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Greater transparency is good for Indian banking-here's how RBI could go further in that direction

New Delhi, May 21 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has put out a draft amendment to its earlier directions on prudential norms for the capital adequacy of commercial banks. It deals with Pillar 3 (d... Read More


Crop-raiding monkeys are leaving hill farmers nothing to live on

Kathmandu, May 21 -- From east to west, monkey menace on farms has become a growing crisis across Nepal's mid-hills, driving farmers to despair, emptying granaries and, in some places, forcing entire ... Read More


IMD issues 'severe' heatwave warning for Delhi, MP, Telangana; heavy rains likely in Andaman - Check full forecast

New Delhi, May 21 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'severe' heatwave alert from Northwest India, including Delhi, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana, over the next few days.... Read More


From Gift Nifty, Nvidia earnings, to Nasdaq, Nikkei rally: 10 key things that changed for Indian stock market overnight

New Delhi, May 21 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open on a bullish note on Thursday, supported by strong global market cues amid easing geopolitical... Read More


Nepal's working class is heavily taxed, but poorly served

Kathmandu, May 21 -- Nepal remains one of the poorest countries in South Asia in terms of per-capita income, with weak public services to show for it - yet its working class pays some of the highest t... Read More


US Social Security COLA forecast for 2027 rises after fresh inflation data - here's how much more retirees could get

New Delhi, May 21 -- Following the latest inflation data, expectations are rising for a slightly higher increase in the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2027. Mary Johnson, an inde... Read More


Voting begins in Falta repoll amid heavy security cover; TMC's Jahangir Khan is out of race - All you need to know

New Delhi, May 21 -- The repolling in West Bengal's Falta Assembly seat is being held today, 21 May. Voting is underway across 285 polling booths. The Election Commission has nearly doubled the secur... Read More


Michael Jackson: The Verdict: Netflix announces release date for docuseries. More details inside

New Delhi, May 21 -- Netflix has officially announced the premiere date and trailer for Michael Jackson: The Verdict, a new three-part docuseries revisiting the late pop icon's highly publicised 2005 ... Read More


Mark Zuckerberg 'feeling weight of' mass layoffs at Meta, says 'success isn't a given' in memo

New Delhi, May 21 -- Meta on Wednesday laid off roughly 8,000 of its employees - about 10 per cent of its global workforce - as the company shifts its resources towards its artificial intelligence amb... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | It's risky to rattle the currency market-a lesson in crisis response from 2013

New Delhi, May 21 -- Should India tighten capital controls in response to its dollar crunch? Not unless the country faces a dire emergency. That's a key lesson from the 'taper tantrum' crisis of 2013.... Read More