Srinagar: Home minister Amit Shah said Saturday that Pakistan is afraid of (Indian) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that is why a ceasefire is holding along the borders. “The rumbling sounds of artillery shelling have fallen silent, and a ceasefire is holding along the borders because Pakistan fears Prime Minister Narendra Modiji. If they indulge … Read more
Hyderabad: A 32-year-old security guard, Raga Jyothi, was allegedly run over by a lorry on Saturday morning, Medchal police said. Police said Jyothi, a Manthani native, was crossing the road when the lorry hit her. A case was registered against the driver and further investigation is underway. Excise Task Force Nabs IIT Student, Tech Worker … Read more
Hyderabad: Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana High Court directed the State Education Department and others not to interfere with the functioning of Mount Banyan Global School at DK Road, Ameerpet. The judge is dealing with a writ plea filed by Wisdom Mines Educational Society, running a school under the name of Mount Banyan … Read more
Speaking at the Geneva Centre of Security Policy, the Indian external affairs minister ostensibly stated according to reportage in the public domain that “those negotiations are going on, we have made some progress. Roughly, you can say about 75 per cent of the disengagement problems are sorted out… We still have some things to do, … Read more
Susanne Pulverer, CEO and chief sustainability officer, Ikea India; Image: Neha Mithbawkar for Forbes India Global home furnishing brand Ikea has recently launched an AI-powered mixed-reality tool called Kreativ. This allows people to turn into an interior designer, get creative and visualise how furnishings will look, and fit in their homes. “Users can dive into a seamless mixed-reality … Read more
By Janice Kew They study the planet’s deadliest diseases in remote, conflict-prone areas in countries with the lowest health spending and fewest resources, yet the world relies on them to stop the next pandemic. Meet eight Africa-based scientists and doctors using cutting-edge genomic tools, data-sharing platforms and shoe-leather epidemiology to identify, track, … Read more
View of the headquarters of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo. Image: Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images In the modern world, where investors and traders are focused on the Fed, the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) influence is often overlooked. However, even a 25-basis point hike by the BOJ caused turmoil in global markets. … Read more
Terry Ragon, the billionaire founder of software company, InterSystems Image: Michael Prince For Forbes It’s opening day at the Ragon Institute’s new building, a sparkling 30,000-square-meter glass-and-steel edifice on Main Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Governor Maura Healey, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and presidents past and present of MIT, Harvard and Mass General Brigham are … Read more
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve announced today that they will cut the central bank’s benchmark interest rate by 50 … Read more
Ankit Jain (Left), co-founder & CEO, with Sidhant Pai, co-founder & CSO of StepChange Image: Neha Mithbawkar for Forbes India In a matter of about three years, Ankit Jain and Sidhant Pai have built their environmental, social, governance (ESG) solutions venture StepChange to where they can boast of customers such as the State Bank of … Read more