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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Manmohan Singh was chief guest at the annual convocation of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore on 15 April 1991. He was then chairman of the University Grants Commission and an advisor to the flailing government led by Chandrashekhar.

At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the country’s police chief said, as widespread post-election riots and violence are roiling the country.

golgappas, kathi rolls, and momos remains the highlight of an outing. However, the food vendors have often been criticised for having dubious hygiene. A recent video poking fun at India’s ubiquitous street food vendors has reopened the taste vs. hygiene debate on X.

NSRCEL since its inception in 2000 has helped more than 1,400 ventures, providing critical support to both profit and social ventures, including a dedicated focus on women entrepreneurs. As India's entrepreneurial ecosystem evolved over the last 23 years, NSRCEL has also seen its role and focus change. In a conversation with ET Digital, Chaitali Pandey, Manager, Marketing, NSRCEL talks about the center's impact, trends in entrepreneurship and the idea behind starting Velocity Cohort.

Zoho Corporation's CEO Sridhar Vembu has sparked the 70-hour work week debate once again by backing Infosys co-founder Narayan Murthy.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Looking for an online serial to binge-watch in the run-up to 2025? Viewers with a literary bent need look no further than One Hundred Years of Solitude, the Netflix version of Gabriel García Márquez’s 1967 novel directed by Alex García López Laura Mora. Those with even a casual interest in finance, high or low, might be better rewarded by watching Industry.

Indian Railways is planning to adopt the public-private partnership (PPP) model for developing new projects, officials said, as the state-run transporter looks to share costs of large-scale infrastructure projects.

A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor conditions at a construction site in Brazil where it is building a factory, saying the allegations were aimed at “smearing” China and Chinese brands

Manmohan Singh, who died at 92 on Thursday night, was a man of many legacies in a political firmament in which far more entrenched career politicians struggle to make a mark. He first secured his spot in India’s political map as executor—under the stewardship of PV Narasimha Rao—of the landmark economic liberalisation programme that broke the shackles of the licence raj and opened up India’s socialist-oriented economic policies to the free market, ushering in the era of rising economic growth and the emergence of the aspirational Indian. Those policies would ultimately result in India becoming one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies.

Christmas message by saying former hockey player Wayne Gretzky ought to be the prime minister or governor. In his yearly Christmas message, President-elect Donald Trump made fun of Canada by proposing that former hockey star Wayne Gretzky, who supports Trump, run for prime minister or governor.

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump says he told Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky during a Christmas Day visit that he should run for prime minister of Canada.

Jacqueline Fernandez. This letter, which has quickly gone viral on social media, comes as part of a series of personal messages Sukesh has written to Jacqueline during his time in custody.

Manmohan Singh as the Finance Minister of India while P.V. Narasimha Rao was the Prime Minister of India eventually introduced numerous significant reforms which dismantled the License Raj, devalued the rupee and then opened India to foreign investments. The policies chalked out by Manmohan Singh were extremely important in averting a sovereign default while absolutely stabilizing an Indian economy which was on the brink of collapse that was marked by huge fiscal deficits and high foreign exchange reserves. ET Year-end Special ReadsCorp

Congress Working Committee (CWC), which met in Belagavi, Karnataka, on Thursday, urged the NDA regime to use its upcoming budget to provide income support to the poor and tax relief to middle classes.

Beyoncé teases an announcement on January 14, following the halftime show. Beyoncé hinted after her Christmas Day halftime performance during the Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans game that she would make a major announcement in 2025.

Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors, a Kazakh official said.Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev disclosed the figures while meeting with Azerbaijani officials, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.The Embraer 190 was en route from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus when it was diverted and attempted an emergency landing 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from Aktau, Azerbaijan Airlines said.Speaking at a news conference, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that it was too soon to speculate on the reasons behind the crash, but said that the weather had forced the plane to change from its planned course.“The information provided to me is that the plane changed its course between Baku and Grozny due to worsening weather conditions and headed to Aktau airport, where it crashed upon landing,” he said.Russia’s civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said that preliminary information showed that the pilots diverted to Aktau after a bird strike led to an emergency on board.According to Kazakh officials, those aboard the plane included 42 Azerbaijani citizens, 16 Russian nationals, six Kazakhs and three Kyrgyzstan nationals. Azerbaijan’s prosecutor general’s office previously said that 32 of the 67 people on board had survived the crash, but told journalists that the number wasn’t final.

Reserve Bank of India has released the Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2023-24 which presents the performance of the banking sector, including commercial banks, co-operative banks and non-banking financial institutions, during 2023-24 and 2024-25 so far.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Microsoft is trying a new approach to build excitement for its artificial-intelligence assistant Copilot: Give it to customers whether they want it or not. The tech company recently added Copilot to its consumer subscription service for software including Word, Excel and PowerPoint in Australia and several Southeast Asian countries.