The line fell silent. In a phone call from the Oval Office, President Trump had just delivered unwelcome news to three of America’s most powerful auto executives: Mary Barra of General Motors, John Elkann of Stellantis and Jim Farley of Ford. Everyone needs to buckle up, Mr. Trump said on the call, which took place…
One Tuesday morning in late February, a fan in New York who logged into FanDuel’s online sportsbook would’ve found 33 men’s college basketball games listed to bet on and zero women’s games. That fan could place an online wager on some midmajor men’s contests, such as Western Illinois vs. Lindenwood, Troy vs. Texas State and…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday appealed to India Inc to come forward and participate in Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) while launching a dedicated mobile application for candidates to access this scheme. She added the app will make the scheme more accessible for youths.Speaking to industry leaders and mediapersons, she said there…
BENGALURU: Women remain significantly under-represented in India’s venture capital (VC) industry, especially in decision-making roles, despite growing conversations about diversity and inclusion. An analysis of the investment teams at India’s most active VC firms, in terms of volume across years 2023 to 2025 so far, reveals how stark the gender gap remains.Among the 20 most…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the Indian industry to take bold steps to capitalize on global opportunities, emphasizing that the world sees India as a trusted partner. He announced the launch of two missions to boost manufacturing and exports.“Our country is capable of doing this, all of you (industry) are capable,…
There are usually no international flights out of the airport in Mae Sot, a town on Thailand’s border with Myanmar. But in recent days, hundreds of people here boarded direct flights back home to China. They had been rescued from Myanmar, where they were ensnared in a 21st-century scourge — online scam mills that have…
‘Kerala’s adult movie industry broke norms by highlighting female desire’ In ‘Rated A: Soft-Porn Cinema and Mediations of Desire in India’, Darshana Sreedhar Mini studies Kerala’s once-bustling adult film industry. The assistant professor of film at the University of Wisconsin-Madison talks to Ketaki Desai about the labour behind this mini-industry and starlets like Shakeela who…
NEW DELHI: Revenue in the Indian auto component industry is expected to expand by 8-10 per cent in the upcoming financial year 2025-26, according to rating agency ICRA.The rating in a note Thursday asserted the domestic auto component industry revenue will fall to 7-9 per cent in the current financial year 2024-25, against the highs…
NEW DELHI: Seeking an independent statutory regulator like Sebi to manage the affairs of the online gaming industry, Harsh Jain, the co-founder and CEO of the country’s most valuable gaming company Dream11, has said “the majority of companies will shut down” in case the Centre continues to insist on its notice to recover over Rs…
NEW DELHI: The Rs 20,000-crore allocation to drive research, the expansion of AI and geospatial initiatives and further push to Atal Tinkering Labs are some of the significant steps taken in the Union Budget 2025-26 to strengthen the country’s research & development (R&D) ecosystem, but the country needs more, industry players said. Union Finance Minister…