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Last weekend was full of festivities and meet-ups. One of them – a pleasant lunch for the extended family organised by an outgoing cousin – turned into a happy reunion with aunts and uncles, cousins, and their children and grandchildren. Since I tend to be asked insurance questions everywhere, it was no surprise when a…
Retirees fear market volatility, and volatility is a risk flagged by financial planners, provided you are taking professional inputs. However, volatility risk is not as dangerous — we will discuss why. The bigger risks are (a) Sequence-of-returns risk (a potent one) (b) Longevity risk (living too long) and (c) Inflation risk (the silent destroyer). We…
India is celebrating its 77th Republic Day on Monday, January 26 this year. Republic Day marks a defining milestone in the country’s national journey. It marks the day the Constitution of India came into force on January 26, 1950, formally establishing the country as a ‘Sovereign Democratic Republic’. While independence on August 15, 1947 ended colonial…
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that a US security guarantees document for Ukraine is “100% ready” after two days of talks involving representatives from Ukraine, the US and Russia. Speaking to journalists in Vilnius during a visit to Lithuania, Zelenskyy said Ukraine is waiting for its partners to set a signing date, after which the…
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Improved weather on Sunday helped rescuers on Indonesia’s main island of Java recover more bodies as they dug through mud and debris in search of scores of missing in a landslide that killed more than two dozen villagers. The predawn landslide on the slopes of Mount Burangrang in West Java province on Saturday buried some…
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A massive winter storm sweeping across the US triggered what is shaping up to be one of the worst air travel meltdowns since the Covid-19 pandemic, forcing some major airlines to cancel more than half of their scheduled flights. More than 16,000 US flights have been canceled from Saturday through Monday, according to data from…
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Investors have made a pile of money recently by focusing on niche stocks in the AI trade. Earnings from some of the world’s biggest technology companies this week will offer an indication of whether they should stick to that strategy in 2026. The Magnificent Seven tech giants — Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Meta…
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Motilal Oswal remains positive on Siemens Energy (ENRIN), reiterating its BUY rating while revising its target price to ₹3,400, backed by the company’s capacity expansion and long‑term market opportunities outlined in its 2025 annual report. The brokerage noted that Siemens Energy sees strong growth prospects in India’s power transformation capacity through 2032, supported by rising…
Wrist spinner Ravi Bishnoi marked his return with a superb spell alongside the seasoned duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya as India strangled New Zealand with disciplined bowling to restrict them to an under-par 153/9 in the third T20I here on Sunday. Playing for India after nearly a year, Bishnoi, who came in for…
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Former Kerala chief minister and Communist leader VS Achuthanandan and actor Dharmendra are among the awardees to receive the second-highest civilian honour, Padma Vibhushan, posthumously for 2026, the government announced on Sunday. In a statement, the government announced 131 Padma awards for the year 2026, including five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma…