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Sebi probes six local investment banks over handling of small IPOs

The investigations follow efforts by Sebi to warn investors about the dangers of investing in some small businesses as well as plans for tighter rules for such IPOS

China's central bank unveils broad stimulus measures to revive economy

The broader-than-expected package marks the latest attempt by Chinese officials to restore confidence in the world's second-largest economy after a slew of disappointing data

Israel and Hezbollah launch new attacks after deadly day in Lebanon

The strikes have piled pressure on Hezbollah, which last week suffered heavy losses when thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by its members exploded in the worst security breach in its history

Banks to rely on certificates of deposit to fund credit demand: Officials

Certificates of deposit (CDs) are debt instruments with maturities of less than one year issued by banks

Dissanayake's push for Sri Lanka economic change leaves IMF deal in limbo

Adding to the challenge, the prime minister's resignation on Monday meant the cabinet has been dissolved

West Africa becomes global terrorism hotspot as Western forces leave

The Sept. 17 attack was the most brazen since 2016 in a capital city in the Sahel, a vast arid region stretching across sub-Saharan Africa south of the Sahara Desert

JPMorgan bullish on India, Japan; to allocate resources in Southeast Asia

JPMorgan expects its commercial banking business, which is focused on mid-sized companies, to grow as much as 30 per cent in India over the next few years, Leenart said

Joe Biden to address UN General Assembly for the last time as president

With four months left in office, Biden steps up to the green-marbled lectern to address world leaders at UN General Assembly with wars in both regions posing dilemmas likely to outlast his presidency

Ex-minister Iswaran pleads guilty in graft case that gripped Singapore

The charge of accepting gifts carries a jail term of up to two years and a fine. For obstructing justice, Iswaran can be sentenced to jail of up to 7 years and a fine

John rapidly strengthens into Category 3 hurricane off Mexico's coast

John was set to touch land late Monday night, according to forecasters and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Zelenskyy holds flurry of meetings at UN to shore up support for Ukraine

Zelenskiy also held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Japan's energy aid to Kyiv

China 'firmly supports' Lebanon in safeguarding its security amid strikes

Wang and Habib met in New York where they exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East, according to a statement from China's Foreign Ministry

Vietnamese, US firms sign MoUs on energy, AI, data centre: Vietnam govt

Vietnam has long sought an upgrade, which would reduce punitive anti-dumping duties levied on non-market economies identified as having a heavy state influence

Trump threatens John Deere with 200% tariffs if production moves to Mexico

Earlier this year, John Deere announced that it was laying off hundreds of employees in the Midwest and increasing its production capacity in Mexico

Situation tense around Kursk plant, no permanent mission planned: IAEA head

Grossi visited the Kursk plant, made up of four reactors, last month and said it would be extremely exposed if it came under attack as the facility had no containment dome

Developing nations urge world's richest to do more on climate at UNGA

Leaders of small island states most at risk from rising sea levels said it was time for those countries that burn most of the fossil fuels blamed for rising temperatures to stop paying lip service

California sues Exxon over global plastic pollution, firm defends recycling

The investigation mirrors California's previous probes into the oil industry's alleged efforts to mislead the public about climate change, which the state is also suing over

Asia stocks rise to highest in 2.5 years on China's stimulus measures

China's central bank on Monday lowered its 14-day repo rate by 10 basis points, days after disappointing markets by not cutting longer-term rates

US urges Israel to extend banking relations with Palestinian banks for year

The banking correspondence authorisation is due to expire on Oct. 31, posing risks to export and import transactions valued at nearly $10 billion, Treasury officials have said

Microsoft to pay Constellation premium in Three Mile Island power agreement

The unit Constellation hopes to restart at the Three Mile Island power facility was shut down in 2019 due to operational issue. No US nuclear power plant has been reopened after shutting