The White House on Tuesday said that President Trump, while in Saudi Arabia, had secured $600 billion in deals with the Saudi government and firms. But the details the White House provided were vague and totaled less than half that number. And a closer look at the projects the administration provided shows several were already…
NEW DELHI: EaseMyTrip founder and chairman Nishant Pitti has urged people to choose “Made in India” products over Chinese alternatives, days after he called on travelers to avoid visiting Turkey and Azerbaijan due to their open support for Pakistan amid the ongoing ‘Operation Sindoor’.Sharing a post on social media platform X, Pitti addressed the issue…
For 17 years, Airbnb has taken on the hotel industry, and now, two billion guests later, the company is upping the competition. In an announcement today, Brian Chesky, Airbnb’s chief executive, said the company will offer the kinds of services typically found at hotels, including room service, spa treatments and personal training, all bookable on…
Pic source: Ram Mohan Naidu X post NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naiduhas asked airlines to “resume normal schedules from Thursday (May 15) across all 32 airports” which were reopened on Monday morning after early six days. Naidu held a meeting with all airlines on Tuesday where he directed them to ramp up…
CNN is getting ready to launch a streaming service. Again. Three years after CNN’s parent company killed the hotly anticipated (and very expensive) CNN+ service shortly after it was released, the news network will introduce a new streaming product this fall that packages live and on-demand programming. Mark Thompson, the company’s chief executive, told employees…
In a strategic move to expand its luxury footprint in Eastern India, ITC Hotels on Tuesday announced that it has signed a management agreement for a new property under its premium brand Mementos by ITC Hotels in Siliguri, West Bengal.The upcoming property, being developed by the LR Berlia Group, will be situated near Bagdogra Airport…
In March, after a steep decline in Tesla’s share price, Elon Musk told employees, “Hang on to your stock.” The chair of Tesla’s board, Robyn Denholm, has not heeded his advice. Ms. Denholm has made $198 million in the past six months selling Tesla stock that she earned for serving on the board, according to…
NEW DELHI: India’s major ports saw a 4.3 per cent increase in cargo handling, reaching 855 million tonnes in Fiscal Year 2024-25. The growth was led by higher volumes in container traffic (up 10%), fertilisers (13%), petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) (3%), and miscellaneous commodities (31%), as compared to the previous fiscal year.The Government of…
When Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland signs his state’s budget into law as soon as Tuesday, it will signify the end of a difficult saga in which local leaders cut spending and raised some fees just to close a larger-than-expected $3 billion deficit. But Mr. Moore, a Democrat, is already bracing for the next fiscal…
Bharti Airtel on Tuesday reported a sharp jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 11,022 crore for the January–March 2025 quarter, marking a nearly five-fold increase from Rs 2,071.6 crore in the same period a year earlier.The strong performance was driven by the benefits of a tariff hike and a one-time tax gain.The telecom major…
