Two decades after debuting with a box office failure that drew harsh reviews, Skydance Productions is now poised to become one of the most powerful forces in global entertainment, with a proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery marking the latest chapter in its dramatic rise, according to news agency AP report.Founded in 2006 by David…
Israel-US strikes on Iran hit air travel from India: The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has assessed aviation readiness in response to the developing situation in the Middle East and its possible implications for international flight operations. The Civil Aviation Minister conducted a detailed review of preparedness and response arrangements in coordination with all relevant…
Customers planning to visit bank branches this week, should check holiday schedules beforehand to avoid any inconvenience. Banks in India observe a mix of national and state-specific holidays, so closure dates may vary depending on the region. Several banks will be closed this week for festivals and state observances. In addition, branches will remain closed…
As March begins, investors and traders in India’s equities market are advised to carefully plan their schedules around the upcoming public holidays. Trading on the equities segment takes place on all weekdays, with the exception of Saturdays, Sundays, and those holidays that have been officially declared in advance by the Exchange. Being aware of these…
NEW DELHI: Chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran Friday raised the growth forecast for the next financial year to 7-7.4% as against 6.8-7.2% projected in last month’s Economic Survey, banking on improved policy certainty due to trade agreements and an improvement in capital flows, along with high-frequency data pointing to sustained momentum in consumption and…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday asked industry to innovate and come up with fresh investments. He also urged financial institutions to adopt innovative models to boost infrastructure funding, while strengthening project sanction and appraisal quality.At a post-budget webinar, after listing out the steps taken by govt over the last decade on infrastructure, PM…
Trump Media & Technology Group is looking to reorganise its business, with plans to spin off its social media platform Truth Social into a separate publicly traded company. The company, founded by US President Donald Trump, on Friday, confirmed that it is in discussions with TAE Technologies and Texas Ventures Acquisition III about the proposed…
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking to delay legal proceedings related to tariff refunds, a week after the Supreme Court struck down his sweeping global duties, according to a court filing on Friday.The Supreme Court’s ruling marked a major setback for Trump’s signature economic policy and opened the door to…
The ministry of statistics and programme implementation released a new series of national accounts with 2022–23 as the base year, replacing the 2011–12 series. The revision incorporates fresh data sources such as GST, PFMS and e-Vahan, introduces double deflation in key sectors, and relies on annual surveys for improved household estimates.■ What is a base…
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman on Saturday announced that the company has reached an agreement with the US Department of War to deploy its AI models within the authority’s classified network. The development comes at a time when US President Donald Trump has banned every federal agency from using Anthropic.In a post on X, Altman…
