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02.02 / 10:49

COST awards Justice Courts International Delhi HC clears way to hear Centre’s $2.31-bn recovery appeal against RIL

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : A division bench of the Delhi high court on Monday agreed to hear the Centre’s plea seeking to recover around $2.31 billion from Reliance Industries Ltd and its partners in the nearly three-decade-old Panna-Mukta and Tapti offshore oilfields dispute. The bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain rejected RIL’s objection that the Centre’s appeal was not maintainable.

02.02 / 02:29

UPS Citi President War country The violence in Iran could lead to civil war

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. “A PRINCE OUGHT to inspire fear," wrote Niccolo Machiavelli, but “he must endeavour only to avoid hatred", lest it prove his undoing. By that measure Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, is failing.

31.01 / 01:49

Interface Research audience rights Relationships International AI Tool of the Week: When translation understands context

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The AI hack we unlock today is based on a tool—ChatGPT Translate.

30.01 / 08:03

markets Provident Manufacturing Airlines Tesla show Commentary China’s EVs are coming to Canada. Americans should welcome them, too.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. About the author: Clifford Winston is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of Market Corrections Not Government Interventions: A Path to Improve the U.S. Economy. In 1977, a swashbuckling British entrepreneur named Freddy Laker launched the Skytrain, a no-frills, low-fare flight between London and New York.

29.01 / 10:05

markets UPS economy Research Universities poverty Economists get cold feet about high minimum wages

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. IN THE BARRIO of Iztapalapa, on Mexico City’s eastern flank, the pavements stay busy even in the punishing afternoon sun. Street vendors hawk snacks from metal carts; waiters from corner taquerías weave between tables and traffic; cashiers in the ubiquitous convenience stores ring up a steady stream of small purchases.

28.01 / 16:57

COST Provident BLOCK Mobile wellness reports ONGC eyes partnership with ExxonMobil to jointly bid for oil & gas blocks

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Panaji: State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) is eyeing collaboration with ExxonMobil to jointly bid for India’s hydrocarbon blocks in the tenth round of auctions under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy, according to a top executive.

28.01 / 03:13

markets Provident FIVE security Mobile Trade innovations Rajiv Memani: Why we can expect the India-EU trade agreement to yield win-win outcomes

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government deserve applause for concluding a landmark trade deal with the European Union (EU). The agreement negotiated over the last six months reflects maturity and avoids red lines for both sides while focusing on their complementarities.

27.01 / 17:35

markets COST Provident CEO Chevron cover reports ONGC reaches out to Shell, ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies, Chevron, others for production enhancement in western offshore

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) has reached out to as many as 10 global energy players to participate in its tender for the role of technical services provider (TSP) to enhance production in its western offshore fields, Pankaj Kumar, director (production) at ONGC, said to mediapersons on the sidelines of India Energy Week.

27.01 / 11:11

markets UPS Trade President War country travelers Stung by Trump, America’s top trading partners cozy up to China

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. U.S. trading partners, feeling burned by an unpredictable and transactional White House, are reassessing China in a drive to lessen their longstanding reliance on America.

27.01 / 01:49

Trade President War show country Relationships Europe is aiming to sign a long-awaited free-trade deal with India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NARENDRA MODI’S guests of honour at Indian Republic Day on January 26th will not just be there to witness the pomp and parades. India’s prime minister has invited the European Union’s two top officials, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and António Costa, president of the European Council, which represents the EU’s member states.

27.01 / 01:13

markets Manufacturing Volkswagen Strategy Trade reports Sporting European automakers accelerate India localisation ahead of EU trade deal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. European carmakers in India have stayed a step ahead of the landmark India-EU free trade treaty, which is expected to slash tariffs on imported fully-made cars.

25.01 / 13:35

markets UPS Platform Entertainment audience International Media firms look beyond the home screen, eye eyeballs offshore

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As revenue pressures mount at home, Indian media firms are finding their next growth opportunity abroad. Media and entertainment companies have been exploring global partnerships and strengthening their presence in several international markets over the past few months in a bid to gain from the higher paying propensity among diasporic Indians abroad.

25.01 / 11:45

markets COST UPS Manufacturing Food pandemic Barrett Brewed overseas, rooted in India: The rise of diaspora alcohol brands

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Toronto: On a rainy afternoon in Dublin, Bhagyalakshmi Barrett stood in the liquor aisle of Dunnes Stores, scanning a shelf full of Irish gins and British imports. One bottle carried a name she had chosen herself: Maharani Gin.

25.01 / 01:53

Citi Digital Mobile Food country Features Videos India warms up to AI virtual pets as companionship goes digital

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : In 2024, Indrani Sen, a Mumbai-based food blogger, was distressed by the growing distance with her then 16-year-old daughter. The digital-savvy 47-year-old found the solution in Pengu—a mobile app she installed on both their phones that let them raise an artificial intelligence (AI) pet penguin together.

23.01 / 01:57

UPS Aviat President War stage Headlines Forget Greenland. Macron’s sunglasses take over Davos.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When French President Emmanuel Macron strode to the stage in Davos wearing a pair of reflective aviator sunglasses, many thought he was sending a message: It was time for someone in Europe to stand up to President Trump. Was Macron evoking Tom Cruise’s cocky fighter pilot Maverick in “Top Gun," signaling that he wouldn’t back down against Trump’s demands for control of Greenland? Others thought he might be throwing shade by wearing aviator-style sunglasses favored by former President Biden, the object of Trump’s constant derision.

22.01 / 14:49

security President War country peace International Trump wants peace board to rewrite global order—but major powers aren’t sold

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump touts his Board of Peace as an organization of accomplished leaders that will displace the United Nations, with him as permanent chairman. But so far it is a group of countries more interested in currying favor with him than in solving pressing conflicts.

22.01 / 10:03

COST security President War Relationships Mint Explainer | How Trump’s Greenland gambit put Nato on the brink

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. US President Donald Trump’s speech at Davos was meant to be a bellwether for the trans-Atlantic relationship, particularly Nato, with his handling of Greenland closely watched. After the speech, it appears Nato has survived, but barely.

22.01 / 08:03

markets UPS security President Divinity Pride country Mr. Trump and the Davos divide

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Those of a religious bent might accuse stereotypical “Davos Man"—immense fortune, private jet, outrageous hypocrisy, spine-tingling pomposity—of the sin of pride. In which case President Trump’s speech Wednesday to the World Economic Forum at Davos felt like a form of divine retribution.

21.01 / 10:31

UPS Google social testing Features Updates Investigations Under growing pressure, Elon Musk backs down on nude deepfakes

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Editor’s note (January 15th 2025): This article has been updated to take in developments. FROM DRUG use to libel suits, Elon Musk has long been able to shrug off problems that would have imperilled most bosses.

21.01 / 09:39

markets UPS economy Trade President shock The China shock may get worse but trade has proven resilient and globalization just can’t be reversed

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The good news for China is its export machine is still very much a going concern. It might even be described as thriving, despite US tariffs.

21.01 / 09:39

UPS Provident Racing Analysis cover aerobics What is the best way to train for a marathon?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For many would-be marathoners, January seems as good a time as any to dust off their trainers and begin the journey to running 26.2 miles (42km). To hit a goal time or even just complete the race without injury, runners need to follow a training plan.

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