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Full Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail to begin operations mid-2025: Deutsche Bahn
rapid rail (called Namo Bharat) will begin services later this year, Niko Warbanoff, CEO of Deutsche Bahn told ET. DB is handling operation and maintenance of India's first regional rapid transit service (RRTS). «We currently operate 55 kms...The entire corridor is expected to start operations by the mid-2025,» Warbanoff said.
23.01 / 19:19
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Akasa Air is well-capitalized, path to profitability intact: CEO Dube
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Akasa Air, the country's youngest airline, remains well-capitalized, and it has more cash than when it started commercial operations in August 2022, according to Akasa Air chief executive officer Vinay Dube. According to an executive privy to the development, this comes even as the airline nears closing a $120-million infusion of funds from a clutch of investors such as the family offices of billionaires Azim Premji and Ranjan Pai.
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India must wake up on basic R&D for technology before it gets too late
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Recently, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company unveiled a language model brimming with innovations that make it 15-20 times cheaper than some of the best models globally, while offering comparable capabilities. Within days, another Chinese firm announced a model capable of handling inputs 20-32 times larger than any current global counterpart—equivalent to processing a 16,000-page pdf file.
23.01 / 14:15
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'Economic nationalism not bad but tariffs not the answer': Panellists at WEF
Economic nationalism has its roots in policy makers ignoring citizens’ quest for stability, and it has even helped countries such as South Korea and China build their economies though resorting to tariffs by the Trump administration to address those issues may be a mistake, panellists at the World Economic Forum (WEF) debating ‘Rise of Economic Nationalism’ said.
23.01 / 13:53
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Economic cost of fragmentation can exceed those 2008 financial crisis, COVID pandemic: WEF report
geo-economic fragmentation can decrease global GDP by up to USD 5.7 trillion, giving it a bigger blow than the financial crisis of 2008 or the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study showed on Thursday. India and some other emerging economies can bear the biggest burden in the most extreme fragmentation scenario, it cautioned.
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Scotch whisky tariff: Why is UK finance minister worried about Donald Trump?
Donald Trump that Scotch whisky and other goods should be spared from any tariffs by the new administration, UK finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Thursday, as per a report.
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Inclusive growth key pillar of India's economic blueprint: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. Speaking at a session during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here, the minister said inclusive growth remains a key pillar of the country's economic blueprint, alongside continued focus on manufacturing, services and simplification of laws.
23.01 / 12:13
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Bank of Japan must weigh Trump trade threats as it tightens policy
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A weaker yen is typically good for Japanese exporters but could push inflation higher because the country imports much of its energy and food. The Bank of Japankicked off a global market selloff last time it raised interest rates.
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Trump allies give Europe’s leaders reality check on Ukraine
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. DAVOS, Switzerland—Allies of President Trump beamed into the World Economic Forum to chide European leaders for their handling of the war in Ukraine, with one top administration official warning that efforts to fold the country into NATO during peace talks with Russia would run into an American “buzz saw." North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Mark Rutte, seated on a white dais flanked by European leaders in a hotel ballroom, kicked off a breakfast in support of Ukraine on the sidelines of the elite gathering Thursday.
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India's golden era begun; it will clock fastest growth rate, Andhra CM says at Davos
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that India's golden era has started and the country will clock the fastest growth rate. Hailing the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister said the Indian democracy offers stability and everybody is trusting the goal of Viksit Bharat-2047.
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China pushes neighboring countries to rein in scams after rare public outcry
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Authorities in Beijing are ramping up pressure on neighbors to rein in cyberscams after the high-profile kidnapping of a young Chinese actor who says he was trafficked into a criminal enclave in Myanmar. Parts of war-torn Myanmar and other countries in Southeast Asia have become havens for sprawling scam compounds, where hundreds of thousands of people are forced to swindle billions of dollars out of victims in the U.S., China and elsewhere.
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Who qualifies? Breaking down Trump's restriction on birthright citizenship
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Donald Trump has issued an executive order aiming to curtail the scope of birthright citizenship, a policy granting citizenship to anyone born on US soil. If upheld by courts, this order could hurt millions of immigrants, including those of Indian origin.
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Corporate or government roles, there’s no getting away from timely succession plans
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The importance of succession planning, whether in the context of corporate leadership or governance roles, cannot be over-emphasized. For business operations, the value of having a plan in place is well understood by now.
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