FPIs’ holdings hit 14-month high in November

November 20, 2025 1:36 PM

FPIs’ holdings hit 14-month high in November

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) increased their holdings in Indian securities to a fourteen-month high in the first half of November, even as Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) continued to sell shares during the same period. According to NSDL data, FPIs’ assets under custody rose to Rs ...

Turkey says two-state solution is most realistic option for Cyprus

November 13, 2025 11:41 PM

Turkey says two-state solution is most realistic option for Cyprus

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey believes the most realistic way to resolve political deadlock over Cyprus is to have two states on the ethnically-split island. Erdogan was speaking alongside Tufan Erhurman, the newly-elected Turkish Cypriot president who has pledged to explore...

OpenAI backs startup aiming to block AI-enabled bioweapons

November 13, 2025 11:34 PM

OpenAI backs startup aiming to block AI-enabled bioweapons

ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Thursday said it will invest in a startup focused on blocking bad actors from creating biological weapons powered by artificial intelligence. OpenAI is the lead investor in a $15 million seed round in Red Queen Bio, which is trying to make sure the AI industry's defenses are...

Afghans carried out two suicide bombings in Pakistan, says minister

November 13, 2025 9:30 PM

Afghans carried out two suicide bombings in Pakistan, says minister

Pakistan said on Thursday Afghan nationals carried out two deadly suicide bombings in its territory this week, amid sharpening tensions between the South Asian neighbours over militant violence. The involvement of Afghans in the attacks - one outside a courthouse in the capital on Tuesday, the othe...

Why has wild polio been found in Germany and what does it mean?

November 13, 2025 9:07 PM

Why has wild polio been found in Germany and what does it mean?

Germany has found the wild polio virus in a sewage sample in Hamburg, the first such detection in Europe since 2010. WHAT IS POLIO? Polio, short for poliomyelitis, is an infectious disease that terrified parents worldwide for much of the first half of the 20th century. Affecting mainly children un...

Soccer-Turkey imposes bans on 102 players in gambling probe

November 13, 2025 7:51 PM

Soccer-Turkey imposes bans on 102 players in gambling probe

Turkey's football federation (TFF) on Thursday imposed bans of various lengths against 102 players from its league's top two tiers as part of a probe into alleged betting on matches, with Galatasaray's Eren Elmali and Metehan Baltaci among those sanctioned. Earlier this month, the TFF suspended 149...

Hamas, Islamic Jihad say they will hand over body of hostage at 8 pm

November 13, 2025 6:17 PM

Hamas, Islamic Jihad say they will hand over body of hostage at 8 pm

The armed wings of Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad said on Thursday they would hand over the body of an Israeli hostage at 8 p.m. local time (1800 GMT). If the transfer takes place, the bodies of three hostages will still be held in Gaza. Islamic Jihad, which is allied with Ham...

UK military vows reform after survey reveals high rates of sexual harassment

November 13, 2025 5:52 PM

UK military vows reform after survey reveals high rates of sexual harassment

Two-thirds of women in the British army reported experiencing sexualised behaviour in the past year, according to a survey released on Thursday, findings that the government said were "wholly unacceptable" Britain's first ever military-wide survey found that 67% of female personnel had encountered ...