It can be a cheaper and more efficient alternative to SWIFT for transactions, if trust and liquidity issues are sorted out

BRICS countries have expressed the need for developing a platform where central bank digital currencies can be linked. This will reduce intermediation costs

FMCG multinationals seem to be hurt more by sector-specific disruptions that they have failed to foresee, than any economy-wide distress

Germany’s overtures to India are significant on various counts — geo-politics, technology sharing, immigration and trade talks

Q2 earnings point to challenges in many sectors

Developed countries need to be held to account for climate finance actions. Besides, private finance and its debt burden pose difficulties

Sustainability-assured statements ensure risks not captured by financial statements are properly disclosed and evaluated

There are enough threads left to weave a Season 4, hopefully without the dark clouds hovering over Phulera.

Arjun Deshwal scored 19 points for the two-time PKL champions, with the second-highest scorer for the Jaipur Pink Panthers being Lucky Sharma

The new figure is a more than 60% increase on what the group of 10 multilateral development banks (MDBs) had funnelled to poorer nations last year

BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad accuses Muslim NGOs of raising support for Congress and its allies in Maharashtra, Jharkhand; says BJP will oppose any efforts to extend OBC, SC quota benefits to Muslims

Steps will be taken to establish a tribal or adivasi development corporation for collective welfare, says Siddaramaiah

The trend signals a shift in the grassroots power dynamics across the State with BJP venturing to claim even more of the BJD’s political territory

The reasons include diversion of foreign funds for carrying out anti-development activities or inciting malicious protests and religious conversions

Association wants a fee fixation committee to regulate fees of self-financing courses in private colleges

Eleven wagons of the goods train carrying iron ore derailed between Raghavapuram and Ramagundam

'Songs are a commercial compromise.''I had to invent tricks to fit songs into my films.'

'It's a performance that puts the Bachchan hysteria to shame,' observes Sreehari Nair.

The passing of Satyajit Ray's renaissance man feels like the snapping of the last connection with a generation that built a nation and defined grace while facing everything life had to throw at them, says Sumit Bhattacharya.

Konkona Sen Sharma's short Mirror in Lust Stories 2 is a rare thing: A feminist film that is also very, very funny, states Sreehari Nair.

Siddharth Anand's artistry bespeaks an upbringing filled with GI Joes, plastic combat boots and plastic bayonets, fake punching noises and fake sounds of gunshots, rudely interrupted by an adult voice saying, 'Beta, all this is good, but try bringing in some feelings too', observes Sreehari Nair.

If brought into the new drug bracket, manufacturing, marketing and sale of antibiotics will be documented; patients will be able to buy antibiotics on prescription only

The meteorite would have delivered a large amount of phosphorous, a nutrient for microbes crucial for the molecules central to storing and conveying genetic information.

While the highlight of COP16 was the engagement of Indigenous people and local communities, the event also raised red flags

However, it refuses to stay ordinance; freeze on law will trigger chaos as lakhs of students across 17 States have already written exams, it says.

Attending a coaching class is not the only way to obtain a good score. Tips to keep in mind while preparing for it from home.

French Minister Catherine Colonna stressed that gender balance was a necessity in the field of education

Vandichodai by Koothuppattarai was all about deep philosophy and questioning societal norms

The classic comedy of ‘Barrister Parvateesam’ was enacted brilliantly

A performance of ‘Dakshayagam’ in the capital city pointed out how inflated egos can rend asunder familial ties.

The reserves perked up in the reporting week as foreign currency assets (FCA) and gold holdings were up by $2.057 billion and $726 million, respectively.