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Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., on Republican priorities as they seek to pass a single reconciliation bill, Congress certification of the 2024 election and the reauthorization of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.

affordable data rates, and that there has been a paradigm shift in the country’s telecom technology space that underscores an ongoing effective transition from a “technology importer” to a “technology developer and exporter,” the Economic Survey 2024-25 said Friday.

The Nifty futures closed positive with gains of 0.44%, reaching 23,249 levels on Thursday. India VIX fell more than 6% to close at 17.39 in the previous trading session.

“Budget 2025 is expected to focus on priming the economy with GDP growth estimated at 6.5-6.8% in FY26,” says Amisha Vora, Chairperson and Managing Director PL Capital — Prabhudas Lilladher. In an interview with ETMarkets, Vora said: “Prioritizing sectors like railways, renewable energy, and logistics, defence, ports, infra, data centre, etc. while balancing fiscal discipline, could really accelerate economic momentum,” Edited excerpts: Thanks for taking the time out. The month of January started on a roller coaster note ahead of the big domestic event – Union Budget 2025. Do you see some recovery in the market post the event?

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : India’s largest bank is going high-tech in matters of surveillance by introducing a network to connect all its branches using artificial intelligence-enabled cameras, thermal imaging and intelligent video analytics, according to a document seen by Mint. The document, a call for consultants to bid for the project, said that the State Bank of India (SBI) plans to “enhance security, monitoring, reporting and incident management in real-time".

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is reintroducing staking services for U.S. customers again.

Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington DC.

The latest suspected senior Iranian official caught in Canada sued the immigration department and enlisted a Liberal MP’s office as part of her fight to stay in the country, government records show.

WASHINGTON — The man U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen to oversee his tariff agenda says hitting Canada with 25 per cent across-the-board duties would be an emergency measure to achieve border security — and could be followed by more tariffs in the future.

Shark Tank India Season 4, Sahil Vohra and Isha Chadha Vohra, the dynamic married duo behind The Naturik Co., presented their breakfast brand, aiming to revolutionize the traditional Indian morning meal. Their pitch, designed to highlight their healthy, time-saving products, struck a chord with the sharks, eventually leading to the show’s first all-shark deal of the season.

Donald Trump’s nominee for commerce secretary on Wednesday defended the use of tariffs to create “fairness” and denied they will be inflationary, while also hinting at a looming fight with Canada over dairy market access.Billionaire financier Howard Lutnick told his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing that the 25 per cent tariffs Trump has vowed to impose on Canada and Mexico starting Saturday are meant purely to compel border security improvements from both countries, particularly to crack down on fentanyl trafficking.“If we are your biggest trading partner, show us respect: shut your border and end fentanyl coming into this country,” Lutnick said.“It’s not a tariff, per se, it is an action of domestic policy.

asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) is set to jump for the second straight year on the back of better show in infrastructure sector and other factors, a report said on Thursday. The cumulative recovery rate of security receipts (SRs) is likely to jump by up to 15 percentage points per annum, touching 75-80 per cent by FY26, the report by domestic rating agency Crisil said.

Nifty, opened flat, maintained buying interest, and settled the day on a positive note at 23,250. The volatility index, India VIX, dropped by 6.70% to 17.39, indicating a cool-off in market volatility. Technically, Nifty formed a green candle on the daily chart, indicating strength, with immediate resistance near 23,340, where the 21-day Simple Moving Average (21-DSMA) is placed, and strong support at 23,000. As long as Nifty holds above 23,000, a short-term pullback toward 23,340 and 23,500 remains possible, favoring a buy-on-dips strategy, said Hrishikesh Yedve of Asit C. Mehta Investment Interrmediates.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The original intention was for American presidents to be mere legal executors—not emperors able to impose their will unilaterally. Over time, though, Congress has ceded more and more authority to the executive branch, and the courts, the third coequal branch of government, have happily blessed the arrangement.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was aiming to have a blueprint for a budget soon. President Trump wants Congress to pass “one big, beautiful bill" that would extend expiring tax cuts and provide money for border enforcement.

Salwan Momika, a 38-year-old Iraqi refugee known for burning copies of the Quran, was shot and killed in his home in Sodertalje, Sweden, late Wednesday, along with fellow protester Salwan Najem. Swedish authorities confirmed the death and have detained five individuals in connection with the killing.

Donald Trump has offered federal workers the option to resign and receive pay for eight months. In an email, the administration has asked almost all government employees to decide by 6 February whether they want to be part of a «deferred resignation» programme that will mean them leaving their jobs no later than the end of September.

I had purchased Star Assure insurance policy, with a coverage of Rs 20 lakh, from Star Health. I ported to HDFC Ergo Optima Secure policy in August 2024 with a base cover of Rs 15 lakh. The reduction in the amount was because of a feature in Optima Secure that increases the coverage after a year. I had also taken a Super Surplus (top up) policy of Rs 1 crore from Star Health in May 2024 with a defined limit of Rs 20 lakh. Do I need a deductible of Rs 15 lakh in the Super Surplus (top up) given the change in base cover of the primary policy? Is it fine to have a top-up policy from a different insurance company? Sarbvir Singh Joint Group CEO, PB Fintech: The question highlights two crucial aspects of managing health insurance effectively—aligning top-up coverage with the base policy, and the practicality of having base and top-up policies from different insurers.

Nestle India is likely to see muted revenue and profit numbers in the third quarter as the growth continues to be impacted by muted consumer demand and elevated commodity prices. Revenue from operations are likely to improve 4% year-on-year (YoY), according to an average estimate of four brokerages, while profit after tax (PAT) is seen rising by a marginal 1% YoY.