Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen arrived in Kolkata on Friday after nearly 19 years. The writer, forced to leave in 2007 over protests against her memoir, was invited by an organisation called Secular Mission and said she felt ‘very good’. Return to Kolkata after 19 Years Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen arrived at Kolkata airport on Friday … Read more
BSP supremo Mayawati slammed the Samajwadi Party’s ‘casteist mindset’ for renaming districts dedicated to Dalit/OBC icons. She thanked the Yogi Adityanath govt for restoring ‘Sant Ravidas Nagar’ and urged for other names to be restored. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) of possessing a “narrow casteist mindset” for … Read more
India and Japan are preparing to deepen their labour partnership with an ambitious workforce exchange plan that could see more than 5 lakh workers move between the two countries over the next five years. Around 50,000 skilled Indian professionals are expected to find employment opportunities in Japan under the initiative. For Indian job seekers looking … Read more
The Supreme Court directed the MEA to appoint a nodal officer to assist families of Indians killed/injured in the Russia-Ukraine war. The court also ordered DNA identification of mortal remains, free legal aid, and help with compensation claims. Supreme Court’s Directives to MEA The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) … Read more
Needham upgraded AXT to ‘Buy’ from ‘Hold’ with a $90 price target, implying an upside of 61% from current levels. Beyond the near-term earnings beat, Needham said AXT is becoming better positioned to capitalize on AI-driven demand for optical networking components. The firm said that deals with two global InP laser providers and growth in … Read more
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy criticised the CWMA for directing Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu without a ground assessment, calling the order ‘one-sided’ and ‘unfair’ amid severe drought conditions in the state. Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy criticised the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) for directing Karnataka to release water to Tamil … Read more
The selloff in Reddit shares came as investors looked past the earnings beat and focused on slowing U.S. user growth and management’s commentary on its relationship with Google. Analysts at Wells Fargo said that Reddit’s relationship with Google has become a bigger overhang after Q2. The firm said Reddit’s sequential decline in U.S. daily active … Read more
According to a CNBC report, Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack warned that allowing inflation to remain persistently elevated would make it more costly to bring it back down. Hammack said policymakers should begin raising interest rates now rather than wait for clearer signs that inflation is easing. In a statement explaining her dissent, Hammack said … Read more
Circle’s NYDFS trust charter complements its earlier OCC approval, creating a two-tier structure where Circle New York Trust issues USDC while Circle National Trust safeguards the reserves backing the stablecoin. Circle secured a limited-purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Financial Services, a regulatory milestone for the USDC issuer. CEO Jeremy Allaire said … Read more
An overhead electric line broke near Dakshineswar railway station, causing a major disruption to train services on the busy Sealdah–Dankuni route. The incident halted a local train and left hundreds of commuters stranded as emergency repair work began. An overhead electric line broke close to Dakshineswar railway station on Wednesday night, causing confusion for train … Read more