Another Birbhum family of a woman and two minor sons also arrested even as Calcutta High Court hears their habeas corpus pleas ...
Ripple, SBI Plan RLUSD Stablecoin Distribution in Japan by 2026
SBI VC Trade, a licensed Electronic Payment Instruments Exchange Service Provider, said it expects RLUSD to go live in Japan during the first quarter of 2026.
US Sanctions Greek Shipper, China Ports in Push Against Iran Oil
Antonios Margaritis was designated, along with a web of companies overseen by him in Greece and the Marshall Islands, according to a Treasury Department statement on Thursday. Separately, the State ...
India regulator planning incentives for funds houses to attract first-time women investors, chair says
India's markets regulator plans to propose additional financial incentives for distributors and fund houses to enroll first-time women investors, its chairperson said on Friday, in its latest bid to ...
Philippines Proposes Massive 10,000 Bitcoin Buy for Strategic Reserve
Philippines proposes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act to acquire 10,000 BTC over five years as long-term strategic asset through central bank.
India’s GST council to meet on September 3-4 to discuss sweeping tax cuts
India's goods and services tax council, chaired by the federal finance minister, will meet on September 3-4 to discuss sweeping tax cuts.
Philippine lawmaker proposes creation of strategic Bitcoin reserve
A Philippine lawmaker has filed a bill in the Philippines’ Lower House asking the government to establish a government-run Bitcoin reserve. The proposed legislation, labelled the Strategic Bitcoin ...
Pakistan set to get ADB finance for rail upgrade that China was to fund but didn’t
The Asian Development Bank is set to fund a $2B upgrade of Pakistan’s Karachi-Rohri railway, supporting the Reko Diq copper mine after Chinese delays.
Pakistan extends closure of Rahim Yar Khan airbase till August 29 that was struck during Operation Sindoor
Pakistan's Rahim Yar Khan airbase in Punjab province was closed until August 22, 2025, following extensive damage caused by India's precision strikes during Operation Sindoor in May 2025.
Pakistan, China reaffirm commitment to further deepening ‘All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership’
During the Chinese Foreign Minister’s interaction with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, both leaders reaffirmed mutual support on core national interests. The Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan’s ...