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Brands are returning to X at a time when Musk's influence has grown in the Trump administration, with the Tesla CEO's key role in the US Department of Government Efficiency. In 2025, X's US ad revenue is expected to grow 17.5% to $1.31 billion, while global ad sales are estimated to rise 16.5% to $2.26 billion, according to Emarketer.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In today’s world, education is no longer just about survival. Parents are going the extra mile, making thoughtful decisions about how and where their children study, from preschool to college.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s cement sector is laying a solid foundation for growth, with stocks surging after a research report pointed to a sustained earnings upcycle. UltraTech Cement, the country’s largest producer, has been at the forefront of this rally, continuing its trend of outperformance.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Donald Trump and Elon Musk speak to the press as they sit in a Tesla at the White House in Washington, March 11. For the past two months, Americans have watched as two extraordinary and polarizing figures—Donald Trump and Elon Musk—have worked as a team to reduce the size and reach of the federal bureaucracy.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s ambitious push to bring home trading in Nifty 50 derivatives has made limited progress in nearly two years, as many traders tempted by cost and logistical advantages keep faith in the Singapore Exchange (SGX). While the share of GIFT Nifty volumes originating from within GIFT City has nearly doubled to 33% during the period, it is still a long way from realizing the goal of attracting the majority of these trades to India.

Timothée Chalamet had enough of Kylie Jenner’s over-the-top affection? That’s the burning question swirling around Hollywood as insiders claim the Oscar-nominated actor is putting a hard stop to their high-profile public displays of affection. While their whirlwind romance had tongues wagging at major award shows, recent sightings suggest the heat has cooled—at least on Chalamet’s side. His cold shoulder at a recent tennis match has fueled speculation that the Dune star is growing increasingly wary of how his connection to the Kardashian empire is shaping his reputation.

According to reports, US President Donald Trump has said that automobile tariffs will be coming soon even as he indicated that some countries may get an exemption from reciprocal tariffs to be imposed on April 2. Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) said that India certainly deserves an exemption or waiver from reciprocal tariffs as it is constructively engaged with America at different levels and also for a Bilateral Trade Agreement. «The Mission 500 to take bilateral trade from the current level of about USD 200 billion to USD 500 billion requires a greater push for seamless trade, which the exemption will further facilitate,» FIEO Director General Ajay Sahai said. Another exporter said that the exemption to India would remove tariff uncertainties and will help further increase exports to the US.

The statement served as more of an update for the UK's economic health, as opposed to a budget, reflecting the chancellor's desire to have «one major fiscal event per year». Reeves offered an update on last week's proposed welfare reforms. The proposed reforms were announced by Liz Kendall and focused on delivering personalised support to sick and disabled people who can work to get the jobs they «need and deserve». Proposed savings to incapacity and disability were at £5bn before the end of 2030, and Reeves provided the news that final costing had been examined by Office for Budget R...

Bharatmala Pariyojana Scheme, have faced delays primarily due to factors like land acquisition issues and financial difficulties faced by contractors, Parliament was informed Wednesday. Besides force majeure events, scarcity of construction materials, etc have also caused delays in the projects, Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said in a reply to Rajya Sabha. «The implementation of 637 projects, including those under the Bharatmala Pariyojana Scheme, has faced delays...,» the Minister said. To overcome these challenges and expedite project execution, the government has undertaken various initiatives, Gadkari said… These include streamlining and expediting land acquisition process, revamping Parivesh Portal to facilitate faster forest and environmental clearances, enabling online approval of General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) of Road Over Bridge/Road Under Bridge (ROB/RUB) from the Railways, and conducting review meetings at various levels with all stakeholders, including state governments, he said. On the financial implication, Gadkari said it does not arise in every delayed project. The minister said if delay is not attributable to the contractor, price escalation is paid as per contract conditions, which may or may not result in additional cost, depending upon final value of price escalation determined on actual completion of the project.

Finance Minister Rachel Reeves cut the government's plans for spending increases to get back on track towards her fiscal targets, restoring the 9.9 billion-pound ($12.77 billion) headroom against her fiscal rules that had been wiped out by lower growth and higher borrowing costs.

IT services company Happiest Minds Technologies announced strategic changes to strengthen products, software-as-a-service (SaaS) and a soon-to-be launched healthcare-as-a-service (HaaS) solutions. On Wednesday, shares of Happiest Minds Technologies touched a 52-week low for the second consecutive day to reach Rs 620.20 on the BSE, before ending slightly higher at Rs 624.10 per share. At a press conference around a month before its fourth quarter and full year earnings the Bengaluru-headquartered company said it has drawn up plans to expand its business to the private equity (PE) ecosystem, global capability centres (GCCs) and a strategy to focus on high potential large accounts.

The season officially began this year with the games played between Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs on March 18 and 19 at Japan's Tokyo Dome.

youth unemployment and disengagement, as per a report. This grim figure is a warning of an enormous issue that can have long-term implications for the United States' labour force and economic prospects.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. VerSe Innovation, the parent of news aggregator Dailyhunt and short-video app Josh, expects to break even in the next three to four months and turn profitable in FY26 after reducing losses and improving cost efficiency, co-founder Umang Bedi told Mint in an interview. “The primary focus is to break even in the next few months," Bedi said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Accounting conventions require that capital is accounted for in the balance sheet of the enterprise, and expenditures and incomes in the profit-and-loss account. This is universal for all corporate enterprises, be they business ventures, government agencies or ‘non-profit’ organizations.

PM Modi is set to inaugurate the new Pamban bridge, India’s first vertical sea bridge, in Tamil Nadu on April 6, coinciding with Ram Navami, a significant Hindu festival marking the birth of Lord Ram. The inauguration is expected soon after PM Modi returns from his two-day visit to Sri Lanka on April 4-5. Constructed at a cost of Rs 535 crore, this ambitious engineering project was executed by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL). Spanning just over two kilometres, the bridge replaces the old 1914-built bridge, which had become severely corroded after over a century of service and was closed in 2022. This new bridge is expected to enhance rail connectivity to Rameswaram, one of the most sacred sites in Hinduism, associated with the legend of Lord Ram's bridge to Lanka as told in the Ramayana.

India, the world's second-biggest sugar producer, in January set an export allowance of 1 million metric tons through September 2025, as both the government and the industry believed there was a surplus for overseas markets. Since then, industry groups have lowered their output forecasts for the current year, raising concerns about potential supply shortages and export restrictions. However, India has more than enough stocks to meet domestic consumption and ethanol requirements, which is why the government has decided that mills would be allowed to export sugar, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. «There is no reason to consider any restrictions on exports. The numbers suggest that we will have more than enough stocks throughout this year, and next year's production will anyway exceed this year's production,» one of the sources said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Over the last six months, the stock of Narayana Hrudayalaya has risen by over 30% against an 8.3% decline in the Sensex, outperforming the benchmark index by a wide margin. The stock has also been an outlier amid the recent correction, bucking the trend.

ELSS) mutual funds stand out among other tax-saving instruments under Section 80C due to their unique combination of equity exposure, a short lock-in period, and potential for high returns. “Unlike the Public Provident Fund (PPF), which has a 15-year lock-in and offers fixed returns (currently around 7%-8%), ELSS funds have a much shorter lock-in of just 3 years and historically deliver average annualized returns of 10%-12%, higher in some cases,” said Adhil Shetty, CEO of Bankbazaar.com. “Since ELSS returns are market-linked and volatile in the short term, investing through SIP is wise. SIPs help mitigate market timing risk by averaging purchase costs during market highs and lows,” he added.

Central Railway (CR) is introducing a new scheme called the Lucky Yatri Yojana to make daily train rides more exciting for commuters. Expected to start next week, and passengers with valid tickets or season passes have a chance to win cash prizes. How it works:

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After the Adani Group’s entry into the cement sector in 2022, the industry has been undergoing a phase of consolidation. Big cement companies want to get bigger amid the intense battle for market share gains.