5 things to watch in Asia stocks amid 2022 reversal hopes

Traders looking for a turnaround in Asian stocks in 2022 will be keeping a watchful eye on Chinese stimulus, the direction of the dollar, fading retail participation and the outlook for equity listings. The case for a rebound should be aided by lower valuations after the MSCI Asia Pacific Index underperformed its global counterpart by…Continue Reading

Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish Kumar govt over NITI Aayog ranking of Bihar

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over Bihar’s low ranking in NITI Aayog’s poverty index baseline report and said that the “double-engine” government is responsible for this. While extending greetings for New Year, Yadav spoke to the media and said, “Whom do you hold responsible for Bihar…Continue Reading

US airport chaos as more than 2,700 flights cancelled over Christmas weekend

Air travel continued to be severely disrupted in the United States on Saturday, with bad weather in parts of the country adding to the impact of a massive spike in Covid-19 infections fuelled by the Omicron variant. The United States had 2,723 cancelled flights, more than half of the 4,698 cancelled worldwide, around 11:00 pm…Continue Reading

Non-life insurance to witness consolidation in 2022

A new chairman for the sectoral regulator, review of the existing regulations, consolidation of the players, focus on profitability, larger companies reaping the benefit of investments in technology, upward revision in the third party motor insurance policy are some of the 2022 forecasts by the senior officials of Indian general insurance industry. Officials also said…Continue Reading

Crypto exchanges bet on NFTs amid regulatory concerns

Mumbai: Indian cryptocurrency exchanges seem to have taken a shine to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). At least half a dozen crypto platforms are foraying into the NFT space, assuming that it would not be outlawed as NFTs hold an underlying asset that is traded in digital form. In fact, cryptocurrency exchanges that offer NFTs have grown…Continue Reading

‘बेटी पिटाई करती है’, 68 साल के बुजुर्ग पिता ने दिल्‍ली हाई कोर्ट से मांगी सुरक्षा

Reported by प्राची यादव | Edited by दीपक वर्मा | नवभारत टाइम्स | Updated: Jan 2, 2022, 9:43 AMदिल्‍ली हाई कोर्ट में बुजुर्ग ने याचिका लगाकर कहा कि उनकी एक बेटी अपने पति का घर छोड़कर उनके साथ रह रही है। आरोप है कि बेटीने याचिकाकर्ता, उसकी पत्‍नी और अपनी बहन के साथ मारपीट की।प्रतीकात्‍मक…Continue Reading

Mayor Adams continues NYC’s COVID state of emergency, upholds indoor vax mandate

Mayor Eric Adams signed two executive orders Saturday as he kicked off his new administration. One order continued the state of emergency put in place by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration to deal with COVID-19, and the other maintained the “Key to the City” order that requires proof of vaccination in designated indoor settings. “Our…Continue Reading

Nets open to using LaMarcus Aldridge-Nic Claxton tandem again

Of all the different rotation permutations the Nets have been forced to use this season due to injuries and COVID-19 issues, coach Steve Nash hadn’t tried employing a big lineup featuring centers LaMarcus Aldridge and Nic Claxton as a starting tandem until Thursday night. The first-place Nets lost that game to Joel Embiid and the…Continue Reading