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Beyond Brexit: Britain’s financial sector charts a new course
“I did believe the City would have another life after Brexit, but I...
Hormuz tanker transits recover after security jitters
There could be more ships plying the strait with their transponders...
India set to become the world’s 3rd largest economy by 2031: S&P
While robust corporate and banking sectors provide a vital cushion against immediate shocks, maintaining India’s upward trajectory will require deft management of energy security, fiscal resilience, regulatory interventions and trade diversification, suggested...
Iran, Israel hold fire temporarily
Tehran has continued to block most shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which before the war carried a fifth of the world's crude oil and liquefied natural gas. Washington has imposed its own blockade of Iranian ports. DUBAI/JERUSALEM: Iran and Israel said on...
Red Sea tensions rise as Houthis target Israeli ships
The move comes as the Iran war drags into a fourth month and hostilities flare across the region, threatening to derail a fragile truce and complicate negotiations toward a peace deal. The conflict has led to the near-closure of Hormuz, forcing key Middle Eastern...
Hedge funds tap growing market for disaster risk
Now, some of the world’s biggest hedge funds and banks want to incorporate the expertise of catastrophe-risk professionals across a broader chunk of the finance sector, as the skills required to model natural disasters become increasingly relevant for asset values in...
AB PM-JAY beneficiaries avail over 12 crore treatments worth more than ₹1.82 lakh crore:Nadda
Referring to findings published in The Lancet, he noted that nearly 90% of eligible cancer patients under the scheme were able to access treatment within 30 days, demonstrating the programme's role in improving timely healthcare access. New Delhi:Jagat Prakash Nadda,...
India’s crime rate falls 6%, Cybercrime crosses 1 Lakh cases: SBI
Digitization increases the chances of detection through tools such as UPI, FASTag and digital surveillance, raising the expected cost of committing crime. Areas with more CCTV cameras saw a slight drop in crime between 2022 and 2024, with a correlation of -0.148. New...
India Health Quotient: Balancing Physical, Mental, Financial, Occupational and Social wellbeing
"Health conversation in India is changing, people are no longer asking just how do I get treated, but how do I stay well.India scores 65 out of 100 across five dimensions of health: physical, mental, financial, occupational and social. Financial dimension scores the...
A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 19, fells buildings and sets off a tsunami
It was the strongest quake to strike the Philippines this year, and was was centered at sea off Mindanao, the second most populous island in the Philippines. According to Bacolcol, the quake occurred at a depth of 33 kilometers (20 miles), about 32 kilometers (20...
NSE investor accounts cross 26 crore milestone as mobile trading and tier-2/3 cities drive participation
The growth is being driven by rapid digitisation and penetration beyond metros. Mobile trading platforms now account for more than a fifth of cash market turnover, while a simplified KYC framework has lowered entry barriers. Maharashtra leads with 4.4 crore accounts,...
LIC in talks with regulators to facilitate long-term instruments to match growing liabilities: CEO
R Doraiswamy,CEO and MD, LIC . Asked if LIC is prepared for further dilution of stake by the Centre, Doraiswamy said, "We have been prepared right from day one. When we started preparing for the IPO, we were prepared for this kind of subsequent actions as well. So the...