Recent Views 15 New Delhi: Foreign investors pulled out Rs 13,138 crore from Indian equities in the first half of Sept, as heightened global uncertainty pushed crude oil prices higher, while rising US bond yields and a firm dollar weighed on risk appetite.The latest outflow comes after Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) turned net buyers in…
Recent Views 10 LeBron James opens up.(Image via Getty Images) LeBron James, the former Los Angeles Lakers’ star player, is a billionaire but also a present father to the three children he shares with his wife, Savannah James. Even though LeBron James has always been focused on his career, he has never missed a moment…
Recent Views 15 Mumbai: RBI has proposed a new framework under which banks will temporarily freeze only the disputed transaction amount, rather than the entire account, when unusual transfers of Rs 1,000 or more are flagged as potentially linked to mule accounts or cyber fraud.Banks will be required to use AI-based transaction monitoring systems to…
Recent Views 11 MUMBAI: Nine Tata companies – seven listed, two unlisted – hold 12.8% of Tata Sons. The seven listed companies alone account for 11.9%. They have held these stakes (see chart), treated as dead capital, for three decades, with no exit and no public valuation. That changes if Tata Sons lists in compliance…
Recent Views 11 Meet Rufus, Wimbledon’s famous hawk, who has spent 18 years keeping pesky pigeons away from tennis courts. Wimbledon has plenty of familiar sights when the Championships arrive, from packed Centre Court stands to strawberries and cream. But long before the crowds settle in, one of the All England Club’s most experienced regulars…
Recent Views 10 NEW DELHI: Taking a stern view of a murder accused taking out a “victory procession” on being granted bail by Punjab and Haryana HC, Supreme Court has directed Haryana Police to produce him before it.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also recorded in its order that despite a non-bailable…
Recent Views 14 NEW DELHI: Ten years after the current disability law was passed, govt is yet to frame a revised National Policy for Persons with Disabilities. The existing National Policy for Persons with Disabilities was adopted 20 years ago.“This prolonged delay is particularly concerning because a contemporary national policy is essential to translate the…
Recent Views 11 NEW DELHI: The Ladakh outfits in talks with the home ministry on safeguards for the Union territory (UT) have been asked to submit a draft proposal addressing seven questions on the larger governance structure for Ladakh, including the division of powers and functions between the proposed UT-level body and the seven district…
Recent Views 10 Sweden’s parliamentary election result showed a dead heat in early election results on Sunday, with public broadcaster SVT projecting the right-wing bloc of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was virtually tied with the centre-left opposition.SVT’s projections, with more than half of election districts counted, showed the opposition, led by Magdalena Andersson’s Social Democrats,…
Recent Views 10 NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi warned against weaponisation of technology and critical minerals that could block Brics’ progress, while emphasising inclusivity in the adoption of technology.The remarks delivered in the final session of the summit – in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping – mirrored Modi’s exhortation for Brics at the…
