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₹164,999/$1,970) and Flip 6 ( ₹109,999), on this note, are in their sixth generations, while the Moto Razr 50 Ultra ( ₹94,999) is in its fifth generation. Are they good enough to replace any other ‘typical’ flagships, such as the Apple iPhone 15 Pro ( ₹129,800), Google Pixel 8 Pro ( ₹106,999) and Samsung’s own Galaxy S24 Ultra ( ₹129,999)—in terms of features, practicality, and most importantly, durability? The first point that arises in conversations on choosing the right smartphone today is practicality.

Technology (MIT) published a path-breaking initiative titled ‘Management in the Nineties’, in which it suggested that the evolution of technology through phases of localised exploitation and internal integration would suddenly encounter a revolution in the form of business process reengineering, business network redesign, and finally, business scope redefinition. Today, well into the 21st century, all leaders and managers are willing to take the recursive relationship between IT and business strategy for granted, and only a corporate dinosaur would still lack awareness about digital technologies. If one were to mount a similar research today, the focus would surely be on data, analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and the impact these have on business processes. Managerial responses would have to be calibrated based on the level of maturity the firm has attained in data capture, ingestion, storage and dissemination, and the comfort it has in taking managerial decisions based on predictive and prescriptive analytics.

landslides in the early hours of July 30 in Wayanad will go down in Kerala’s history as one of the worst natural disasters the state has faced. It’s a calamity that has claimed over 200 lives, as per official data on Saturday morning, with the final figure expected to be much higher, razed homes and traumatised a society that still carries the scars of past disasters. In the aftermath of the tragedy, as a political blame game ensues between the Centre and the state, one of the immediate questions is to what extent the landslides could have been predicted and their effects mitigated. The other is, what can we do to contain the damage to life when—and not if—such phenomena recur, with climate change and human intervention exacerbating disasters? While landslides are very tricky to predict, it can be done as some other countries have shown, says M Rajeevan. The vice-chancellor of Atria University, Bengaluru, he is former secretary at the Ministry of Earth Sciences and former director of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. In an interview with Indulekha Aravind, he says, “It’s not an easy problem to solve, but if we don’t do it, who will?” Edited excerpts:

Kyiv has stepped up aerial attacks on Russian territory, saying it carries out the strikes in retaliation for the bombardments Ukraine has faced since Russia invaded more than two years ago. «Last night, drones from Ukraine's Security Service visited the Morozovsk airfield in the Rostov region» that stored aircraft and guided aerial bombs, the source said.

Rebel Moon has captured the imaginations of viewers globally, and with the release of the extended editions of Parts One and Two on Netflix, anticipation for a possible Rebel Moon Part 3 is growing. Directed by Zack Snyder, the first two films have generated considerable buzz, and fans are eager to know if the saga will continue.

Kejriwal's close aide Bibhav Kumar in a case concerning alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal was «necessary» and police strictly followed the law while doing so, the Delhi High Court has said. The court, which on Friday dismissed Kumar's petition that claimed his arrest was illegal, said in its written judgment that there was no merit in his plea. Kumar, currently in judicial custody, allegedly assaulted Maliwal at Kejriwal's official residence on May 13. He was arrested by the Delhi Police on May 18. In his plea, Kumar had sought a direction to declare his arrest as illegal and in gross violation of the provisions of section 41A (notice of appearance before police officer) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and against the mandate of the law.

COVID-19.“I thought, ‘Really? It’s summer,'” the marketing and communications professional said in an interview from St. Catharines, Ont.About a week later while camping, Robin woke up with a sore throat and felt achy later in the day.

NCL) CMD B Sairam on Saturday said that the company despatched 94 per cent of its total coal to the power sector and contributed Rs 15,000 crore to the central as well as state exchequer in FY24 in the forms of royalty and GST. Sairam also reaffirmed the company's commitment towards fulfilling the energy security of the nation. Speaking at the sidelines of Singrauli Industrial Summit 2024 organised by NCL at its headquarters, the CMD of the Coal India arm also outlined the company's contribution to the inclusive development of the Singrauli region. He also underscored the benefits of adopting an integrated approach based on shared values for the holistic development of Singrauli.

Carlsberg has said it will acquire the remaining 33.33 per cent stake in Carlsberg South Asia Pte. Ltd. (CSAPL) from its partner CSAPL (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd in a deal valued at USD 744 million. CSAPL is the holding company for the Carlsberg's businesses in India (100 per cent) and Nepal (90 per cent), through its shareholding in Gorkha Brewery Private Limited (GBPL). CSAPL Holding's 33.3 per cent shares is under the control of Singapore resident C P Khetan, with whom the company was having disputes.

Microsoft had to safeguard itself and their founder's repute by taking one rather unusual steps, starting with keeping young interns away from Bill Gates due to his 'flirty' nature, that could have landed him and the employees at the workplace in a bit of a problem.

North Dakota voters will decide in November whether to eliminate property taxes

Manu Bhaker on Saturday said she was a bit nervous during the 25m sports pistol final as she finished fourth to miss out on an unprecedented third individual medal at the Olympics here on Saturday. «I got like really nervous about it, but again, I was trying my best to keep calm and to just try to do my best. But that was not enough,» Manu said after the event. The 22-year-old had earlier bagged two bronze medals, in women's 10m air pistol and 10m air pistol mixed team event partnering Sarabjot Singh.

citizenship in 2023, the Congress on Saturday said the exodus of high-skilled and high net worth Indians is an "economic travesty" that will shrink the country's tax revenue base over the next few years. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said business personalities are increasingly relocating to places such as Singapore, UAE, the UK and other places renouncing their Indian citizenship. In a written response to queries on Indian citizens who have renounced their citizenship, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh recently told the Rajya Sabha that more than 2.16 lakh Indians renounced their citizenship in 2023. Ramesh, the Congress general secretary in-charge communications, said the number was almost double than what it was in 2011, at 123,000.

«Also in terms of the commodity price momentum, because this quarter, there is almost 200 bps expansion in the gross margin, so how the commodity price momentum is and whether we should expect such kind of gross margin expansion in the quarters ahead or not, these are something which will be very important from the commentary perspective from the management,» says Kaustubh Pawaskar, Sharekhan, on Britannia’s Q1 Results. ET Now: Let us take your first take on the numbers that have come out of Britannia, from our overall estimates it is revenue that is in line, PAT is in line and margins are also in line. What is your overall assessment?

Manu Bhaker has still scripted history in Paris by becoming the first Indian player to play for three Olympic medals in one single Olympic edition and winning two. Prior to 25m event, the young shooter had won a bronze in the 10m air pistol shooting as well as another bronze in mixed 10 m air pistol shooting with Sarabjot Singh at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The essential achievement marks Bhaker's redemption story after she faced a disappointing setback with a malfunctioning pistol at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

seemingly unstoppable bull run, after months of hitting new all-time highs. Now they are in free fall. America’s Nasdaq 100 index, dominated by the tech giants that were at the heart of the boom, has fallen by more than 10% since a peak in mid-July.

IT systems integrator Black Box has raised Rs 410 crore via preferential issue aimed towards expanding data centre infrastructure services globally and tap in the growing demand for AI computing. The infrastructure provider which counts Amazon, Google, Microsoft as its clients is looking to invest in expanding data centre services to hyperscalers, multi-tenant data centre operators and large enterprise data centre, as well as connectivity and networking infrastructure. A portion of the funds will be allocated towards sales and business development in North America and emerging markets. The company’s Board of Directors has approved the issuance of 98,32,123 fully convertible warrants, at a price of Rs 417 aggregating to Rs 410 crores, it said in an exchange filing on Friday.

Exxon Mobil’s second-quarter profit rose and was its second-highest for the period of the past decade as it achieved record quarterly production from its Permian and Guyana assets

The struggling drugstore chain Walgreens will get about $1.1 billion for selling another slice of its stake in drug distributor Cencora

In “The Future Was Now,” former Entertainment Weekly film critic Chris Nashawaty explores the significance of the summer of 1982, which featured the release of eight groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy films

Tradition-rich college football programs Nebraska, Ohio State and Alabama are capitalizing on the passion of their fans to generate funds for their NIL collectives