On May 4, 2023, the US President Joe Biden confirmed the appointment of Ajay Banga, an Indian-origin business executive, as the President of the World Bank. The announcement was made a day after the World Bank’s Board of Directors had approved Banga’s appointment. President Biden expressed confidence that Banga would be a transformative leader, bringing …
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs in conversation with Bodhisatva Ganguli, Executive Editor, The Economic Times, at The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence 2023, on Friday.Private sector capex has been one of the issues which one has been grappling with. It is not picking up to the desired extent. Is there something that …
As the 100th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio broadcast programme “Mann ki Baat” aired on Sunday, thousands of people tuned in to radios to witness the historic moment. The programme was also broadcast live at the United Nations headquarters in New York.Expressing gratitude to the listeners, Prime Minister Modi noted that the broadcast …
It’s still Mario Time at the box office. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” led ticket sales for the fourth straight weekend in U.S. and Canadian theatres with $40 million as the global haul for the Universal Pictures release surpassed $1 billion, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Nintendo videogame adaptation dominated the month of April …
In the 100th episode of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the work of four Indian changemakers, who have tried to promote the idea of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ with their unique ideas. The four guests had appeared in the earlier episodes of the programme. In his 100th episode, PM …