Delhi GM Open: Narayanan, Deepan, Abhijeet, Diptayan, Petrosyan continue winning streaks on Day 3

New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Day 3 of the 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2025 delivered another thrilling chapter at Tivoli Gardens, Chattarpur, as Round 4 featured several high-stakes matchups and standout performances from both Indian and international contenders. India’s top seed GM Narayanan S.L. led the charge with a solid win over…

Italian referendum on easing citizenship rules thwarted by low turnout | Politics News

PM Meloni said she would not vote, and opposition accuses government of dampening interest in immigrant, worker issues. An Italian referendum on easing citizenship rules and strengthening labour protections has failed after hard-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni encouraged voters to boycott the vote. As polls closed on Monday, it emerged that many citizens had heeded Meloni’s…

Is the EU a Free Trade Zone?

On January 1, 1993, the European Single Market came into being. The previous October, British Prime Minister John Major had looked forward to “a single European market of 330 million people…A market for British computers. British cars. British televisions. British textiles. British services. British skills. The biggest free trade area in the world.”  By eliminating…

Taking Government Out of GDP, An Update

The latest Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows a net decrease from Q4 2024. This net decrease “primarily reflected an increase in imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, and a decrease in government spending…partly offset by increases in investment, consumer spending, and exports.”…

Exclusive: SEBI to launch ‘Pay Right’ UPI system for investors in 1 month, say sources

Market regulator SEBI is likely to implement a UPI-powered ‘Pay Right’ system within the next one month, sources told Zee Business. The proposed Pay Right initiative is aimed at protecting investors against fraudulent financial transactions, ensuring secure and seamless payments to intended stock brokers and other intermediaries.  SEBI has prepared the plan with a special…