandan Nilekani
BENGALURU: Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani said India’s “Finternet” initiative, which is a digital infrastructure framework that integrates tokenisation, AI, and regulated finance, is set to expand across 20 ecosystems in four continents and see live implementations by 2026.Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2025 in Mumbai, Nilekani described Finternet as India’s vision to build…
Fintech push: RBI Governor urges startups to serve the unbanked, calls for trust and inclusion
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra (Photo-PTI) Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday urged the country’s fast-growing fintech ecosystem to prioritise financial inclusion and build products for the underserved, instead of focusing only on the privileged segments that promise higher profits.Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest, Malhotra acknowledged that catering to affluent consumers can…
Gold investment trend: India’s gold ETFs hit biggest-ever $10 billion AUM; weaker rupee and global uncertainty fuel demand
India’s physically backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded their biggest-ever monthly inflow in September, pushing total assets under management to a record $10 billion, according to World Gold Council (WGC) data cited by Reuters. The surge came as investors turned to gold amid weak stock market returns and persistent geopolitical uncertainty.Gold ETFs saw inflows of…
‘Key growth engine’: IMF hails India’s economy; downplays Trump tariff impact
(AI image generated using ChatGPT) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has hailed India as a “key growth engine” of the global economy. Her remarks come as the global economy is battling trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on April 2. “Global growth patterns have been changing over the years, notably…
In Food Label Fight, Europeans Debate How the Sausage Gets Made
Lawmakers in the European Union voted to limit “burger,” “sausage” and other meat terms to animal products, rankling consumers and producers of veggie burgers and tofu sausages. Source link
Silver rate today: Prices climb to Rs 1.57 lakh/kg as global demand drives record rally; what investors need to know
Silver rate today: Silver prices surged for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, gaining Rs 3,000 to trade near a record high of Rs 1,57,000 per kilogram in the national capital amid global uncertainties and the prolonged US government shutdown.The white metal had closed at Rs 1,54,000 per kg on Tuesday and touched Rs 1,57,400…