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Indian Railways is considering a strategic collaboration with the Swiss railway system to enhance its operational efficiency. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed plans to glean insights from Swiss best practices, specifically focusing on the hub-and-spoke model and advanced tunnelling technology. Learning from Swiss Excellence: In an exclusive interview with PTI during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted the significant learning opportunities arising from potential collaboration with Switzerland.

HS Prannoy is enjoying the best phase of his career and would be one of the dark horses at the Paris Olympics, reckons Denmark's head coach Kenneth Jonassen. Prannoy had a phenomenal season in 2023, winning a maiden bronze medal at the Asian Games and World Championships, and also sealed his first super 500 title at the Malaysia Masters besides finishing runner-up at Australia Open. Jonassen, who has coached the likes of world no.

E!'s reality show, 'House of Villains,' is gearing up for a second season, promising more villainous antics and intense competitions. The hit show, which brought together iconic villains competing for the title of America's Ultimate Supervillain, is set to return in 2024 with actor Joel McHale reprising his role as the host.

CBSE) will conduct the first exams in the latest format from 2025, except for the one instance in 2021 when the exam was split into two due to Covid-19. The new system of twice-a-year board exams for Class X and XII will not be compulsory, according to the official as quoted by TOI. “The system aims to reduce stress on students who fear missing out on a single opportunity. If a candidate is prepared and is satisfied with the score in one set of exams, he can choose not to appear for the next exam,” he said. In 2023, a total of 38.82 lakh candidates appeared for Class X (21.86 lakh) and XII (16.96 lakh) CBSE boards.

PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday refuted any chances of forming a coalition with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) after the February 8 general elections. Notably, the PPP and PML-N were major partners in the Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) 16-month government that was formed after overthrowing the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government in April 2022.

San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly gives her outlook on the U.S. economy and discusses the Fed's interest rate plan on 'Making Money.'

ARK Investment Management CEO Cathie Wood believes Bitcoin (BTC) could soon be nearly as valuable as gold, according to a recent interview she conducted with Brazilian financial markets information firm, InfoMoney.

As the one-year expiry date looms closer, the largest lottery win in Atlantic Canadian history is still yet to be paired with its rightful owner.

Navigating the stock market demands patience, and while the emphasis is often on the long-term and buy-and-hold approach, it's essential to note that being patient doesn't equate to being a passive investor. Quite the contrary.

Blackstone Inc. Chief Executive Steve Schwarzman said he expects the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates and sees “animal spirits” returning to the markets as more investors make that bet too. 

Hiren S Thakkar & Associates Chartered Accountants. In an interview with MintGenie, Thakkar said that in GST, there could be some rationalisation of rates because many basic necessity items are taxed at a higher band of 18 percent like health insurance premiums, ice-creams, biscuits, etc. Edited Excerpts: Budgets before elections are generally populist, and no drastic changes are expected.

income tax return) verification done through OTP on foreign mobile numbers, says Deepashree Shetty, Partner, Tax & Regulatory Services, BDO India, while sharing her expectations from the interim Budget 2024. In an email interview with MintGenie, she alsotalks about the need to provide allowance for expenses related to electric vehicles. Her other Budget expectations include raising the amount of standard deduction from current ₹50,000 to ₹65,000.

Rahul Jain, President and Head of Nuvama Wealth believes that reviving the rural economy, which has slowed down due to deficient monsoon, will be the government's focus in the Interim Budget 2024. He also expects more sectors to fall in the ambit of PLI. In an interview with Mint, Jain also shared his views on markets and the sectors he is positive about.

Mark Zuckerberg has announced that his company is entering the race to make an artificial general intelligence system or AGI, reported The Verge. The 39-year-old tech leader did not provide an exact definition or a timeline for creating AGI but did mention that he is making some changes in the Meta's AI research group.

Canadians are grappling with “payment shock” and Americans are not, and that will put the two countries’ economies on diverging paths to start 2024, according to the chief executive of Canada’s largest bank.

As a child growing up in Canada’s northernmost community, P. J. Akeeagok wanted to be a water truck driver.

CNN's new chief executive, Mark Thompson, said in a strategy memo to his staff that the organization needs to recapture the “swagger and innovation” of its youth

France has announced more deliveries of its Caesar artillery system to Ukraine and is accelerating weapons production to avoid depleting its own military stocks while continuing to support the war effort against Russia’s invasion

Israel, where the offensive in Gaza, now in its fourth month, has caused a shortage of labour. Masons, painters, electricians, plumbers and some farmers said they were looking for jobs in Israel with some willing to risk going into a conflict zone because they could make five times more money in a year than they would at home. «There is unemployment here and it's because of it that people want to leave,» said Lekharam, a mason who was among the workers gathered at a recruitment camp in Rohtak, 66 km (40 miles) from the capital, New Delhi. «If it's in our destiny to die, then we can die either here or there. My hope is that we will go and do good work and spend some time and come back.» India, now the world's most populous nation with a population of 1.4 billion, has an urban unemployment rate of 6.6%, government data shows, but more than 17% of workers younger than 29 are unemployed and others work as casual labour. Unemployment and underemployment are a key concern for authorities, despite world-beating economic growth of 7.3%.

Bank of America CEO and Chairman Brian Moynihan discusses the Fed's rate hikes, 2024 consumer strength and big bank regulation.

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