The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mysuru, is organising a roundtable discussion on sports education with the schools from Mysuru at Hotel Quorum at 3 p.m. on November 28. The agenda of the round table will be to — understand the existing programmes run by schools currently; understand constraints in ... Read More »
Later today, Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will deliver his first ever first Autumn Statement. It’s not an enviable task, as over the last few months he’ll have been lobbied hard – and pulled in different directions – by his colleagues across Whitehall. “Infrastructure investment” looks set to ... Read More »
President-elect Donald Trump responded to renewed controversy surrounding his business ties in a Tuesday interview with The New York Times, insisting “the president can’t have a conflict of interest” as he faces scrutiny over a series of questionable interactions. Tweets from Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Mike Grynbaum, who were ... Read More »
The euro zone saw the fastest business growth this year, with the Composite Purchasing Managing Index (PMI) for November coming in at 54.1, the highest since December 2015 and up from 53.3 in October, according to data provider Markit. Both the manufacturing and service sectors increased at similar rates, with ... Read More »
The pensions regulator is currently giving evidence to MPs on, among other things, BHS. Ahead of the meeting, the chairman of the House of Commons work and pensions committee Frank Field wrote to the regulator asking if Sir Philip Green’s superyacht and other assets could be seized to help plug ... Read More »
MUMBAI, NOV 18: The rupee today crashed below the psychological 68-mark to end at near nine-month low as sentiment turned bearish on combination of growing US rate hike expectations and stunning dollar run. Witnessing a near-term rout, the home currency crumbled by a whopping 31 paise to end at 68.13 ... Read More »
Hundreds of businesses such as Starbucks, General Mills and Hewlett Packard are asking President-elect Donald Trump to follow through on U.S. commitments to combat climate change. They argue it’s good for business. More than 360 companies and investors made their plea in an open letter to Trump, President Obama and ... Read More »
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa — The future of transportation across the region is arriving at a pace quicker than many might think. And the infrastructure must be ready when that future gets here. “Fifty percent of all vehicles will be fully automated in the not-too-distant future,” Illinois Director of Transportation Randall ... Read More »
The chief technology officer at Callaghan Innovation returned home four months ago after 20 years of working in the United States, and is now touring the country advising Kiwis how to integrate newer technologies with their businesses. “I noticed when I came back that our distance and isolation doesn’t have to hurt us,” he said. ... Read More »
BYDGOSZCZ, Poland — Dante Spinotti, who served as a jurist on this year’s Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition at the Camerimage film festival, is a firm believer that changing technology benefits filmmaking at all levels. The Italian-born DP, who has credits that go back to the 1970s, says that the advent of ... Read More »
Equating demonetisation as a move to cure “cancer” in the economy, Mumbai-based real-estate tycoon and managing director of Hiranandani Group Niranjan Hiranandani said the real-estate sector across the country has taken a “hit” after the Modi-government banned currencies of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denominations and will take at least ... Read More »
Bengaluru: Trump Organization, the New York-based business venture of US president-elect Donald Trump, has signed a deal with real estate firm Unimark Group in Kolkata for a residential project, is in talks for a second project in Pune and plans to tap opportunities in office real estate across large cities, ... Read More »
