UK banks are rethinking financial crime detection because of algorithm

Raaka creates history! Allu Arjun’s film secures Guinness World Record ahead of release

US-Iran war, peace deals and more: What to expect from Trump's UNGA 2026 speech

IND vs JPN, one-off T20I: Japan captain Kendel on pushing India to the brink - ‘It was special’

J&K Assembly Session begins amid chaos: BJP, ruling alliance clash as statehood demand dominates

'Needs time away from the international scene': England white-ball captain Brook on pacer Brydon Carse's future

Anti-AI activists storm summit, say 'incompetent' leaders are leading us into a disaster - 'We need a vote'

'Lot of things to learn from experienced players': Jayasuriya backs Rohit, Virat for 2027 ODI World Cup

Explainer: Why rare-earth export licences and Board of Trade are US priorities ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Trump's helipad event overshadowed by audio failure as major TV networks suspend pool coverage

India at UNGA81: Jaishankar warns global order under 'growing stress', pushes for ‘reformed multilateralism’

Samsung raises Galaxy S26 prices by Rs 20,000: Here’s what each model now costs

40-foot waves crash into cruise ship in dangerous stretch near Antarctica. Watch

How Zaheer Khan came to be CSK's head coach of IPL 2027

Key accused in Bihar's Jamui molestation case, arrested after police shoot him in leg

Indonesian groups sue govt over wildfires as haze crosses borders, nearly 900,000 hectares burned 

AI models chose to harm humans to stop ‘pain,’ alarming study raises fresh safety questions

Microsoft executive called AI training the ‘largest theft of labour in human history’

From ‘communist’ to ‘great mayor’: Trump praises Mamdani after New York meeting, discusses immigration and housing

Two infants die after fire breaks out at RIMS newborn care unit in Telangana's Adilabad

IND vs JPN one-off T20I: India survive scare from Japan to win five-over a side match by 2 runs

Report: Zelensky meets CIA chief Ratcliffe at Shannon airport, weeks after his secret Moscow trip

$110 billion Warner Bros merger: Paramount reaches settlement with 12 US states

UK PM Burnham agrees to 'defensive' military support for Saudi Arabia against Houthis 

Putin's United Russia party wins 355 seats in Duma election; 4 other parties cross threshold to enter parliament

US and China vie for AI dominance as calls grow for regulation | Gravitas

New OTT releases this week (September 21-27, 2026): Shaque: Trust No One, Hunkkaar, Don’t Be Shy- 5 new titles coming to Netflix, Prime Video and more

Randeep Hooda arrives in Gujarat for his first National Film Award: ‘Very grateful’

Saudi Arabia exits China-led mBridge digital currency platform amid Saudi-Houthi conflict

FIFA chief Infantino wants to reform governing body with consultation from federations

Asian Games 2026: India women's cricket team beats Sri Lanka by 147 runs for first gold 

‘0% chance’: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismisses AI extinction fears by 2030

National Film Awards 2026: Kartik Aaryan, Mammootty, Yami Gautam, Randeep Hooda and other key winners

Jailer 2: Vidya Balan joins Rajinikanth's upcoming film as Kantha | Watch

Pilot recreates Mona Lisa in sky over Oklahoma and Arkansas in four-hour flight: VIDEO

Samay Raina-Mukesh Chhabra controversy explained: What happened over girlfriend joke on India's Got Latent?

Anant Nag to recieve Dadasaheb Phalke Award: From Ankur to Nishant- Revisit his best films and iconic performances on OTT

New Zealand farms shift to carbon forests: Carbon credits fuel a land rush reshaping rural life 

India has opened its insurance sector fully to global investors. The cabinet has approved 100% FDI  in insurance. With India now among the fastest-growing insurance markets, the move is expected to boost competition, lower costs, speed up claim settlements and deliver higher-quality products to millions of consumers.


India Pushes ‘Insurance for All’ With 100% FDI 


Global dairy prices are losing steam, with butter, whole milk powder and cheese all turning sharply lower. The drop comes as milk output surges across New Zealand, Europe, the US and South America, pushing supply beyond demand. Let’s take a closer look at what’s driving the slide.


Global Dairy Prices Weaken 

Russia’s oil money is drying up, and faster than anyone expected. Data from the international energy agency shows Moscow’s export revenues plunging to their lowest monthly level since the Ukraine invasion began in 2022.


Russia’s Oil Revenues Sink to War-low

India’s pension regulator has rolled out a big update for national pension system investments a move aimed at widening choices and boosting long-term returns for millions of savers. The new rules open up a larger universe of stocks, allow commodity investments for the first time, and ease credit conditions for debt markets. These changes take effect immediately.

India’s Pension Regulator Widens NPS Investment Choices

Hollywood is in the middle of a global takeover battle. The deal for warner brothers discovery has now turned political, with president Donald trump signalling he will weigh in. Washington, meanwhile, is bothered with the foreign influence and what it could do to the future of U.S. Media assets.


Gulf Money Fuels Paramount’s Warner Bid

Market analysts and traders are closely watching the Federal Reserve’s policy trajectory for 2026, as expectations shift amid evolving economic data and inflation trends. 

What Markets Expect from the Fed in 2026 

China enters its 15th five-year period in 2026, and a strong start is key to achieving longer-term growth goals. Global tensions and policy choices at home amid weak confidence are the key uncertainties. China has been struggling with deflationary pressures for the past few years. But the latest retail inflation data signals a change.

What to Expect From China's Demand in 2026?

A divided federal reserve cut interest rates for the third straight meeting.
Officials also kept their prediction of a single cut in 2026 unchanged.

Another Fed Cut, but There is Growing Dissent 

U.S.-India: A high-level U.S. Trade team is in India this week to push for a long-pending trade deal. The talks come after months of tension and a 50 percent tariff hit that has hurt Indian exports and investment. Both sides say the window for a breakthrough is open, and India believes it is 'only a matter of time'.


U.S.-India: U.S. Negotiators in India for Two Day Talks

Global investors and central banks have sought refuge in gold this year due to president Trump's unconventional economic plans.
However, currently, silver is stealing the spotlight despite a historic rally in gold this year.

Silver Steals the Spotlight From Gold

The world's richest man sends confusing signals over trillion dollar listing of his rocket and satellite manufacturing firm spacex.
The trillion dollar question across wall street: is spacex going public?
First, musk rejected wall street and bloomberg reports on a 800 billion dollar short-term fund raising report and next year's public listing.
Then, in response to a social post of a media report on why spacex may list next year, he called that accurate.


Elon Musk's Trillion Dollar SpaceX Riddle

Prime minister Narendra Modi has had a packed schedule, meeting the world’s most influential tech leaders. From Microsoft and Google to intel and cognizant, Global giants are placing unprecedented bets on India’s role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence.


Big Tech Invests Billions in India’s Digital Transformation 

President Donald Trump continues to criticize President Biden and the democrats for the rising consumer prices. Despite the role his own policies may have played in those increases. As the nation faces inflationary pressures. Both sides of the political spectrum are locked in a heated debate.


Trump Blames Biden for High Prices, Claims Costs Coming Down Fast

India's unified payments interface, the UPI, gets global recognition.
The international monetary fund, or the IMF lists India's UPI as the world's largest real-time payment system by transaction volume.

India’s UPI Gets Global Recognition for Digital Payment Innovation

India's worst aviation crisis in history, with over 3,000 flights grounded since last week, has shown what happens when a single company controls two-thirds of a rapidly expanding sector, and is too large to control.
The aviation regulator has stepped in, with Tuesday's fresh directive aimed at asserting some control.

India's Aviation Priorities & Policies Criticised 

The water dispute between the United States and Mexico has escalated.
President Donald Trump has threatened a 5 percent tariff on Mexican imports,
Saying the country is violating the 1944 water treaty.

Trump Tariffs: Trump Threatens 5% Tariff on Mexico

US President Donald Trump has put India, and Canada, on notice, suggesting that he may impose new tariffs on imports of Indian rice and Canadian fertiliser. The decision comes at a time when the us is still stuck in long, difficult trade talks with both countries.



Trump Eyes Tariffs on Indian Rice, Canadian Fertiliser

Indigo's meltdown over the past week that left thousands of passengers stranded at airports marks the worst aviation crisis in the country's history. More than 2,000 flights were cancelled and many more delayed, with the disruption to lives far more damaging than the individual stories doing the rounds.


IndiGo Chaos One of India's Worst Air Disruptions

China, sharply reduced their US treasury holdings in September, cutting a combined 29 billion dollars. India led with a 16.7 billion dollar draw-down, followed by Brazil at 11.8 billion dollars, while China trimmed another 500 million dollars, continuing its multi-year reduction. The pullback comes at a time when the dollar is already under pressure. The dollar index has fallen by over 10 percent in 2025, one of its steepest annual drops in two decades, before a mild rebound recently. Global banks say the sell-off reflects a mix of lower US yields, shifting reserve strategies, and early signs of de-Dollarisation among emerging markets.



India–Russia Push Rupee–Rouble Trade Mechanism

Stocks and oil set a positive tone at the start of December, while gold, dollar and crypto were on the backfoot. Despite an identical monetary boost, stocks pulled ahead of bitcoin & gold. Still, bets of a federal reserve rate cut limited the losses in those assets. The first week of December saw oil pull ahead of other assets. Benchmark brent crude rose to a two-week high on Friday, ending the week with a gain of 2.5 percent. Geopolitical uncertainty on limited supplies from Russia and Venezuela drove crude bets last week. The expected fed rate cut in the coming week pushed the dollar lower and treasuries to mark their worst week since June. Despite easing bets, gold ended the week with a loss. Bitcoin extended its losses, with analysts doubling down on "Crypto winter" bets.

Investors Stay Cautious Ahead of Fed’s 2026 Outlook

Apple, known as a symbol of stability in silicon valley, is now seeing its most dramatic staff shake-up in decades, with the departure of senior executives and key engineers. The chiefs of Apple's ai and interface design departments resigned within the last week. Soon after, the company revealed that the chief of government affairs, and the general counsel were departing. Those executives were reporting directly to Tim Cook, the company's chief executive officer. That underscores the unprecedented degree of executive churn at apple. The exits also come on the heels of news of a transition right at the top. Reports have shown the succession planning for Tim Cook's potential retirement, with some suggesting for it to come as early as 2026.


Apple: Senior Executives and Key Engineers Leaving the Company

This week, the biggest cue for Indian markets was the reserve bank of India’s decision to cut borrowing rates by 0.25 percent on Friday. The move followed a multi-year slowdown in price hikes with retail inflation edging below one percent in October.


What Moved Indian Markets This Week?

India-Russia Trade Ties: India and Russia have launched a major reset of their decades-old partnership, finalising a five-year plan and unveiling the vision 2030 roadmap. India and Russia also moved closer to concluding a free trade agreement with the Eurasian economic union, which is expected to open new market access and reduce trade barriers.


India-Russia Trade Ties: India, Russia Seal New Five-year Roadmap 

The US treasury department on Thursday extended authorisation for Lukoil-branded fuel stations outside Russia to continue serving customers. The move suspends parts of the sanctions imposed last month under US President Donald Trump.

Lukoil Stations Outside Russia Can Continue Serving Customers

As we countdown to a new year, we look at the trends shaping the world of business and consumption. Today, we look at how the travel and hospitality sector is gearing up for new trends globally. Take a look.

AI Transforms Trip Planning as Choice Fatigue Grows