Pakistan on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global crypto exchange Binance to explore tokenisation of sovereign and real-world assets of up to $2 billion, marking one of the country’s most significant steps toward adopting blockchain-based financial infrastructure, PTI reported.The MoU was signed at the Finance Division by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and…
Leading bourse NSE has published its official trading holiday calendar for 2026, offering traders and investors an early roadmap for days when equity and derivatives markets will remain shut. The circular, as reported ET, issued under exchange bye-laws and F&O regulations, lists 15 full trading holidays—one more than in 2025—and also details festivals falling on…
NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet on Friday approved a bill which seeks to open the highly restricted nuclear power sector to private companies and also crucial for the country’s goal of achieving 100 gigawatt nuclear power capacity by 2047.The approval of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, paves…
Most US stocks rose on Friday even as artificial-intelligence names came under renewed pressure, keeping Wall Street’s benchmark indices near record highs, AP reported.The S&P 500 dipped 0.1% in early trade, retreating slightly from its all-time high, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 103 points, or 0.2%. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.4% as selling…
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday approved a new policy framework called the CoalSETU window, creating an additional auction route for long-term coal linkages for any industrial use and exports, according to an official release.The decision modifies the existing Non-Regulated Sector (NRS) Linkage Auction Policy of 2016, which restricts linkages to specified end-use…
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 1.033 billion to USD 687.26 billion in the week ended December 5, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. This comes after the previous reporting week saw a decline of USD 1.877 billion, PTI reported. According to the RBI’s weekly statistical data, foreign currency assets —…
The Centre government on Friday approved higher Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for copra for the 2026 season, in line with the government’s policy of fixing MSPs at least 1.5 times the all-India weighted average cost of production.The MSP for Fair Average Quality milling copra has been set at Rs 12,027 per quintal, while ball copra…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo has appointment of Chief Aviation Advisors LLC to conduct an independent expert review and assessment of the recent operational disruption and the contributing factors. The firm is led by Captain John Illson, a veteran with more than four decades of aviation experience across the FAA, ICAO, IATA and major global carriers. “With…
Do Kwon, a cryptocurrency entrepreneur once celebrated for building the TerraUSD and Luna digital tokens, is now beginning a 15-year stretch in a US federal prison. But how did the South Korean businessman ended up with a jail sentence? The 34-year-old, who co-founded Singapore-based Terraform Labs and promoted his coins as stable, innovative and built…
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to India from December 4-5, does not signals that Delhi is on Moscow’s side, rather it highlights Modi government’s determination to maintain its non-aligned position, according to Christopher Wood, Global Head of Equity Strategy at Jefferies. In his weekly report GREED & fear, Wood pointed out that India is…
