Israeli president urges halt to judicial overhaul after protests

[ad_1] JERUSALEM – MARCH 27: Israelis, carrying Israeli flags and anti-government placards, gather outside the Knesset to protests against the Israeli government’s plan to introduce judicial changes. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images President Isaac Herzog urged the government on Monday to halt its bitterly contested judicial overhaul, a day after Prime Minister … Read more

Stock futures are up slightly as Wall Street looks to build on winning week: Live updates

[ad_1] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 14, 2023 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures edged higher Sunday evening as Wall Street came off a winning week and investors continued to follow the troubling bank sector. Futures tied to the Dow Jones … Read more

Biden declares emergency as crews dig through storm wreckage

[ad_1] Debris covers a damaged structure in Rolling Fork, Miss,. on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Powerful tornadoes tore through the Deep South on Friday night, killing several people in Mississippi, obliterating dozens of buildings. Jake Bleiberg | AP President Joe Biden early Sunday issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi, making federal funding available to Carroll, … Read more

Akasa: Akasa wants to be nimble, efficient rather than have a label: CEO Vinay Dube – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Flying in the Indian skies for more than seven months now, Akasa Air wants to be nimble and efficient rather than have a label, which will sometimes pigeonhole the airline into doing and not doing certain things, according to its founder Vinay Dube.At the same time, he said that people have started … Read more

India’s highways infrastructure to match US by 2024: Nitin Gadkari – Times of India

[ad_1] RANCHI: India’s highways infrastructure will match that of the US by 2024 for which work in time bound ‘mission mode’ is on including construction of green expressways and rail over bridges, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said.He said cabinet nod to ‘Bharatmala 2’ is likely soon and once obtained it will … Read more

IMF says risks to financial stability have increased, calls for vigilance

[ad_1] The International Monetary Fund predicts global growth will slow. OLIVIER DOULIERY / Contributor / Getty Images Risks to financial stability have increased, International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said in a speech delivered in Beijing on Sunday, calling for continued vigilance despite moves by advanced economies to calm market stress. The IMF managing director … Read more

How ChatGPT keeps improving but is still far from perfect – Times of India

[ad_1] It mimics human behaviour while responding to any kind of question and is a chatbot powered by an artificial neural network. Does it mean ChatGPT will make thinking obsolete, along with a bunch of jobs, or is it set to take the quest for knowledge to the next level? Richa Gandhi traces its evolution.Within … Read more

Buy debt funds before March 31 to grab indexation benefit – Times of India

[ad_1] Worried by the removal of the indexation benefit on long-term capital gains from debt, gold and foreign equity mutual funds? Investors have a small window of opportunity till March 31, thanks to a grandfathering clause in the amended law. If you invest before the law comes into effect on April 1, the investment will … Read more

Be alert, take stress tests, FM Nirmala Sitharaman tells PSBs amid US bank crisis – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The PSU bank chiefs informed finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman that they are vigilant of the developments in the global banking sector and are taking all possible steps to safeguard themselves from any potential financial shock. All major financial parameters indicate stable and resilient PSBs with robust financial health, the top officials told … Read more