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IRCTC has informed that it discontinued the scheme of giving compensation to passengers on delay in private trains five years ago. This information was received in response to an application filed by news agency PTI under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol says the company's app needs to be more transparent on pricing.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The world may still be grappling with a latent fear of artificial intelligence (AI) but well-known author and new-age guru Deepak Chopra sees huge potential in tapping its powers for holistic well-being. In An Optimistic Conversation with AI, an article published on his website, www.deepakchopra.com, he writes “...AI in its present flawed state is quite capable of acting in the role of research assistant, therapist, confidant, and guru.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. From China’s stock rout to the unwind of the yen-funded carry trade, whose participants, according to some, “eat like a bird and poop like a cow," 2024 was full of surprises. No one expects 2025 to be less exciting.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The US Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) in its December 2024 policy meeting has raised questions about how this move might influence India’s monetary policy and asset classes. This is the third consecutive rate cut by the Fed in 2024, bringing the benchmark interest rate to the range of 4.25%-4.50%.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the absence of a big-name holiday film this year, cinema theatre owners are not too enthusiastic about the Christmas weekend and expect Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2: The Rule to remain the first choice of moviegoers even in its third week. While Varun Dhawan-starrer Baby John follows the southern action film template — popularised by hits like Jawan — and has been promoted aggressively, trade experts said it has not generated the right buzz, and the lead star does not have enough of a following to carry a mass-market commercial film on his shoulders.

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday held discussions with Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, reaffirming the United States' commitment to supporting a «prosperous, stable, and democratic» Bangladesh.

Blake Lively has accused her It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie and a subsequent effort to “destroy” her reputation in a legal complaint.The complaint obtained by The Associated Press, which The New York Times reported was filed Friday with the California Civil Rights Department, precedes a lawsuit. It names Baldoni, the studio behind the romantic drama It Ends With Us and Baldoni’s publicists among the defendants.In the complaint, Lively accuses Baldoni and the studio of embarking on a “multi-tiered plan” to damage her reputation following a meeting in which she and her husband Ryan Reynolds addressed “repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behavior” by Baldoni and a producer on the movie.The plan, the complaint said, included a proposal to plant theories on online message boards, engineer a social media campaign and place news stories critical of Lively.Baldoni enlisted publicists and crisis managers in a “sophisticated, coordinated, and well-financed retaliation plan” meant to “bury” and “destroy” Lively if she went public with her on-set concerns, the complaint alleges.“To safeguard against the risk of Ms.

Infosys chief human resources officer Shaji Mathew shares a few thoughts with ET on how he thinks artificial intelligence would change the HR landscape in 2025 and the opportunities ahead for employees. Edited excerpts:

A five-day strike by Starbucks baristas had closed at least 59 stores as of Monday afternoon, according to the union organizing the workers

Reliance Retail has started a backend test launch of Chinese fast fashion label Shein, starting with its fashion and lifestyle platform Ajio, four-and-a-half years after the Indian government banned the label.

UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder and terror charges while his attorney complained that statements coming from New York's mayor would make it tough for him to receive a fair trial. Luigi Mangione, 26, was shackled and seated in a Manhattan court when he leaned over to a microphone to enter his plea. The Manhattan district attorney formally charged him last week with multiple counts of murder, including murder as an act of terrorism, in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecution.

It was a special year for Montreal-based National Bank of Canada, given that the country’s sixth-largest lender beat analysts’ expectations every quarter in this fiscal year, topped its all-time share price high and dominated headlines with its bid to take over Edmonton-based Canadian Western Bank (CWB).

Donald Trump delivered a sprawling address on Sunday that he called a “small preview of the common-sense revolution” his administration will bring. He pledged to slam shut the nation’s borders, end federal regulations, lower taxes, prosecute his rivals, “stop woke” and “end the transgender lunacy.”

no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 in schools governed by it allowing them to fail students who do not clear the year-end exams, according to officials. Following the amendment to the Right to Education Act (RTE) in 2019, at least 16 states and two Union Territories have already done away with the 'no-detention policy' for the two classes.

Shreyas Media, a division of Aadhyasree Infotainment, on Monday announced that it bagged exclusive advertising rights for Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, scheduled to be held from January 13 to February 26, next year at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. A press release from the city-based firm said it also secured rights for multiple other activities, including vending zones, an amusement zone and a food court at the world's largest spiritual congregation.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In ancient Indian philosophy, vidya—or wisdom—is celebrated as the ultimate liberator, the force that dispels ignorance and uplifts individuals and societies. From the Vedic chant “Asato ma sadgamaya"—lead me from ignorance to truth—to Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of Nai Talim, education rooted in self-reliance and character building, a broader construct of knowledge has always been central to India’s ethos.

Sampat Bhansali, 41, is based in Bengaluru, where he owns a small apartment that he has rented out. He lives in a larger apartment with his family on the outskirts of the city, closer to his workplace.

Do you believe the market has borrowed returns from the near future or is there enough left on the table? Markets always tend to price themselves based on the expectations of future growth. When we evaluate the current valuations through the lens of anticipated economic growth, small- and mid-cap stocks appear to be trading at stretched levels compared to their historical averages. On the brighter side, large-cap stocks seem more resilient, backed by stronger growth metrics and better return on equity.