The HKMA selected two issuers from a pool of 36 applicants under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August 2025. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) granted its first two stablecoin issuer licenses on Friday, awarding them to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial, a joint venture led by Standard Chartered that includes Animoca Brands and…
As the effects of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August of 1945 proved to be devastating enough to convince scientists that nothing would grow in this place for decades, with the temperature around the explosion site being excessively high and the level of radiation dangerously increased, along with practically all forms of life in…
A political storm brews in Shivpuri after a video surfaced showing BJP MLA Pritam Lodhi confronting police BHOPAL: A political row has erupted in Shivpuri district after the BJP MLA from Pichhore constituency, Pritam Lodhi, was purportedly seen in a video warning Karera SDOP Ayush Jakhad over police action in connection with an accident case…
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Sai Sudharsan. (AFP Photo) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin lauded Sai Sudharsan for his impressive knock for Gujarat Titans, highlighting the youngster’s clarity and understanding of his game despite the team’s narrow loss to Rajasthan Royals.Sudharsan played a fluent innings of 73 off 44 balls in the absence of regular skipper Shubman Gill, but Gujarat…
SALEM: Two decades after dreaded forest brigand Veerappan was killed in a police encounter in Tamil Nadu, his daughter and widow are attempting to rewrite his story – from that of a feared outlaw to a defender of Tamil rights – through electoral politics.Veerappan’s elder daughter Vidhyarani, 35, an advocate, is contesting from Mettur constituency…
Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said he was happy after his performance against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Wednesday in IPL 2026 match, adding that it felt good to contribute to the win and receive the Player of the Match award, which he dedicated to his wife Rivaba Jadeja.He said the pitch was not easy…
JPMorgan (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon said the bank is considering entering the prediction markets space, signaling growing interest from major financial institutions in a sector that has expanded rapidly in recent months, including among crypto-native companies. “It’s possible one day we’ll do something like that,” Dimon said on CBS on Tuesday, though he ruled out…
Upping the ante against the Centre, veteran Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said on Monday that the real issue with government's call for a special session of the Parliament is delimitation and not women's reservation. Sonia, who is Congress' Parliamentary Party chairperson, said the delimitation must be politically equitable in increasing the strength of the Lok…
Australian actress Ruby Rose has alleged on social media that she was sexually assaulted by American singer Katy Perry in an incident that she says took place nearly 20 years ago. The claim was made in posts on the platform Threads and has not been tested in court.Rose is known for acting roles in series…