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Foreign banks chase India's rupee bond market amid weak offshore demand

To compete, lenders including Standard Chartered Plc and Barclays Plc, are looking to widen their onshore offerings to appeal to Indian corporates shifting their borrowing to rupees

99.98% uptime for IRCTC website during Apr-Oct 2025: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Vaishnaw said that in cases where complaints related to food quality onboard trains are received, prompt and appropriate punitive action is taken against service providers

Deadly floods across Asia cause $20 bn losses, show growing climate risks

Scientists have pointed to the aggravating impact of climate change on flooding, along with factors including deforestation, failures in flood defences and a lack of disaster resilience funds

Gold price climbs ₹10 to ₹1,30,590; silver up ₹100, trading at ₹1,91,100

The price of 22-carat gold rose by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,19,710

Remote retreats, experiences emerge as growth driver for Indian hotels

As throngs of tourist groups crowd popular destinations like Goa, Jaipur and Shimla, travel operators are racing to invest in untouched corners of the country

Trump outlines plan to unwind Biden-era fuel efficiency standards

Trump said Biden's policies were "ridiculously burdensome" and "imposed expensive restrictions and gave all sorts of problems to automakers

Apple's top design executive Alan Dye poached by Meta in major coup

The move represents a seismic shift in Silicon Valley and shows that Meta is committed to becoming a name-brand maker of hardware devices

Shipping rates surge 467% on conflicts, sanctions, supply disruptions

Vessels are spending more time at sea transporting cargo, contributing to the spike, and several shipping executives expect tightness in the broader market to continue

Rupee at record low, MPC caution drag Nifty; check strategy, stock picks

Sentiment was dampened by a weakening rupee, which hit a record low of 90.13 against the dollar, heightening concerns around import costs and triggering FII outflows

US Secretary of State Rubio warns of 'imminent threat' from radical Islam

Rubio further said that Radical Islamists are 'prepared to conduct acts of terrorism, assassination, murders' to gain their 'domination of different cultures and societies'

Railways gave 508K jobs in 11 years; hiring on for 120K posts: Vaishnaw

There were 411,000 recruitments in the Indian Railways during the period from 2004-2005 to 2013-and 508,000 between 2014-2015 and 2024-2025

Asia markets mixed as weak US data fuels bets on imminent Fed rate cut

The Nikkei 225 rose 0.8 per cent, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was trading down 0.1 per cent, weighed down by declines in Korea and New Zealand

Stocks to Watch today: RIL, IEX, Cipla, JSW Steel, IndiGo, RailTel Corp

Stocks to Watch Today, December 4, 2025: Infosys, Pine Labs, ONGC, Bank of Maharashtra, Tata Capital, Lemon Tree Hotels, Vintage Coffee are among the top stocks to watch today

Ukraine's Nato membership 'key question' in talks with US: Kremlin aide

Moscow insists that Ukraine must never be permitted to enter the Western military alliance, calling it a core security concern

EAM Jaishankar, Omani counterpart discuss deepening bilateral cooperation

Last week, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Oman's Secretary General of Defence, Mohammed Bin Naseer Bin Ali Al Zaabi, co-chaired the 13th Joint Military Cooperation Committee meeting

Doctor who sold ketamine to actor Matthew Perry gets 2.5 years in prison

Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence plus two years of probation to 44-year-old Dr. Salvador Plasencia in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles

Israel receives remains of possible hostage, plans to reopen Gaza crossing

The remains found by militants in northern Gaza have been returned to Israel, where they will be examined by forensics experts

US to restrict visas for Nigerians involved in violence against Christians

Last month, Trump also said he has ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria following the claims of Christian persecution

Hegseth's use of Signal posed risk to US personnel, finds Pentagon watchdog

The review by the Pentagon inspector general's office was delivered to lawmakers, who were able to review the report in a classified facility at the Capitol

White House may 'veto' Federal Reserve presidents: US Treasury Secretary

Bessent said that there is a disconnect with the framing of the Federal Reserve and added that, unless someone has lived in their district for three years, we're going to veto them