NEW DELHI: A recent report highlighted that Bengaluru is poised for dramatic growth in its population of centi-millionaires over the next 16 years. According to the Henley & Partners’ Centi-Millionaire Report 2024, the city is also forecasted to witness an increase of over 150 per cent in its ultra-rich population. Home to nearly 13,200 millionaires, […]
NEW DELHI: A group of influential countries has urged the G20 nations to increase the overall pool of financing for climate action and urgently shift away from investments in fossil fuels. In a letter to the G20 bloc, the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) said all countries must work together to mobilise as much funding as […]
WASHINGTON: After former US President Donald Trump announced that he would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his New York visit, Trump’s close aide Al Mason called them “strong leaders” who respect each other. He said that the meeting between Trump and PM Modi next week in New York will further cement the bond between […]
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) has said that 20 Chinese military aircraft and 10 naval vessels were detected operating around Taiwan from 6 am (local time) on Wednesday to 6 am (local time) on Thursday. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND), 15 of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) aircraft crossed the […]
HYDERABAD: Woxsen University in Hyderabad, Telangana, has clinched the 6th position in the Bloomberg Best B-School 2024 Rankings for the Asia Pacific region, establishing itself as the 3rd highest-ranked institution in India, after IIM-Bangalore and the Indian School of Business. The university’s remarkable ranking is attributed to its focus on four key pillars: Learning, Networking, […]
NEW DELHI: Cricket enthusiasts wherever they are from know who Sunil Gavaskar is and therefore people usually feel that The Little Master, one of the greatest batsman the game has ever seen, does not need any introduction at functions and events celebrating his life and achievements. But Gavaskar says at the ripe young age of […]
Jammu: Union Minister of Coal and Mines and BJP election in-charge for the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, G Kishan Reddy visited the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Sports Complex, at Katra, in Jammu and Kashmir to inspect the arrangements and logistics for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election rally in Katra. Prime […]
New Delhi: India has served a formal notice to Pakistan seeking a review of the Indus Water Treaty, arguing that “fundamental and unforeseen” changes in the circumstances require a reassessment of the pact. The notice was issued to Pakistan on August 30 under Article XII(3) of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), Government sources said on […]
New Delhi: A meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, scheduled for today has been postponed due to some technical reasons. As per the new schedule, the meeting will now be held on September 19 and 20, 2024. A meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, […]
New Delhi: Moving ahead with its “one nation, one election” plan, the government on Wednesday accepted a high-level panel’s recommendations for holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies in a phased manner after a countrywide consensus-building exercise. Asserting that several political parties are already on board, the government said even […]