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22.01 / 14:05

UPS Cooper Celebrity show stage Inside Star-filled Louis Vuitton show unveils East-meets-West streetwear in collaboration with Kenzo

Celebrities including Bradley Cooper squeezed into Louis Vuitton as the brand transformed the Louvre’s historic heart into a stunning stage for Paris Fashion Week

22.01 / 09:55

markets Digital Strategy President PAM show Japan Inc will struggle to follow SoftBank's lead and go big with Trump

SoftBank chief executive officer (CEO) Masayoshi Son's plan to invest billions in AI in the United States shows one way to handle the new Trump administration: go big and deal with the details later.

22.01 / 03:47

Sustainability Trade Experts country song reports International South Korea to shrink biomass energy subsidies after criticism over link to deforestation

The South Korean government has announced it will reduce indirect subsidies for biomass energy

22.01 / 01:29

markets MET Digital Strategy President PAM "Reviewed our extensive bilateral partnership, exchanged views on wide range of issues": Jaishankar on talks with US Secretary of State

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his US counterpart Marco Rubio and exchanged views on a wide range of regional and global issues in their first bilateral meeting hours after the Secretary of State assumed office.

22.01 / 00:19

UPS Citi IPO Provident Target Platform Citigroup Amagi hires Kotak, Citi, IIFL, Goldman to raise up to ₹3,200 cr in IPO

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Media technology unicorn Amagi Media Labs has hired Kotak Mahindra Capital, Citigroup, IIFL Capital and Goldman Sachs as investment banks to raise up to ₹3,200 crore in an initial public offering (IPO), two people aware of the matter said. The company, which counts NBC Universal, CBS, USA Today and Japan’s Rakuten Group among its clients, is likely to file draft IPO papers after April, the people said on the condition of anonymity.

22.01 / 00:19

UPS Manufacturing Highways Southern stage testing Interviews Railways to work on new bullet train corridors in North, East and South as proposed in BJP manifesto

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With Golden quadrilateral of high speed train network in mind, Vaishnaw says Railways to work on new bullet train corridors in North, East and South as proposed in BJP manifesto The government proposes to expand the coverage of high-speed trains, laying the ground for them to run on new routes along the lines of the golden quadrilateral highway network.

21.01 / 12:41

markets Art Food DISH Golf classical Destinations 6 new restaurants to checkout in Delhi NCR

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The capital region, Delhi and Gurugram, witnessed a spat of new openings in November and December. Asian flavours, European flavours and flavour forward cocktails dominate in these menus.

21.01 / 10:07

UPS band cover reports Scandals Dozens of firms pull ads from Japanese network over sex scandal linked to its staff and celebrity

Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials from broadcaster Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most famous TV hosts

21.01 / 07:21

markets COST UPS economy country social China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy

21.01 / 01:09

markets Analysis Trade President Experts reports Asian stocks open higher as Tariff threat eases

Asian stocks advanced with US equity futures after President Donald Trump held off from imposing sweeping trade tariffs in his first day in office. Shares climbed from the open in Australia, Japan and South Korea, with the MSCI Asia Pacific Index rising as much as 0.8%. US futures extended their rally from Monday when the cash market was closed. Asian currencies strengthened as Bloomberg’s gauge of the dollar dropped for a second day. Treasuries climbed.

20.01 / 14:57

markets Digital Strategy Research Experts PAM show Reserves adequate to absorb depreciation impact and RBI dollar sales

20.01 / 13:19

markets Digital Strategy Experts poverty PAM country I spent lonely, hungry, cold, angry 21 hours in goods compartment...: Narayan Murthy shares an anecdote from his job in Paris

Infosys, on Monday shared his insights on 'Compassionate Capitalism' at the Kalichand Memorial Lecture in Mumbai. During his speech, the 78-year-old said, the question of stark poverty and inequity in India has been troubling him right from that day when he spent lonely, hungry, cold, angry, and introspective 21 hours in the goods compartment on a freight train from Nis in now Serbia to Istanbul, way back in 1974 on his hitchhiking trip, returning back to India after his job in Paris.

20.01 / 10:23

UPS Healthcare Inside social 2020 reports isolate Some people in Japan are ready to pay money to stay in jail. The reason is heart-breaking

20.01 / 08:51

markets UPS Trade track reports Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall St's strong finish ahead of Trump's inauguration

Asian shares are higher after U.S. stock indexes rallied to close out their best week in two months

20.01 / 08:01

markets UPS Action economy Trade President country Trump’s second presidency signals the end of the Washington Consensus

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The second US presidency of Donald Trump will be the most consequential for any president after World War II. This assessment, shared by many analysts, is best articulated by conservative columnist David Brooks.

20.01 / 01:49

markets UPS Analysis TikTok Trade Experts track Asian stocks advance as Trump and Xi discuss trade

Asian equities climbed in early Monday trading, tracking US peers following a positive conversation between Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping ahead of the US President-elect’s inauguration. Shares in Australia, Japan and South Korea gained. A gauge of US-listed Chinese shares jumped 3.2% Friday as Trump described the talk between the two leaders as “very good.” US futures were slightly lower in Asian trading with Wall Street closed on Monday due to a holiday.

19.01 / 13:53

markets Digital Strategy Experts PAM information Assam CM Himant Biswa Sarma to begins visit to South Korea, Japan

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma embarked on visit of South Korea and Japan on Sunday to woo investors for Advantage Assam Summit 2.0.

19.01 / 04:05

markets Digital Strategy PAM social reports Relationships Trump wants to visit China, talked about possible trip to India: Report

18.01 / 05:47

markets UPS Analysis Remark Trade President reports Dollar holds gains against yen, steadies ahead of Trump inauguration

The yen was poised for its strongest weekly performance in over a month as expectations for a Bank of Japan rate hike next week grow, putting the dollar on the back foot.

17.01 / 12:09

markets Manufacturing CEO Strategy PAM country Maruti Suzuki aims to become leading producer of EVs in one year, says MD & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi

Maruti Suzuki India aims to be the leading producer of electric vehicles in the country over the next one year, the company's Managing Director and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi said on Friday. Speaking on the sidelines of the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 here, he noted that the production of the company's first battery vehicle eVITARA will commence in «spring» at its Gujarat-based manufacturing plant.

17.01 / 08:51

COST UPS Career economy trends social China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy

China’s population has fallen for the third straight year, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation that is now facing both an aging population and an emerging shortage of working age people able to support...

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