India Begins Anti-Dumping Probe Against Select Optical Fibre Import From China, Indonesia and South Korea

India Begins Anti-Dumping Probe Against Select Optical Fibre Import From China, Indonesia and South Korea

India has initiated an anti-dumping probe against imports of a certain type of optical fibre from China, Indonesia and South Korea following a complaint by a domestic player. The duty is aimed at protecting domestic industry from cheap imports. The commerce ministry’s investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR)…

Bitcoin Seals House Purchase Deal in Portugal’s Braga, Makes for First Real Estate Sale With Crypto

Bitcoin Seals House Purchase Deal in Portugal’s Braga, Makes for First Real Estate Sale With Crypto

A two-bedroom house in the Braga district of Portugal has sold for three Bitcoin, without conversion to Euros. The buyer purchased the property by paying directly in BTC. At the time of writing, one BTC is priced at roughly Rs. 26.85 lakh. This deal marks Portugal’s first real estate sale,…

US President Joe Biden Signs Pact With Internet Companies to Reduce Prices for Low-Income Americans

US President Joe Biden Signs Pact With Internet Companies to Reduce Prices for Low-Income Americans

The Biden administration announced on Monday that 20 Internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to low-income Americans, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service through an already existing federal subsidy. The $1 trillion (roughly Rs. 77,37,100 crore) infrastructure package passed by…

Binance Has Halted Crypto Derivatives Trading in Spain: Here’s Why

Binance Has Halted Crypto Derivatives Trading in Spain: Here’s Why

Binance, one of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges by transaction volume has decided to disable its derivatives services in Spain while seeking regulatory approval from the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), a government agency responsible for the financial regulation of the securities markets in the country. Binance’s website…

India Should Stop ‘Regulatory Assault’ on Chinese Firms, Chinese State Media Says After Xiaomi Accusations

India Should Stop ‘Regulatory Assault’ on Chinese Firms, Chinese State Media Says After Xiaomi Accusations

India should stop its “regulatory assault” on Chinese companies, state-backed Chinese newspaper Global Times said, after smartphone maker Xiaomi alleged threats of “physical violence” in Indian investigations. Reuters reported on Saturday that Xiaomi had told a court that its top executives faced threats and coercion during questioning by the Enforcement…

Bitcoin Slips to Four-Month Low as Crypto Market Continues to Follow ‘Risk Asset’ Pattern

Bitcoin Slips to Four-Month Low as Crypto Market Continues to Follow ‘Risk Asset’ Pattern

Bitcoin has witnessed a sharp fall in value yet again following dips through Saturday and Sunday as equity markets across the world also saw a considerable slump during the same time frame. In terms of value, Bitcoin was moving closer to the $40,000 (roughly Rs. 30.5 lakh) mark on early…

Farhan Akhtar to Appear in Ms Marvel Series, Out June 8 on Disney+ Hotstar

Farhan Akhtar to Appear in Ms Marvel Series, Out June 8 on Disney+ Hotstar

Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar will be making an appearance in Ms Marvel, the first Muslim superhero series from Marvel Studios. The Disney+ show will be the first Hollywood project for Akhtar, who is known for starring in hits like Rock On!, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Dil Dhadakne…

Xiaomi’s Allegations of Coercion Baseless, Enforcement Directorate Says

Xiaomi’s Allegations of Coercion Baseless, Enforcement Directorate Says

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday rejected as “baseless” the allegations that the statements of Xiaomi India officials, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese mobile manufacturing company Xiaomi, were recorded “under coercion”, saying the charges were an afterthought. The federal agency was responding to certain news reports that said Xiaomi alleged in…