S Jaishankar meets Aus, Japanese counterparts in Washington Ahead of the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting, external affairs minister S Jaishankar met his Australian and Japanese counterparts, Penny Wong and Takeshi Iwaya respectively, in Washington.All three foreign ministers were in the US capital to participate in Trump’s oath-taking. Jaishankar said in a post on X that…
MUMBAI: RBI deputy governor Rajeshwar Rao said that shift in household savings to mutual funds and capital markets can change the character of deposits for banks having implication on cost of funds and margins for banks.“Recent trends indicate a shift in household preference to financial assets for saving purposes leading to movement of these savings…
NEW DELHI: India’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 has been announced and Rohit Sharma will lead the 15-member squad during their matches in Dubai next month. Rohit and Virat Kohli have received a lot of flak for their returns in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Down Under, and an overall underwhelming 2024-25 Test cricket season….
President Joe Biden has faced a multitude of challenges while trying to implement his student loan forgiveness plans, throughout his term. The promise of broad student debt relief, particularly his proposed $20,000 forgiveness for millions of borrowers, was stymied by numerous roadblocks, most notably the Supreme Court’s rejection of the plan. However, despite these setbacks,…
Saif Ali Khan and the Mumbai police with the suspect MUMBAI: The police said on Monday that they would recreate the series of events leading to the knife attack on Saif Ali Khan while taking care that the actor or his family does not have to mentally relive the trauma of last week’s violent experience.“We…
Donald Trump (File photo) Relief that Donald Trump will hold off from imposing China-specific tariffs on his first day in office propelled US equity futures higher on Monday. The dollar slumped. The new administration has pivoted toward starting his second term with potential engagement with Beijing rather than another trade war. Trump plans to issue…
Gautam Gambhir. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Defeat in the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) has put the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in motion on various fronts. There is a lot of chatter around the new guidelines for players and support staff and while they are yet to be shared officially,…
President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education could lead to a $55 million loss in federal funding for Lancaster County schools. This would significantly affect resources for low-income and special needs students. As funding for essential programs like Title I is cut, schools are left to face the challenge of maintaining…
J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha JAMMU: J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday requested State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO) to include his name in the organ donors register, asserting that the selfless act of organ donation should be life’s motto, as it not only gives recipients a new lease of life but also…
MUMBAI: Moody’s Ratings has said it sees significant foreign direct investment flows into the insurance sector if govt goes ahead with a proposal to increase foreign direct investment to 100% from 74%. This is coupled with improving margins for Indian insurers, brought about by govt pressure on public sector insurers, the listing of insurance companies,…
