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कलाकार ने अभी तक इस बात की पुष्टि नहीं की है कि Waterloo Place में प्लिंथ पर स्थित यह बड़ी मूर्ति उनके द्वारा बनाई गई है। मध्य London में एक नई बड़ी मूर्ति के निचले हिस्से पर Banksy के हस्ताक्षर उकेरे हुए नजर आए हैं। अपनी उत्तेजक ग्रैफिटी कृतियों के लिए जाने जाने वाले इस रहस्यमयी कलाकार ने अभी तक पुष्टि नहीं की है कि यह मूर्ति उनके द्वारा बनाई गई है। वह अक्सर जनता द्वारा किसी कलाकृति की खोज किए जाने के कुछ ही समय बाद अपनी वेबसाइट पर इसकी आधिकारिक पुष्टि साझा करते हैं। पढ़ना जारी रखें...

• Interest rates में बदलाव न करने का निर्णय Iran war के ईंधन कीमतों पर प्रभावों के बीच Inflation बढ़ने के संकेतों के बावजूद आया है • Bank of England ने UK Interest rates को 3.75% पर अपरिवर्तित रखा है, भले ही ऐसे संकेत मिल रहे हों कि Iran war के प्रभाव के कारण Inflation तेज होने लगी है • Bank की दर-निर्धारण करने वाली Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) ने अपनी नवीनतम बैठक के बाद गुरुवार दोपहर को Borrowing costs को यथावत रखने के लिए मतदान किया

Jitu Munda का कहना है कि उन्हें उनकी बहन के खाते में छोड़े गए पैसों तक पहुँचने से बार-बार मना कर दिया गया था, यह मामला Indian नौकरशाही में 'मानवता की कमी' को उजागर करता है। अधिकारियों द्वारा उसकी मृत्यु के प्रमाण के बिना पैसे निकालने की अनुमति देने से इनकार करने के बाद, एक व्यक्ति द्वारा अपनी मृत बहन के अवशेषों को India के एक बैंक में लाने के दृश्य ने India में सदमे की लहर पैदा कर दी है। Indian राज्य Odisha के 52 वर्षीय Jitu Munda को अपनी हाल ही में दिवंगत बहन के अवशेषों को Keonjhar की सड़कों पर ले जाते और उन्हें स्थानीय बैंक के बाहर रखते हुए वीडियो में कैद किया गया था। Continue reading...

New York के कुछ सबसे प्रमुख ललित कला नीलामी घरों सहित खरीदारों को ठगने का आरोप लगने के बाद जोड़ी ने अदालत में माफी मांगी। New Jersey के एक पिता और बेटी ने Andy Warhol, Banksy और Pablo Picasso जैसे प्रमुख कलाकारों की कृतियों की जाली पेंटिंग खरीदने के लिए कला दीर्घाओं और नीलामी घरों को धोखा देने के लिए सालों तक जालसाजी की योजना चलाने का दोष स्वीकार किया है। संघीय अभियोजकों ने कहा कि Erwin Bankowski, 50, और Karolina Bankowska, 26, ने कम से कम 200 नकली कृतियां बनाने के लिए Poland के एक कलाकार को काम पर रखा था और अंततः खरीदारों से कम से कम $2m की ठगी की। पढ़ना जारी रखें...

बैंक का कहना है कि उसने उच्च न्यायालय में Telegraph के पूर्व मालिकों Aidan और Howard Barclay के खिलाफ कार्यवाही वापस ले ली है Telegraph के पूर्व मालिकों ने £140m से अधिक के बकाया कर्ज पर HSBC के साथ समझौता करने के बाद दिवालियापन से बच गए हैं। मंगलवार को उच्च न्यायालय की सुनवाई में, यूरोप के सबसे बड़े बैंक ने कहा कि उसने Aidan और Howard Barclay के खिलाफ कार्यवाही वापस ले ली है, जिनके परिवार ने Lloyds Bank के £1.16bn के बकाया कर्ज के कारण 2023 में Daily और Sunday Telegraph का नियंत्रण खो दिया था। पढ़ना जारी रखें...

चुनाव अधिकारियों ने रविवार को कहा कि फिलिस्तीनी नगर निकाय चुनावों में राष्ट्रपति महमूद अब्बास के समर्थकों ने अधिकांश सीटों पर जीत दर्ज की है। लगभग दो दशकों में पहली बार इस मतदान में गाजा पट्टी का एक शहर भी शामिल था, जिसे प्रतिद्वंदी Hamas चलाता है।

Hundreds of senior staff in territory benefit from nearly £30,000-a-year grant per child not available to staff in group’s other hubs HSBC is reportedly reviewing a perk that covers school fees for bankers in Hong Kong as part of a big overhaul of the bank under chief executive Georges Elhedery.Europe’s largest bank is considering whether to scrap the perk for new employees or make changes to total compensation, Bloomberg News reported. No decisions have been made yet. Continue reading...

• A leading AI startup focused on enterprise AI solutions secured $150 million in Series B funding on April 25, 2026. • The round was led by Lightspeed Ventures and SoftBank, signaling strong investor confidence in scalable AI technologies for businesses. • This funding underscores accelerating growth in the US enterprise AI sector amid rising demand for efficient AI deployment tools.

• Florida Gators standout Caleb Banks was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 18th overall pick in the recent NFL Draft. • Banks' selection marks a major moment for the Gators program and represents a top-20 draft selection for the defensive player. • The Vikings bolster their defensive roster with the University of Florida standout in their first-round selection.

Sarah Breeden predicts ‘adjustment’ due to elevated risk including private credit and highly valued AI stocksBusiness live – latest updatesRecord-high global stock markets do not reflect the risks in the global economy, and will fall back, a deputy governor at the Bank of England has warned.Sarah Breeden, deputy governor for financial stability at the Bank, fears that macroeconomic risks are not fully priced into equity markets. Continue reading...

Thousands of research papers have been published based on participants’ data, but there are questions over protection of private informationWith the revelation that the confidential health records of half a million British volunteers have been put up for sale on a Chinese website, we take a look at what the UK Biobank project has achieved – and why concerns have been raised. Continue reading...

The campaign, fronted by a CGI squirrel, is part of government initiative to boost financial risk taking, amid fears UK growth is being stymiedNils Pratley: the ‘Savvy Squirrel looks a hit too tame’City firms are pinning their hopes on a government-endorsed advertising blitz fronted by a finance “savvy” CGI squirrel to encourage cautious British savers to shift out of cash and start investing.The long-awaited retail investment campaign, which will cost up to £50m, is part of the chancellor Rachel Reeves’ nationwide push to encourage more financial risk taking, amid fears risk-averse consumers are losing out and ultimately stymying UK growth. Continue reading...

Local officials and witnesses say attackers shot at students first then those who arrived at the sceneTwo Palestinians, including a 14-year-old schoolboy, have been killed in the occupied West Bank after Israeli settlers opened fire near a school amid mounting assaults on education in the territory, witnesses and local officials have said.The Palestinian health ministry said Aws al-Naasan, 14, and Jihad Abu Naim, 32, were killed in the attack on the village of al-Mughayyir, which also left three others wounded. The head of the local council told Reuters that Israeli settlers had entered the village and opened fire near a school – first at students, and later at others who arrived at the scene. Witnesses said settlers were eventually followed by Israeli soldiers. Continue reading...

Kevin Warsh, Trump’s ‘central casting’, has a long road ahead of convincing board members to lower interest ratesDonald Trump’s fate is to be frustrated by monetary policy.Even assuming he gets his way and Kevin Warsh succeeds Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve next month, it is unlikely that the president will finally gain control of the Fed. Continue reading...

• Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve Chair, testifies in his first Senate Banking Committee hearing at 1400 GMT on April 21, 2026, facing questions on Fed independence amid Trump's pressure to cut rates. • Warsh advocates reducing the Fed's balance sheet, conflicting with recent resumption of regular Treasury purchases in December 2025. • The hearing addresses hot topics like Fed autonomy and potential rate cuts, with USD firming after Monday's rally rejection.

Experts say attacks, also carried out by settlers, are leading girls to quit school and enter early marriagesIsraeli soldiers and settlers are using gendered violence and sexual assault and harassment to force Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank, human rights and legal experts say.Palestinian women, men and children have reported attacks, forced nudity, invasive and painful body cavity searches, Israelis exposing their genitals, including to minors, and threats of sexual violence. Continue reading...

HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander will this week discuss with chancellor how to limit effects of conflict The bosses of Britain’s “big five” retail banks have been summoned to a meeting with the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, this week to discuss how to limit the economic impact of the crisis in the Middle East triggered by the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran.The chief executives of HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander have been asked to attend an emergency summit that comes amid increasing acceptance that a major economic hit from the Iran war is unavoidable. Continue reading...

• ICICI Bank reported Q4 FY26 net profit of ₹12,949 Cr, surpassing street estimates and bringing annual profit to ₹50,000 Cr milestone. • The bank declared a ₹12 dividend per share, signaling confidence in its financial performance and shareholder returns. • Strong Q4 results reflect robust performance in India's banking sector amid evolving market conditions.

• Fraud incidents continue climbing at US banks even with substantial spending on advanced detection tools and analytics. • The gap highlights limitations in current tech defenses against evolving fraudster tactics. • This trend matters as it pressures financial institutions to innovate faster, amid rising economic impacts from cyber fraud.

Finance chiefs to join exercise in Washington designed to assess how they would handle collapse of significant bankThe bosses of the central banks and treasuries of the UK, US and EU are to take part in a war game in Washington on Saturday to test how they would handle the collapse of a globally significant bank.Amid growing unease over the risks to global financial stability, the most senior officials from the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England – including its governor, Andrew Bailey – are expected to take part. Continue reading...

• Business banking startup Slash Financial announced $100 million in Series C funding at a $1.4 billion valuation, led by Ribbit Capital, Khosla Ventures, and Goodwater Capital. • The funds will accelerate development of its AI-driven back office for small and midsized online businesses. • Founded in 2020, Slash provides an autonomous finance platform, positioning it as a key player in fintech automation.

Release of new Claude model, so far limited to US firms, will expand to British institutions in coming daysBritish banks will be given access in the next week to a powerful AI tool that was deemed too dangerous to be released to the public, as a series of senior finance figures warned over its impact.Anthropic, which has so far limited the release of the new model to a small clutch of primarily US businesses, including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, said it would expand that to UK financial institutions in the coming days. Continue reading...

Though welcomed by chefs and campaigners, many schools say the government’s plan to remove ‘grab and go’ options from the menu is a step too farIt is lunchtime at Richard Challoner school, a Catholic comprehensive for boys in New Malden, south-west London. The familiar smell of school lunch is beginning to waft around the corridors.In the canteen, there is a moment of calm as the kitchen team make final preparations before year 7 descend – a mass of chatting, laughing boys, with backpacks swinging and empty tummies grumbling. Continue reading...

Thieves believed to have escaped into sewers after holding staff and customers in Crédit Agricole branch for two hoursArmed robbers held 25 people hostage at a bank in Naples for two hours on Thursday, before fleeing through a tunnel.The three thieves entered a branch of Crédit Agricole in the southern Italian city at about 11.30am, taking hostage of staff and customers, who were freed by police a couple of hours later. Continue reading...

Six lenders, including Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan report jump in first-quarter earningsBusiness live – latest updatesBig US banks raked in nearly $50bn (£37bn) worth of profits in the first three months of the year, as they benefited from stock market turbulence triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran.Wall Street’s largest lenders have reported a jump in first-quarter earnings, reflecting the surge in demand for trading services as investors dumped risky stocks and bonds and sought safer havens for their cash. Continue reading...

• Finance ministers and central bank governors gathered in Washington for IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings are confronting an unprecedented global energy shock caused by the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz closure, according to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. • Georgieva warned that "there will be no neat and clean return to the status quo ante," indicating long-term economic impacts regardless of ceasefire outcomes or efforts to reopen shipping routes. • The energy crisis is already affecting hundreds of millions of people globally, with decisions made at the meetings regarding resource allocation and emergency funding expected to have tangible impacts on livelihoods in the coming weeks.

Incident took place in small village on day pupils were due back in class for first time in more than 40 daysIsraeli forces have fired teargas at Palestinian schoolchildren who were staging a sit-in in the occupied West Bank after settlers blocked access to their school.The Israeli military said it had dispersed an “unusual gathering”, but did not specify whether its troops had fired teargas at the children on the first day of class since the start of the Iran war. Continue reading...

• Anthropic postponed releasing Claude Mythos, an AI excelling at coding and vulnerability scanning, following high-level meetings with US financial regulators. • Mythos demonstrated ability to chain unknown security flaws in software at unprecedented speed, sparking 'agent-to-agent war' concerns in cyberspace. • Partners like Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Cisco, CrowdStrike, and JPMorgan Chase received restricted previews under Project Glasswing.