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Skyscanner data in June showed that flight bookings for today — September 18 — jumped 189 per cent compared to the previous day, suggesting that Indian fans were eager to soak up the pre-race atmosphere in Singapore ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix (September 22). Similarly, the platform also saw a 188 per cent jump in flight bookings for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December. Skyscanner data also showed a surge in hotel bookings for the race weekends. “As sports fever intensifies in India, we’re witnessing a growing desire among fans to travel and experience global sporting events first-hand,” said Mohit Joshi, travel trends and destination expert at Skyscanner. “Our search volume data from July 14 to August 10 showed that the New Delhi – Singapore route has seen a 1,030 per cent increase in searches for travel in the month of September compared to the previous month [June 16 to July 13], coinciding with the Singapore Grand Prix.”

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Tata Steel on Monday said Odisha would emerge as the company's single-largest investment destination after the phase-II expansion of its Kalinganagar plant from 3 million tonnes per annum to 8 mtpa. The steel major has invested Rs 27,000 in phase-II of the Kalinganagar plant expansion, and the company is on the verge of commissioning its expanded capacity at the unit, it said in a release. The ongoing expansion in Kalinganagar will play an important role in Tata Steel's ambition to achieve its target of 40 mtpa capacity in India by 2030, the company said. «The phase-II expansion of Tata Steel's Kalinganagar plant in Jajpur district of Odisha… will also catapult the eastern state to an enviable position of becoming the single-largest investment destination for the country's oldest steel maker,» the release said.

Malaysia Airlines is keen to expand its operations into India, which is a «very important market», according to a top airline official. The airline, which currently flies to nine Indian cities, is eyeing new destinations as well as looking to increase frequencies to Trivandrum and Ahmedabad. Part of the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), Malaysia Airlines operates daily flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Amritsar, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi. It also has four weekly services from Ahmedabad and Trivandrum.

IndiGo Airlines has issued an apology and said that the customers are being provided hotels and are being rebooked as per their final destination. The video of the incident, which took place on Thursday on flight 6E 2235, shows flyers in utter discomfort.

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international students and the U.S. economy—especially for students from India, who have long faced uncertainty about their post-graduation status in the United States. This proposal should be viewed not just as a policy shift but as a strategic move to retain top global talent. The U.S. has long benefitted from the influx of international students, particularly from India, who excel in high-demand sectors such as technology, finance, and engineering. However, the current visa process is fraught with uncertainty, leaving many graduates in limbo. Trump’s plan could potentially change that narrative, offering a pathway to stability for thousands of students who have invested heavily in their American education. Vice President Kamala Harris, a staunch advocate for international students, has also worked tirelessly to streamline the visa process and support pathways to citizenship. Her initiatives, rooted in her personal understanding as a child of immigrants, aim to create a more inclusive environment where international students can contribute to the American economy and society without the fear of being forced to leave. Harris’s advocacy, coupled with Trump’s proposal, could mark a turning point in how the U.S. approaches immigration and talent retention.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock benchmarks touched new records and mid-cap stocks joined the Street party on Thursday, signalling rising risk appetite among investors betting on interest rate cuts in the US and earnings momentum in India.

Kentucky Fried Chicken or KFC as we know it popularly, is one of the most loved fried chicken venture which is renowned across the globe and has thousands of outlets spread across multiple countries, is actually struggling to manage its business, and keep themselves afloat, a latest report has revealed.

ODI World Cup in India created an «economic impact» of USD 1.39 billion with tourism among the biggest beneficiaries, according to a report released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday. The Economic Impact Assessment conducted by Nielsen for the ICC, claimed that the mega-event held in October-November last year was the biggest ever ODI World Cup. «The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 has demonstrated the significant economic power of cricket, generating economic benefit of USD 1.39 billion (Rs 11,637 crore) for India,» ICC Chief Executive, Geoff Allardice said in a statement. Australia ended India's unbeaten run in the tournament to win the trophy for a record-extending sixth time.

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The woman, who earns Rs 1.3 lakh per annum and holds a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree, is seeking a techie groom with a significantly higher income of Rs 30 lakh per annum. According to her post, she prefers someone settled either in India, the US, or Europe and mentions that her ideal match should own a spacious 3BHK home. Additionally, she expressed her love for luxury, noting that she enjoys traveling to various destinations worldwide and staying in 5-star hotels. One user on X shared the profile with the caption, “Her qualities and salary. Expected husband’s qualities and salary,” pointing out the vast gap between her income and her expectations for a partner.

Universities Australia Chair David Lloyd said countries including the UK and the US would be big winners from the center-left Labor government’s plan to limit foreign student places to 270,000 next year — 175,000 for the higher education sector and 95,000 for skills colleges. Lloyd pointed to Canada as a cautionary tale for Australia after it imposed similar restrictions only to see new international student enrollments fall by more than expected.

The U.S. Federal Reserve can afford to make a jumbo 50 basis points rate cut next week without spooking markets, an analyst has suggested, as opinion on the central bank's forthcoming meeting remains hotly divided.

Singapore will start construction of a new mega terminal at Changi Airport in the first half of next year, aiming to lift the aviation hub's annual passenger handling capacity by more than half, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said. The new Terminal 5 would add capacity for another 50 million passengers a year when operational in the mid-2030s, up from 90 million, and would allow the aviation hub serve more than 200 destinations, from almost 150 now. «We will break ground for the construction of T5 in the first half of next year,» Wong said at a dinner on Friday celebrating the 40th anniversary of the nation's civil aviation authority.

IndiGo plans to significantly expand its international reach and enhance its cargo operations in the coming years as part of a broader strategy to position India's largest airline as a leading global airline by 2030, chief executive Pieter Elbers said. Speaking exclusively to ET, Elbers said the airline plans to grow its international destinations to 40 from 20 by the end of the current financial year through March 2025, targeting emerging markets that are not yet well-travelled by Indian passengers. He did not comment on specific destinations, but sources suggest that new routes could include Mauritius and Al Ain.

semiconductor manufacturing destination, a top Electronics and IT ministry official said on Sunday. In an interview with PTI, Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said pilot facilities of US storage semiconductor maker Micron and Tata Electronics have already rolled out chips, and their main plants in Gujarat will begin to produce made-in-India chips from the later part of 2025. «Globally, and thanks to geopolitical circumstances, there is an increasing realisation that semiconductors are a very important and strategic commodity, and therefore, we need substantial resilience in the production of semiconductors,» Krishnan said. The importance of resilience in semiconductors was underlined during the pandemic when many industries — including the auto industries, medical devices industries and other electronics, and consumer electronics industries — suffered because they did not have access to chips, which led to a belief that there should be greater diversification, especially for sourcing of semiconductors, he added.

Narendra Modi has said efforts were being made to recognise bright teachers practising innovative methods as he took an apparent swipe at past governments, saying he would not talk about what used to happen earlier. In an interaction with teachers who were conferred National Teachers' Awards, he said they could prepare young students for 'Viksit Bharat'. The interaction took place on Friday while its video was shared on Saturday. Modi suggested that the teachers could involve the students in selecting the top 100 tourist destinations in the country by encouraging them to learn about different places they might visit as part of education tours.

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The £3.4bn figure was second only to April 2024's record inflow of £3.8bn at the height of ISA season, according to the data from the Investment Association (IA).  UK investors also deposited net £1.3bn into funds in July, with index trackers a common destination for capital.  UK equity funds suffer highest monthly outflow on record This marked the second consecutive month of inflows of over £1bn, while higher flows to fixed income and outflows from equity «suggest that investors remain risk conscious», the IA noted.   Although inflows into index trackers were highest among equi...