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GenAI To Add $1.5 Trn To GDP By FY30: EY

Some companies apprehensive about data privacy risk

WFI ELECTIONs - No reforms if Brij Bhushan's loyalists win: Anita Sheoran

WITH THE DELAYED Wrestling Federation of India elections to be held on Thursday, former grapplerAnita Sheoran, contesting to become its first woman president, knows she is fighting an uphill battle.

Can Brand IPL keep scoring?

T20 LEAGUE TURNS DECACORN IN JUST 16 YEARS

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: A clear blue sky for the markets

THE NIFTY TOUCHED an all-time high of 21,492 on Friday. The benchmark rose for the seventh week on the trot. During the calendar year, the Nifty has gained 18.51%, of which 14% has come only in the last seven weeks.

STADIUM TO STARDOM: Sweet deals off the fields

Shami, Rahul and Yadav have sent their endorsement fees soaring through the sky post WC 2023

'Technology's democratising potential is most admirable'

Shay Banon has been fascinated with search ever since he tried to build a recipe app for his wife in 2004, a journey that led him to write the first few lines of code of Elasticsearch (an open source search and analytics engine) in 2009 and start Elastic in 2012. The Mountain View, California-based firm is a fast-growing platform for search-powered solutions. \"We help everyone-organisations, their employees, and their customers-find what they need faster, while keeping applications running smoothly, and protecting against cyber threats,\" said the founder & CTO at Elastic. On a recent visit to India, Banon shared his perspectives with Sudhir Chowdhary on Gen AI's economic potential and the engagement of the Indian open source community in shaping Elastic's product roadmap. Excerpts:

Biden and Bibi will break gradually, then suddenly

If there is ever to be a rift between the US and Israel, it began this week. Two months ago, US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embraced in shared sorrow and resolve. Now, many thousands of civilian Palestinian deaths later, the two have said as clearly as diplomacy allows that they want to go in different directions. Speaking to donors at a fundraiser in Washington, Biden characterised Israel's bombing of Gazans as \"indiscriminate.\"That's hard to prove legally. But Biden was driving at something else. Israel is losing international support, even from its friends.

Price of an income crisis

Urgent policy action needed as large sections of people are hit by a prolonged income stagnation

The profit-public-good dilemma

AI GOVERNANCE & SAFETY: MAKING AI COMPANIES PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS IS NO SHIELD AGAINST INVESTOR INFLUENCE

Scaling up biz put Lenskart back in black: Co-founder

‘After FY23, we will remain profitable in current fiscal also’

'We will have 900 pilots & 41 aircraft by end of FY25'

The 15-month old, low-cost airline Akasa Air has moved on from the pilot upheaval it faced in July and is now on course to nearly double its pilot strength in the next 15 months. Co-founder and chief commercial officer, PRAVEEN IYER, in an exclusive interview with SWARAJ BAGGONKAR, says that the next phase of growth is going to be even stronger where the aircraft fleet strength gets doubled. Edited excerpts:

'Write-off era over, asset quality review served banking well'

State Bank of India chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara says the banking system has learned from past mistakes and lending has become much better and much more informed. The bank, which has a deposit base of ₹46.89 trillion, has ploughed back about ₹65,000 crore of profits to the capital, he said in an interview. \"I would say that perhaps it is a golden phase. Practically all the sectors are firing, if I may say so. It's a very positive sign. Also, when we look around the globe, the Indian economy is doing very best. But yes, of course, it is more because we are all internally focused,\" he told Hitesh Vyas, George Mathew and Sandeep Singh in an interview. Edited excerpts:

India will be third largest economy in my 3rd term: PM

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi on Sunday said that he has given a guarantee that India will be the world's third largest economy under his third term in office and Surat has a big responsibility to facilitate in reaching the milestone. Addressing a public gathering in Surat after inaugurating Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), Modi said the government has plans for the next 25 years, setting a target to make India a $5trillion economy and the responsibility of Surat's diamond industry in achieving that has increased.

PMAY-G: Centre likely to save 14k cr as states fail to spend

₹54,487 CR ALLOCATED FOR RURAL HOUSING SCHEME IN FY24

OTTs and insolvency clause out of final draft of Telecom Bill

THE FINAL VERSION of the Telecommunications Bill 2023, which will be tabled in the ongoing session of the Parliament, has likely removed the regulation of over-the-top (OTT) communication apps from its ambit, according to a version of the Bill.

6 GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi soon

Move seen as positive for tech firms, telecom equipment makers

After rape FIR, Jindal denies charge

THE MUMBAI POLICE has registered a first information report (FIR) against Sajjan Jindal, chairman and managing director of JSW Group, which accuses him of rape - a charge the industrialist has termed \"false and baseless\".

AHEAD OF DECEMBER 21 DEADLINE - Zee asks for more time on Sony deal

Merger still hangs in balance over leadership of the resulting entity

China pushes for iPhone ban

MORE CHINESE AGENCIES and government-backed firms across the country have ordered staff to stop bringing iPhones and other foreign devices to work, setting in motion an unprecedented prohibition that's likely to block Apple and Samsung Electronics from parts of the world's biggest mobile market.

India, Oman adopt vision document

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Saturday firmed up a vision document to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in around 10 key areas and pushed for concluding a trade pact as early as possible during their \"productive\" talks in the national capital.

Towards a dystopian future

Keep aside the abrogation’ of Article 370. Of greater concern to the country is the devilish ways in which the provisions of the Constitution can be bent and twisted by the government to undermine states’ rights and federalism

Take a call on future of T20 team... now

A 50-over World Cup has gotten over recently, with the 20-over one less than six months away

Does liquor harm women more, or is it gender bias?

Women are drinking more than ever with some even developing dependency and addiction. Here’s how they are at an increased risk for damage to both physical and mental health—often more than in men

East-West work divide

How the globe is divided on working hours

An inheritance of loss

Pulse to Planet is an apology note to the future, a warning bell to the present

13 states, UTs among 'achievers' in logistics performance index

ANDHRA PRADESH, KARNATAKA, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, and Gujarat are among the 13 states and Union territories that have again been categorized as \"achievers\" in the logistics index chart 2023, according to a report released by the commerce and industry ministry on Saturday.

PM flags off Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra in 5 states

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi said on Saturday that his guarantee begins from where hope from everyone else ends and asserted that development of smaller cities is at the centre of his resolve to make India a developed country.

Celebrity homes big draw for buyers

PEOPLE PAY MILLIONS for any article once owned by celebrities. Real estate gets a bigger rub of star power, as houses owned by film stars have extra appeal for buyers.

Adani buys majority stake in IANS

BILLIONAIRE GAUTAM ADANI'S group has acquired a majority stake in news agency IANS India for an undisclosed sum as the group expands its presence in the media space.

Locals at the wheel of global auto cos in India

WITH THE APPOINTMENT of Aditya Jairaj, 41, as the CEO and MD of Stellantis India effective January 1, 2024, Indians are now heading all foreign carmakers in India, barring the Japanese and the Korean (and Skoda).