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QS Global MBA Rankings 2025, an annual suite of rankings identifying the world's top study destinations for aspiring business leaders. IIM Bangalore (ranked 53rd) is on top of the India list, followed by IIM Ahmedabad (=60), IIM Calcutta (65th) and the Indian School of Business (=86) respectively. While IIM Bangalore has slipped from last year’s 48th spot, India has steadily been increasing its representation in the rankings by higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symond to 14 this year compared to 11 last year and nine the year before. Beyond those in the top 100, the rankings include IIM Kozhikode (151-200), IIM Indore, IIM Lucknow, IIM Udaipur, XLRI- Xavier School of Management, all in the 201-250 band; IMT Ghaziabad, IMI Delhi, IMI Kolkata, MDI Gurgaon and Somaiya Vidyavihar University in the 251+ bracket.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Jagatjit Industries, the maker of Aristocrat Premium whisky and other spirits, is set to launch a slate of products in early 2025 as part of its strategy to reinvent and premiumise its offerings. The company will enter the brandy category with the launch of Royal Medallion in January.

Kashmir on Wednesday to witness the ongoing assembly elections. The delegation comprised diplomats from Delhi-based missions of the US, Mexico, Guyana, South Korea, Somalia, Panama, Singapore, Nigeria, Spain, South Africa, Norway, Tanzania, Rwanda, Algeria and the Philippines, people familiar with the matter said. Most of the embassies are represented by their Charge d'affaires and deputy chief of missions, they said. Others are represented by political officers at minister-counselor and counselor ranks.

Narendra Modi will hold a rally in Haryana's Sonipat on Wednesday for the upcoming state assembly elections. In a post on X, the Prime Minister said that in the assembly elections, the people of Haryana have made up their minds to ensure a landslide victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state. «Haryana has made up its mind to ensure a landslide victory for the BJP in the assembly elections. In this atmosphere of enthusiasm and excitement in the celebration of democracy, we will have the good fortune of receiving the blessings of the people at the rally in Sonipat tomorrow at 12 noon,» PM Modi posted on X.

AAP leader Kailash Gahlot said he is former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's 'Hanuman' and will clear all his pending works, as he took charge in the Atishi-led Delhi government on Tuesday. This comes a day after Chief Minister Atishi referred to the Hindu epic Ramayana and said her situation was like that of Lord Ram's brother Bharat who had to rule Ayodhya after Lord Ram went into exile for 14 years. «It is Tuesday today, the day of Hanumanji, and I will work like Hanuman of Arvind Kejriwal and clear all his pending works. The AAP worked well under his leadership and tried to establish Ram Rajya,» Gahlot said after taking charge as the minister for transport, home, administrative reforms and women and child development. The AAP MLA from Najafgarh has retained the same portfolios he held in the Kejriwal-led government.

Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas to explain about the steps being taken to curb air pollution due to crop residue burning. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to apprise about the steps on September 27, when the issue will be taken up for hearing. Senior advocate Aprajita Singh, who is assisting the court as amicus curiae, referred to some newspaper reports and said it appears that stubble burning has started in neighbouring states of Delhi. She urged the court to seek explanation from the CAQM on what steps are being taken to curb air pollution caused by stubble burning and what steps are being taken to fix accountability on officials responsible for checking the burning of paddy straw under the CAQM Act.

capital on Tuesday amid a firm trend in the overseas markets. On Monday, the precious metal had revisited the all-time high level of Rs 76,950 after a gap of six months, according to market sources. The metal previously hit the record level of Rs 76,950 on March 22 this year, they said.

MRI (fMRI) to understand how Yoga Nidra, a practice known for improving mental well-being, affects the brain. The study, conducted by IIT Delhi, AIIMS Delhi, and Mahajan Imaging, was published in the international journal Scientific Reports. The research focused on experienced meditators and revealed a distinct neural mechanism that allows practitioners to remain restful yet aware, a TOI report stated.

Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives’ has regaled fans with glimpses behind the glitzy lives of the significant others of Bollywood’s biggest stars. On Tuesday, Netflix India announced the release date of the third season of the reality TV show. Along with several new faces from Delhi's elite society, the original cast—Maheep Kapoor, Neelam Kothari Soni, Seema Sajdeh, and Bhavana Pandey—will make a reappearance. Among them is jewellery designer Riddhima Kapoor, the sister of actor Ranbir Kapoor and the daughter of renowned actresses Neetu and late veteran actor Rishi Kapoor.

Another trip: Just back from a tour to the United States amid election season in Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana, Lok Sabha's Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is likely to have a busy travel schedule ahead. Word has it that Gandhi may hold US-type outreach interactions in destinations such as Germany and Chile soon. Kissa kursi ka’ in Delhi CM’s office: After assuming charge as Delhi CM on Monday, AAP leader Atishi placed an empty chair beside her CM’s chair, saying, “this chair belongs to Arvind Kejriwal.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s frugal moon mission, Chandrayaan 3, achieved the pioneering feat of landing near the south pole of the Moon. In STEM fields—of science, technology, engineering and mathematics—India and the Indian diaspora have nearly as many Nobel laureates (two in Physics, one in Chemistry and one in Medicine) as the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese diaspora (three in Physics, one in Chemistry and one in Medicine).

Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has flagged 34 major cases of non-compliance by government departments, which diluted its advice of acting against «corrupt» officials. In some cases, these «corrupt» officials were either exonerated or punishment against them were diluted by the departments concerned, according to the CVC's annual report 2023. Of the total, a highest of seven cases involved are under the coal ministry, five in the State Bank of India (SBI), four in the IDBI Bank, three under the steel ministry and two each under the power ministry and NBCC (India) Limited, it said. One such instance each was in the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), the Ministry of Railways, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) among others, according to the report.

Air India, now owned by the Tata Group, has embarked on a transformative five-year plan and a lot is going on. The airline is making billions-worth of investments in new aircraft, upgrading IT systems, revamping internal processes, and enhancing the consumer experience to shed its legacy image, ToI reported. “To transform an organisation which needed large investments both in terms of the infrastructure, people, processes, in every possible area and to build it up and bring it to this level and to continue to work towards building it to a world class airline is a tough and interesting journey… but we are moving at a very good pace,” said Rajesh Dogra, Chief Customer Experience Officer at Air India. After Tata Group acquired Air India in 2022, the first year focused on fixing the basics to meet customer and industry expectations. Dogra said, «The idea is to transform it from a legacy organisation which has had several issues into a new world class airline. A lot of focus was put on training programmes, recruitment.»

Air India is planning for a faster upgrade of its in-flight product on its key international routes to US and Europe as the Tata group airline tries to attract premium customers who had till now opted for Middle East carriers like Emirates and Qatar Airways due to higher service standard. The airline is planning to amplify its offerings with first class, on top of a business class in its new A350 planes and is also upgrading cabins in its A320 narrow body aircraft. Simultaneously it has planned to have exclusive lounges for its customers at Delhi, Mumbai, Dubai, London, New York, San Francisco by the end of 2025. “We have been talking about the Air India transformation and took a lot of initiatives, but with our new product people are now able to feel it. We have received good reviews from our customers and they feel that it is the sign of a new Air India which will be ready in next two years,” Rajesh Dogra, Chief Customer Experience Officer at the airline said.

Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that he would move out of his official residence during the upcoming Navratri festival that begins on October 3. In his first public address after tendering his resignation on September 17, the AAP chief also hit out at the BJP for allegedly implicating him in a false case and asserted that he cannot live with the «stain of dishonesty». «I cannot even live, let alone work, with the stigma of being dishonest. If I were dishonest, would I have made electricity and bus travel free for women? Would I have improved government schools and hospitals?» he asked the gathering. Released on bail from Tihar jail on September 13 after over five months in prison in connection with the excise policy case, Kejriwal said that he joined politics to serve the country and not for any greed for power or post.

As the story unfolded, Advait claimed he was abroad and intended to visit Mumbai on September 16. On that day, the woman received a shocking call from someone purporting to be a Delhi customs official. The caller informed her that Advait had been detained at the airport with a large sum of Euros, as per PTI. In a moment of panic, she was told that in order to secure Advait's release, she needed to pay Rs 3.37 lakh via UPI. Following the caller's instructions, she transferred the money. However, the fraudster later demanded an additional Rs4.99 lakh for further expenses.

arbitral award that a consortium led by ONGC won against the Italian energy multinational ENI Group in 2021. Justice Prateek Jalan passed the stay order after the ENI group deposited over Rs 296 crore in the HC, which also gave liberty to the ONGC to initiate appropriate proceedings with regard to the money lying in the international bank account of the group. However, the HC allowed the Italian energy group to file its objections to the execution petition moved by the ONGC. According to ONGC, the foreign energy company is liable to pay USD 31,577,805 in terms of the award.

Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday demanded answers from the RSS for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's actions, in an apparent bid to diminish his stature by implying that the parent Hindutva organisation was the master which should keep its child in control. «Has the son become so big now that it is showing attitude to his mother?» Kejriwal said at a rally where he demanded five answers from Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat. The questions he asked were political softballs but the implication of bringing Bhagwat into his new political narrative is new and unusual. Kejriwal wanted to know if the RSS agreed with the BJP's politics of using central agencies to break up parties and topple opposition governments, and inducting «corrupt» leaders into its fold.

President Biden received an antique silver hand-engraved train model with 'Delhi-Delaware' inscribed on the sides of the main carriage. First Lady Jill Biden was gifted a Pashmina Shawl in an intricately designed Papier Mache Box. Why did Modi gift a train to Biden? Notably, the vintage silver hand-engraved train model is a rare and extraordinary piece and masterfully crafted by artisans from Maharashtra — renowned for its rich heritage in silver craftsmanship. Made of 92.5 per cent silver, the model showcases the pinnacle of Indian metalworking artistry, with elaborate details achieved through traditional techniques such as engraving, repousse (hammering from the reverse to create raised designs), and intricate filigree work.

Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday revealed why he resigned from his post. «I resigned because I did not come to do corruption or to earn money. I came to change the politics of the country,» said Kejriwal at 'Janta ki Adalat'. «The lawyers said that this case can go on for ten years. I cannot live with this stain. So I thought that I would go to the court of the people,» the AAP leader said.