Pump & dump: Sebi bans actor Warsi, wife

MUMBAI: Sebi on Friday banned 59 entities, including actor Arshad Warsi, his wife Maria Goretti, from the market for up to 5 years. The move is related to misleading videos on YouTube channels – like Moneywise, The Advisor and Profit Yatra – luring investors to buy TV channel Sadhna Broadcast’s shares. The markets regulator fined…

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Gross FDI increases 14% to $81 billion in FY25

NEW DELHI: Gross foreign direct investment (FDI) into India rose 13.6% to $81 billion during the last financial year, the fastest pace of expansion since 2019-20.The increase in the year was despite a contraction seen during the fourth quarter of 2024-25 when inflows on a gross basis declined 6% to $17.9 billion, probably due to…

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Red flags for US higher education: SEVIS data shows decline in international student enrolments

Decline in international student enrolments threatens US higher education Recent analysis of data from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) has raised alarm bells regarding international student enrolments in the US for the 2024/25 academic year. According to the data, enrolments have dropped by 11% from March 2024 to March 2025, resulting in…

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China warns ‘unprecedented huge risks’ to global economy from US tariffs

AI-generated image (Credit: Bing image creator) China’s finance minister has criticized US tariffs for introducing “unprecedented huge risks” to global economic stability, according to a ministry publication released Tuesday. Simultaneously, China’s foreign ministry, via state-run Xinhua news agency, stated that the US must change its “threatening” stance if it hopes to reach any agreement. The…

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