Month: May 2025

Coinbase Becomes First Crypto Firm to Enter S&P 500 Index in the US 

Coinbase is set to enter the S&P 500 index in the US next week. The index, maintained by the New York-headquartered financial intelligence firm Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global, lists the 500 leading publicly traded firms in the US. Coinbase’s entry into this elite group makes for a significant moment in Web3 history, as the

Airports open, but flights cancelled! IndiGo, Air India cancel flights to these airports on May 13 amidst India-Pakistan tensions – check list

[ad_1] Air India declared on Tuesday the suspension of its two-way flight services connecting multiple destinations. (AI image) India-Pakistan tensions impact on air travel: Hours after resuming flights to airports in parts of northern India, airlines like Air India and IndiGo announced cancellations for May 13.On Monday, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) declared that

Ant to sell 4% in Paytm for nearly Rs 2.1k crore

[ad_1] MUMBAI: In three companies – One97 Communications (Paytm), Aether Industries, and KFin Technologies – institutional shareholders and promoters are selling large chunks of their holdings to raise about Rs 3,900 crore, term sheets for the deals showed.In Paytm, Antfin (Netherlands) Holding, one of the early investors in the digital payments solutions pioneers in India,

US aims to slash drug prices, India shielded

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Promising to end “price-gouging and profiteering” by Big Pharma, US President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Monday, aiming to drastically slash prescription drug prices and bring them down in line with those paid by other developed nations.Trump aims to potentially cut drug prices by at least 59%, or even up

US & China agree to cut tariffs for 90 days in bid to defuse trade war

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The US-China trade deal has increased the headache for Indian negotiators, who are once again headed to Washington DC to discuss the proposed bilateral trade deal.While signalling movement towards a deal between the world’s two largest trading nations, the 90-day truce, which will see them slash tariffs by 115 percentage points, opens

Updated LTCG and STCG tax rates: What investors need to know before selling equities, bonds, GDRs, and FCCBs

[ad_1] The Income-tax framework has undergone key changes as Income Tax Department has recently updated the capital gains taxation table, especially taxation on securities-related income earned by residents, non-residents, and foreign institutional investors The new tax regime now mandates higher capital gains tax rates on equity transactions and introduces revised thresholds for long-term capital gains

Sensex soars 2,975 points, largest single-day gain

[ad_1] MUMBAI: A ceasefire between India and Pakistan lifted investor sentiment on Dalal Street on Monday, spurring the sensex and Nifty to their biggest single-day gain ever in terms of points. The day’s rally also made investors richer by Rs 16.2 lakh crore, marking the biggest one-day gain in market capitalisation.After an initial surge in