NEW DELHI: Italian powerhouse Prada announced Thursday it will acquire flamboyant rival Versace from US-based Capri Holdings in a €1.25 billion (over Rs 12,000 crore) deal, a move poised to reshape the balance of power in high fashion.The deal, set to close in the second half of 2025, creates an Italian luxury giant with revenues…
AICTE plans to provide engineering textbooks in 12 regional languages by 2026. NEW DELHI: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is undertaking a major initiative to provide textbooks for all engineering diploma and degree programmes in 12 Indian languages by December 2026, with efforts already in progress across various subjects and academic levels.In…
Pawan Goenka (File photo) Government’s push to involve more private companies has been among the key initiatives in India’s efforts to increase its share in the global space economy. And, a key role in implementation of the Space reforms that enable private participation has been the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe).Since its…
President Trump says he is focused on stopping the “death march” in Ukraine “as soon as possible.” But for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, cease-fire talks with Mr. Trump are a means to much broader ends. Russian and American officials met in Saudi Arabia on Monday to deepen their negotiations about technical details of…
AIMS ATMA June 2025: The Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) has begun online registration for the AIMS Test for Management Admissions (ATMA) 2025 June session. Interested and eligible candidates can register on the official website, atmaaims.com, until May 20, 2025. The ATMA 2025 exam is scheduled to be held on June 1, 2025. AIMS…
President Trump says he wants a quick cease-fire in Ukraine. But President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia appears to be in no rush, and the blowup on Friday between Mr. Trump and Ukraine’s president may give Russia’s leader the kind of ammunition he needs to prolong the fight. With the American alliance with Ukraine suffering…
MUMBAI: Depository firm NSDL is targeting to launch its much awaited Rs 3,000-crore initial public offering (IPO) by next month, a senior official said on Thursday. As a market infrastructure institution (MII), National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) also needs other approvals apart from the draft red herring prospectus, the official said, adding that it is…
Sunil Amrith (Photo courtesy: Yale News) Sunil Amrith, a renowned professor of History and chair of the South Asian Studies Council, is set to take over as the new director of the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University. Starting March 1, 2025, Amrith will succeed Steven Wilkinson, who led the center…
The leaders of more than half of Africa’s nations gathered this week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s sprawling seaside metropolis, to commit to the biggest burst of spending on electric-power generation in Africa’s history. The World Bank, African Development Bank and others are pledging at least $35 billion to expand electricity across a continent where…
England wicketkeeper batter Jamie Smith has set his sights on being an all-format regular for his team as he aims to seal his spot as a finisher in the T20I side. Smith recently made his T20I debut against India in the second game of the five-match series at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The 24-year-old…