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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Toby Rice, who leads one of America’s largest natural-gas producers, says the “Drill, Baby, Drill" mantra that resurfaced during the presidential campaign is passé. Now, it is all about “Build, Baby, Build." Natural-gas investors are looking ahead to potential growth after a year in which historically low prices dinged profits and drilling plans.

Aditi Nayar, Chief Economist, ICRA, says she expects that the rupee will remain in the 85-86 range until the Budget is presented and that will take care of the Trump presidency transition as well. Once the Budget is presented, and there is some clarity on the US tariff policy front – although possibly we are in for a year where there could be a lot more volatility and a lot more changes as compared to what we have seen in the past coming in from the US – ICRA will take a relook. The slide of the rupee has accentuated in the last couple of weeks and I am not sure if it is just a coincidence or is it just the timing with the new RBI governor coming on board? Has anything changed in the RBI policy in terms of management of the rupee and the forex reserves? Aditi Nayar: It is really a global phenomenon right now. EMs are all getting hit. The dollar is quite strong and the way the DXY is moving, it is no surprise that we are going to get some weakness coming in with the rupee. Having said that, the Indian rupee has still been one of the strongest performing EM currencies in the recent period.

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday presented the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to 17 children from, recognising their exceptional courage and outstanding achievements in various fields, including art, culture and sports. The award honours extraordinary accomplishments in seven categories: art and culture, bravery, innovation, science and technology, social service, sports and environment.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TEL AVIV—Since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has dealt a series of damaging setbacks to its most dangerous regional adversaries.

US Presidential elections 2024 and will now soon assume the most powerful post at the White House after a gala inauguration ceremony. However, as soon as he becomes President, there are concerns that he may impose his planned tariffs, that he has been going on about for the better part of his Presidential election campaign.

US President Joe Biden is actually considering to implement some significant new sanctions against the energy sector of Russia during the final weeks of his presidency, reported The Washington Post.

Odisha Governor Raghubar Das on Wednesday said the BJP would decide about his future role. Das visited Jagannath temple in Puri this morning to offer prayers before the deities.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Forgive us if we missed it, but we don’t recall Donald Trump campaigning to invade Panama and retake its famous canal. But there was the President-elect on the weekend, threatening our Central American ally with punishment if it doesn’t meet his demands.

Google’s appointment of Preeti Lobana as the head of its Indian operations last week topped a fast-growing trend of women executives taking charge at technology corporations across the country. A slew of women leaders — from Salesforce India chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, who was recently elevated as the head of its Asean region, to Sandhya Devanathan who helms Meta’s India business — are among those reversing the long-held narrative of gender disparity at the highest echelons of the industry.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. While we saw what ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and others could do, the increasing capabilities of logical reasoning in generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) models will enable them to operate more autonomously with more reliable outputs. This will translate into AI systems that can handle multiple systems, optimising interactions to deliver more sophisticated and accurate responses.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Today, 25 December, is a very special day for all of us. Our nation marks the 100th jayanti of our beloved former prime minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's six-year-old Agricultural Export Policy (AEP) is set for an overhaul as export destinations shift and the country's farm exports basket becomes more diverse, three people directly involved in the process said. The proposed review will attempt to enhance the competitiveness of Indian agricultural products, ensure compliance with global standards, and promote value-added products.

Experts say the next few months are going to be rough for the Canadian dollar as it appears set to continue its downward trend.

Experts say the next few months are going to be rough for the Canadian dollar as it appears set to continue its downward trend.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Cash might be a trash asset to some risk-loving traders. But it’s a pretty good thing to have sloshing around the economy.

First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland.