In love with Skip

One button that promises to save us from snake oils My favourite word these days is not love or joy or those other euphemisms for sloshing about in the milk of human kindness. It is Skip, the destroyer of mobile phone ad attacks, awaited with touching anticipation. I wait for it like warriors once waited…

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US hold on oil may help India recover $1 billion dues

NEW DELHI: A US-led takeover or restructuring of Venezuela’s oil sector could deliver a benefit to India, potentially unlocking close to $1 billion in dues while accelerating the revival of crude production from fields it operates in the sanctions-hit Latin American country, analysts and industry sources said.India was once a major processor of Venezuelan heavy…

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FDA OKs 1st oral drug for anaemia in adults with thalassemia | India News

NEW DELHI: In a landmark advance for thalassemia care, US FDA has approved Mitapivat, the first oral treatment for anaemia in adults with thalassemia, covering both transfusion-dependent and non-transfusion-dependent alpha and beta disease. Clinicians and patient groups in India have welcomed the decision as a potential game changer for a lifelong genetic blood disorder that…

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Fino’s small fin bank plan: Secured loans

MUMBAI: Fino Payments Bank plans to hive off its business correspondent (BC) arm and expand secured lending through its merchant network once it transitions into a small finance bank, its MD & CEO Rishi Gupta said.Fino received in-principle approval from RBI in early Dec 2025 to convert into a small finance bank, a move that…

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