Union minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal meets President of Aichi Steel Corporation. NAGOYA: Govt Wednesday reiterated its demand for a review of the 15-year-old Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan to make it more contemporary and indicated its willingness to expand scope of the pact, which is seen to have failed in delivering…
From a tiny Tennessee cabin to a global empire, Dolly Parton never forgot her roots. (Photo: Getty Images) Dolly Parton never forgot where her remarkable journey began. Long before she became one of the world’s most successful singers, songwriters, actresses and philanthropists, Parton grew up in a humble two-room cabin in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains…
Meagre stock has also pushed up sugar prices—earlier this week. MUMBAI: Ahead of the festival of Raksha Bandhan, when demand for sugar tends to surge in Indian kitchens, consumers are in a bind. Major online grocery platforms and offline retail chains are limiting the number of sugar packs customers can buy, to manage supplies of…
Thalapathy Vijay’s journey from one of Tamil cinema’s biggest stars to an actor-turned-politician is already a story that could lend itself to a compelling biopic. Director Ashwath Marimuthu recently shared his vision for such a film, revealing the title he would choose and the moment he believes would make the perfect interval block.Speaking at a…
On the import side, there is some pressure due to higher prices of oil and fertiliser. (File photo) NEW DELHI: India’s goods exports hit the $200-billion mark during the financial year up to Aug 21 on the back of a sustained over 15% rise in shipments from the country, raising expectations within govt that this…
Tamil cinema fans have a long history of turning memorable movie scenes into recurring social media jokes, and ‘Vishwanath and Sons’ has now added another date to that list. A scene from the Suriya-starrer has caught the attention of meme creators, with August 27 triggering a fresh wave of posts online.The film, directed by Venky…
Can GCCs absorb talent across levels that are not finding jobs in traditional IT sector firms? The Indian IT sector is undergoing a tectonic shift with artificial intelligence rendering many traditional roles redundant and requiring an unprecedented skill upgradation to stay employable. Even as the traditional IT firms continue to hire and fire, one branch…
Quote of the day by Clint Eastwood: ‘As you get older, you’re not afraid of doubt. Doubt isn’t running the show,’ the ‘Piano’ actor’s insightful words on how age brings maturity to deal with uncertainty in a better way. (YouTube) When we are younger, doubt and uncertainty may often leave you feeling as if your…
Trump’s tariff strategy has kept uncertainty high for governments and businesses From India and Canada to Iran and Venezuela, the countries may be thousands of miles apart and have little in common economically. Yet they have found themselves facing the same problem: an unpredictable US trade policy under President Donald Trump, in which tariffs and…
Director Pravin Tarde disclosed that after ‘Deool Band 2’ surpassed the Rs 100 crore mark at the box office, the makers chose to donate the entire profit earned once production costs were covered. As per the filmmaker, these proceeds were channeled towards funding the education of children whose farmer parents died by suicide. Tarde, who…