Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday described the middle class as the growth engine of India and said nearly 500 cities are poised to emerge as the country’s next centres of economic activity.Participating in a panel discussion on ‘How to promote the rise of a new middle class’ at…
Travis Kelce surprised fans on Thursday with an unexpected announcement about his podcast, New Heights, just hours before his widely reported wedding celebrations with Taylor Swift in New York. The show revealed that a mystery guest will appear on a new episode set to be released Friday, but did not share any details about who…
Nearly four decades after the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the abandoned reactor remains one of the most hostile places on Earth. Radiation levels that would prove lethal to most forms of life still linger in parts of the exclusion zone, making it an unlikely setting for biological discovery. Yet among cracked concrete, rusting steel and contaminated…
Today is a fairytale.Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s wedding is fast approaching Friday at Madison Square Garden, where the couple’s closest friends and family – and several hundred more – are attending the elaborate event inside the iconic New York venue.Guest arrivals are well underway and Swifties were amassed outside, where the heat was harsh…
Coca-Cola has called for pitches from investment banks for the proposed initial public offering of its Indian bottling arm, sources told CNBC-TV18 on Thursday. Formal presentations are scheduled for August 9 and 10 in London. Among global banks, Coca-Cola has tapped JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to pitch for roles on the offering, sources…
Representative image (Image: AP) NEW DELHI: The government on Friday issued a detailed rebuttal to misinformation circulating on social media about India’s E20 ethanol blending programme, rejecting claims related to excessive water consumption, engine damage, environmental risks and fuel safety.In a 10-point clarification, the ministry of petroleum and natural gas said the E20 programme, under…
Govt reviews the situation of rainfall deficit and potential drought conditions in certain parts of India NEW DELHI: There doesn’t appear to be any respite from the El Nino over monsoon, with the World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) latest update on Friday indicating a “rapid development” of this climatic phenomenon during July-Sept, increasing the likelihood of…
‘A horse knows the road, even if its rider does not’ A horse on the steppe remembers what maps forget: A proverb from Mongolia where survival once depended on animal instinct, weather sense, and inherited knowledge of the land.Among Mongolia’s vast grasslands, where landmarks can be scarce and weather changes without warning, traditional wisdom often…
BENGALURU: German software major SAP is tightening hiring, travel and third-party spending as it steps up investments in artificial intelligence, according to an internal email sent to employees.In the email, SAP said the rapid pace of AI adoption is driving significant investments in AI products, strategic acquisitions and the infrastructure needed to support AI workloads….
Prince William believes British football fans heading to North America for the 2026 FIFA World Cup could be surprised by one thing more than anything else: the size of the stadiums. Speaking on the latest episode of the New Heights podcast, hosted by Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce, the Prince of Wales said the scale…
