Amitabh Kant (FIle photo- PTI) IT services major HCL Technologies on Monday announced the appointment of Amitabh Kant as an independent director with effect from September 8, 2025.The company said in a statutory filing that the appointment, cleared by the Board and recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, is for a term of five…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has struck a deal worth about $17 billion with EchoStar to acquire spectrum licenses that will strengthen its Starlink satellite network.The agreement covers EchoStar’s AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses, with up to $8.5 billion to be paid in cash and an equal amount in SpaceX stock. SpaceX will also make about $2…
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India’s unemployment rate, at 2 per cent according to World Economic Forum data, is the lowest among G20 nations, Union Labour and Employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday.Speaking at the signing of MoUs between the Labour Ministry and digital mentorship platform Mentor Together and classifieds site Quikr, the minister said the figure reflected how…
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India is set to accelerate its trade negotiations with many nations as a series of bilateral engagements is lined up this week.Fresh rounds of negotiations with the European Union began today as an EU team arrived in New Delhi and discussions opened formally, sources told ANI.Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal is scheduled to…
Sotheby’s will host Independent 20th Century at the Breuer building in Manhattan in 2026, positioning the company as “more than an auction house.” Source link
India’s tourism and hospitality sector is projected to touch nearly $60 billion by 2028, driven by a sharp rise in domestic travel, according to a report by IDBI Capital.The study forecasts that domestic visitors will double from 2.5 billion in 2024 to 5.2 billion by 2030, clocking a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.4%….
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Escalating prices of gold have contributed to the slowdown in gold purchases. (AI image) After aggressively buying gold in the last year, central banks around the world have now slowed down their purchases of the yellow metal. Central bank gold acquisitions have come down compared to last year, indicating a more measured stance amid global…
