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World markets mixed after S&P 500 hits record high

India, Dec. 25 -- World shares were mixed on Wednesday after the benchmark S&P 500 closed at another record high following a report that the US economy grew at an unexpectedly strong 4.3 per cent annu... Read More


IRFC executes landmark refinancing of WB loan

India, Dec. 25 -- Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited (IRFC) on Wednesday executed a Rupee Term Loan Agreement of INR9,821 crore with Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DF... Read More


Instagram reels, destination weddings, funky jewellery mark 2025 wedding trends

India, Dec. 25 -- From Instagram-worthy shoots to destination celebrations and quirky jewellery, 2025 emerged as a vibrant year for weddings in India, with couples celebrating their big day with pomp ... Read More


Trump circus' $1-trillion party

India, Dec. 25 -- Some numbers lie, and many are true. A few are not just astounding but gob-smacking. Both these thoughts came to my mind when I read reports that the US economy grew by a mind-blowin... Read More


Mini-trends in mega-tech year

India, Dec. 25 -- Amid rising costs, tightening constraints, geopolitical tensions, and tariff negotiations, here are a few trends that emerged in 2025. AI did not "arrive" in 2025 but it became an i... Read More


Blase Capital Another Lottery

India, Dec. 25 -- It was a migration lottery, which was criticised by experts and American policy-makers because it allowed low-skilled, low-salaried foreign tech employees to enter the US. These peop... Read More


US lawmakers express concern over total ban of Bangladesh's Awami League

India, Dec. 25 -- A group of US lawmakers has expressed concern over the total ban of the Awami League political party ahead of elections scheduled in Bangladesh early next year. The lawmakers have sa... Read More


2025: A milestone in India-Singapore relation

India, Dec. 25 -- India and Singapore celebrated 60 years of their diplomatic ties in 2025, with both President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and PM Lawrence Wong visiting Delhi to strengthen the long-standi... Read More


Atal Bihari Vajpayee at 101: The making of a Parliamentarian

India, Dec. 25 -- Christmas Day this year marks the 101st birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In contemporary political memory, Vajpayee is recalled primarily as a prime minister, a statesman w... Read More


Conquering the self as taught in the Bhagavad Gita

India, Dec. 25 -- Very few people realise a profound truth: our greatest enemy is not outside us, but within. This is not a modern psychological insight, nor a personal conjecture. Lord Krishna articu... Read More