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Ferrari accelerates India push as 'market of the future', targets younger buyers while guarding exclusivity
Benedetto Vigna, CEO of Ferrari, who has been driving around Indian roads, talks about the need to be closer to the clients, how their Indian customer is younger than in the rest of the world and why Ferrari always makes one less car than what the market demands
Quality control can't be culturally relative
A judge recently overturned a hotel's license suspension that was initiated due to the presence of cockroaches in the kitchen. By acknowledging the prevalence of insects in Indian kitchens, the judge sparked a debate about food safety standards. This subjective view could have implications for regulatory practices nationwide, potentially undermining quality control across the hospitality sector in India.
Energy trade under strain amid double standards: Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed the East Asia Summit. He criticized the selective application of principles in global energy trade. Conflicts are impacting food security, energy flows, and trade. India supports peace efforts and calls for an end to conflicts. Terrorism remains a danger. India reaffirms its commitment to regional cooperation and maritime cooperation.
Over 5,000 exhibitors, 120 countries participate in Bharat Tex 2025: Govt
Bharat Tex 2025 in New Delhi attracts global interest with over 5,000 exhibitors from more than 120 countries focusing on resilient global value chains and textile sustainability. The event will highlight India's 5F vision and showcase sustainable innovations, including organic fabrics and recycled materials, aligning with India’s decarbonisation strategy.
Microsoft Ignite 2024: AI, cloud, and more in Satya Nadella’s keynote
This year’s Microsoft Ignite highlighted how businesses and individuals can benefit from the tech giant's AI and cloud tech to gain efficiency and enable innovation. Following a strong focus on AI at Ignite 2023, this year’s edition continues in a similar vein.
Power minister says global energy transition discourse needs to move together with energy security
"Focus on only energy transition is incomplete," Singh said at the G20 Energy Transition Working Group Meeting. Energy storage is essential as the world moves towards Renewable energy sources and investment in the area is equally important, he added. Until investment is made in storage, round-the-clock electricity supply cannot be achieved as renewable energy takes centerstage.

Spike in covid cases in China's Zhejiang renews concern of impact on supply chains
Zhejiang, located near Shanghai, has a population of about 65 million people. It is home to Japanese automaker Nidec and a slew of other foreign manufacturers.

Quest for decarbonisation: 59% of Indian fleet comprises fuel-efficient aircraft, data reveals
According to data provided by the European aerospace corporation Airbus, only about 20% of the world’s current, in-service airline fleet comprises the latest generation of aircraft.

Swiss-slumming it, first world-style
With local food and fresh fruit juice to sample, the First World's version of slumming it comes at a price of 325 Swiss francs (about ₹27,000) a night. If anything, it's the perfect midway point between a particularly bad hotel, where one may end up fretting over funky smells, strange stains and waking up with a staph infection, or a really good one, where guests drown and massage away their anxieties in champagne and spas.

Xi Jinping defends China's zero-COVID policy amid Shanghai lockdown to curb sharp spike in cases
"Against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic that rages across the world, we have put first the health of all participants, adhered to the policy of preventing the coronavirus from re-entering the country to cause a new epidemic, and strictly implemented the prevention and control measures," Xi said.

Vedanta's Sesa Goa iron ore biz pledges to become carbon neutral by 2050
Sesa Goa plans to achieve carbon net neutrality in a phased manner with a target to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions up to 25 per cent by 2030.

Looking to buy your favourite BMW? Why now is the time to drive your dream car home
BMW 5 series with its aesthetic athleticism, driving pleasure and state-of-the-art technology is up for grabs on zero down payment again! Offer on this beauty entails a 4.99% effective interest rate, complimentary service for 3 years and depreciation benefits and special offers upto Rs 4.41 lakh.

Following PM Narendra Modi’s visit, make UAE the fulcrum of India’s West Asia policy
Boosting India-UAE economic relations has obvious advantages. Abu Dhabi itself has a sovereign wealth fund of $800 billion.
Cycling-Froome expects Porte to offer stern test in Geelong
CYCLING-AUSTRALIA/FROOME:Cycling-Froome expects Porte to offer stern test in Geelong

Modi government's only policy is to appease crony capitalists: Congress
Girija Vyas hit out at Modi government on Land Bill and other issues, saying, "Congress will oppose any anti-people and anti-farmer moves of this regime."

PM Modi says using fruit in colas will help fruit growers; experts feel changing formula impossible
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, used to receiving plenty of advice on products, got one on Wednesday that takes the cake—or, rather, the fruit.

Budget fiscally prudent, won’t derail economy: Ravi Dharamshi, ValueQuest Investment Advisors
There was a note last week by Morgan Stanley which said that the ROEs would rise from 12 per cent currently which are subdued to 14 per cent and maybe further to 20 per cent if these norms were relaxed and this has happened.

Movie Review: D-Day
Nikhil Advani’s D-Day can be tagged as India’s own version of the Oscar nominated Zero Dark Thirty.
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