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India is set for a power-packed representation at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in this Alpine resort town that will see the global elite discuss “a spirit of dialogue” in a fragmented world for five days beginning on Monday (January 19, 2026). U.S. President Donald Trump will be the biggest star among over 3,000…

Santosh Iyer, MD and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India. File | Photo Credit: Bijoy Ghosh A rationalisation of customs duties on imported luxury cars would help stimulate demand in the premium segment, leading to higher overall tax revenue for the government, according to Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and CEO Santosh Iyer. Besides, a more stable macroeconomic policy…

Considering the ten earlier Budgets of the BJP-led government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there is nothing much that the farmers and agricultural workers of India can expect from the coming Union Budget 2025 (eleventh) except more vicious attacks on their livelihood, made under the smokescreen of high-sounding phrases about their welfare. Dismal record…

The Shell gas station logo is displayed on February 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Dutch group Follow This on Wednesday launched a newly revised strategy to take on Big Oil at the upcoming proxy season, seeking to increase shareholder pressure on the financial sustainability of fossil…

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Christine Li from Knight Frank breaks down how China’s tier-one office markets are facing mounting pressure from oversupply and cautious tenant demand. Li also looks at whether China’s expanding REIT framework could help unlock value in commercial property – even as vacancies…

For more than a decade, the former executive chairman of Saks Global dreamed of adding Neiman Marcus to his collection of legacy department stores, believing the combined entities would create a luxury powerhouse strong enough to defy changes dragging down the industry. Instead, Richard Baker’s $2.7 billion acquisition of Neiman Marcus in 2024 ultimately plunged…

UAE raises minimum wages: What are the new Dubai salaries for workers in different sectors? Dubai and the wider United Arab Emirates are advancing a major shift in private-sector compensation norms with a new minimum wage policy for Emirati workers as a part of the broader efforts to strengthen labour standards and boost Emiratisation. Although…

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters Reversing several years of losses since unbundling and corporatisation of State electricity boards, India’s power distribution utilities — namely, Distribution Companies (DisComs) and power departments — posted a net profit or positive profit after tax (PAT), primarily led by State-run DisComs trimming their losses by approximately 80%…

File photo of Neville Tata son of Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata A proposed board meeting of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT), which was supposed to take up the appointment of Neville Tata, son of Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata, as a trustee on Saturday (January 17, 2026) is understood to have been cancelled…

A farmer harvesting a paddy field with mechanised harvester at Thiruvalarsolai in Tiruchi district. (Image used for representational purpose only.) | Photo Credit: The Hindu Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana, or the developing agri-districts programme, in her record 8th Union Budget presentation on Saturday (February 1, 2025). Watch:…