Govt to return unclaimed EPFO deposits, expand scholarships for unorganised workers’ children

The labour ministry has initiated a process to return unclaimed funds lying in inoperative Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) accounts to subscribers, a move expected to benefit over 3.1 million…

Bitcoin slides 2% amid Trump’s global tariff jitters

Cryptocurrency Bitcoin slid on Monday, extending losses amid broader market unease and a pullback from risk-heavy assets. The world’s largest cryptocurrency fell around 2 per cent in volatile trading, at…

TSA says PreCheck still operational after previous announcement of suspension during funding fight

DALLAS: The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday that its PreCheck program would remain operational despite an earlier announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the airport security service…

IDFC First Bank fraud case: RBI ‘watching development’; what the central bank said

IDFC First bank has filed police complaints, informed regulators and statutory auditors, and begun recovery measures. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday reacted to the IDFC First Bank…

‘So much tariff coming in’: Trump floats $2,000 direct payments to Americans without Congress approval

US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim that Americans could receive a $2,000 payment funded through tariff revenues and the move might not even require congressional approval. Addressing reporters, Trump…

RIL, Lenskart & more: Top stocks to watch for on February 23

Morgan Stanley has an overweight rating on Reliance Industries (RIL) with the target price at Rs 1,803. Analysts said RIL has pivoted every decade in its nearly 48 years of…

IDFC First reports Rs 590cr fraud in Haryana govt a/c; bank suspends 4 employees pending probe

MUMBAI: IDFC First Bank has reported a Rs 590-crore discrepancy in deposits held on behalf of Haryana govt at its Chandigarh branch, and suspended four employees pending investigation.The bank’s filing…

Section 301: How USTR polices trade partners

After the setback on tariffs in the US Supreme Court, US president Donald Trump indicated that he would order section 301 investigations against trading partners. USTR Jamieson Greer followed it…

Traders take stock, expect market mood swings

MUMBAI: Markets are expected to remain volatile during the week as clarity among Dalal Street investors about the US tariffs on goods exported to the world’s largest economy continues to…

Explained: How the SCOTUS tariff ruling may be secretly a gift for POTUS

“I can do anything I want,” declared Donald Trump, quickly venting his anger at the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on February 20 rebuking his use of emergency powers to…