Enforcement Directorate | Image: ANI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unearthed 26 websites being used by a pan-India syndicate to cheat gullible investors from across the country and abroad by creating fake cryptocurrency investment platforms that mimics genuine investment platforms advertising astronomical returns. The accused targeted foreign nationals as well as Indian citizens and collected
MUMBAI: The win-loss ratio in the SME IPO space has been nearly equally distributed in 2025. Of the 254 small and medium enterprises that tapped the primary market and have been listed till Dec 19, this year, 120 stocks were still in the green, while 132 stocks were in the red. And two were at
MUMBAI: A new report warns that proposed changes to housing data collection risk overcorrecting an implementation problem rather than fixing a design flaw. Critiquing the govt’s plan to shift to monthly rent surveys, the authors say the move amounts to “throwing the baby out with the bathwater,” based on a flawed diagnosis and an unnecessarily
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala education minister V Sivankutty flagged on Sunday reports of some private schools in the state blocking Christmas celebrations on campus, warning that the LDF govt won’t tolerate “divisive models based on religion and belief, as seen in north India”. “Such actions are unheard of in a state like Kerala, known for its…secular culture…Our
CII president Rajiv Memani, who is chairman and CEO EY India, describes 2025 a year of reforms and calls for the momentum to continue. In an interview with TOI he flags power, mining, ease of doing business and judicial reforms as focus areas. Excerpts: There have been a series of reforms this year, starting with
India’s stock market has become one of the calmest in the world – so calm that it’s prompting a rethink of strategies among players in the country’s vast derivatives space. Despite geopolitical flare ups and a recent global selloff in risk assets, Nifty has barely budged for months as domestic money overwhelms foreign flows and
NEW DELHI: India hit out at Bangladesh and suspended visa operations at its mission in Chittagong on Sunday, amid a wave of protests there with an anti-India hue sparked by the death of radical activist Sharif Osman Hadi, which has seen the lynching of a Hindu man. Describing as “horrend-ous” the killing of 25-year-old Dipu
PUNE/NAGPUR: BJP-led Mahayuti delivered a sweeping verdict after two rounds of the first phase of Maharashtra’s civic elections, winning presidents’ posts in nearly 207 of 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, mirroring its assembly election performance just over a year ago. Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was reduced to 44 posts. Results were declared on Sunday
James Ransone has died. He was 46-year-old. Ransone died by suicide in Los Angeles on Friday. The cause of death has officially been documented as ‘hanging’, media outlets reported quoting LA County Medical Examiner. Ransone famously played Ziggy Sobotka in “The Wire”. He also played a few pivotal roles in HBO. Ransone was married to
Barcelona player Andreas Christensen | Image: AP Hansi Flick’s defensive plans were handed a heavy blow with the news of defender Andreas Christensen’s ACL injury during training. The timeline for the defender’s recovery is currently uncertain, adding another concern to the already injury-ridden season. Notably, Christensen made his first start since September in Tuesday’s Copa