MUMBAI (Reuters) – India`s central bank is informally urging lenders to cut ties with cryptocurrency exchanges and traders as the highly speculative market booms, despite a Supreme Court ruling that banks can work with the industry, three sources told Reuters The guidance comes as India is crafting a law to ban cryptocurrencies and penalize anyone…

India opener Prithvi Shaw was stopped by police for travelling without an e-pass near a Maharashtra village on Wednesday. Shaw was travelling to Goa for a vacation, police have said. India opener Prithvi Shaw (AFP Image) HIGHLIGHTS Prithvi Shaw was stopped by police for travelling without an e-pass Shaw was en route Goa when police…

A woman from Kerala, who had been working in Israel as a housemaid, died on Tuesday allegedly in a Palestinian rocket strike. File photo of Soumya Santhosh (Picture Courtesy: Twitter) A Keralite woman working in Israel was killed allegedly in a Palestinian rocket strike on Tuesday, her family members said here. They said the rocket…

The government is “pro-actively” looking at the best possible options around WhatsApp’s new privacy rules, a senior Ministry of Electronics and IT official said on Thursday. WhatsApp had set May 15 for its users to accept a change in privacy policy but later scrapped the deadline for users to accept the controversial update. The instant…

There’s no doubt that Elon Musk has a great influence over cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin. Previously, his electric car company Tesla had announced that it’ll be accepting payments in Bitcoin, fuelling the rally of the coin.  While Tesla has now refused to accept Bitcoin as a payment mode, Musk is still having a great influence over…

New Delhi: Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla is all set to make his digital debut with ALTBalaji’s Broken But Beautiful 3 teaser. Ekta Kapoor’s production is highly anticipated amongst fans and has been a top trend online.  The makers unveiled Broken But Beautiful 3 teaser online. Sidharth Shukla’s on-screen chemistry with debutant Sonia Rathee…

World No.3 Rafael Nadal defeated Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 to avenge his loss in the Madrid Open and reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open. I played a very solid match with not many mistakes: Rafael Nadal. (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Rafael Nadal stormed into the semi-finals of the Italian Open Rafael Nadal defeated his Madrid…

A man who fatally shot six people at a Colorado birthday party before killing himself was upset after not being invited to the weekend gathering thrown by his girlfriend’s family, police said Tuesday, calling the shooting an act of domestic violence. The shooter, 28-year-old Teodoro Macias, had been in a relationship with one of the…

Mumbai: Economic impact of Covid resurgence dented investors` sentiments during Friday`s afternoon trade session. Accordingly, both indices traded in the red. On the sectoral front, other than FMCG all other sectors traded in the red. At around 1 p.m., the S&P BSE Sensex traded at 48,652.94, lower by 37.86 points from its previous close. Similarly,…

Mumbai: ‘Bigg Boss 13’ star and model Asim Riaz dropped his debut track as a rapper on the occasion of Eid on Friday. Titled “Back to Start”, Asim has written his debut song besides singing it. Asim says he had the number with him since 2015 and wanted to polish it before putting it out…