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Decathlon Has Outrun Nike, Adidas and Puma in India. Can It Win Serious Athletes?
Decathlon Has Outrun Nike, Adidas and Puma in India. Can It Win Serious Athletes?
10 min read
At ₹4,478 crore, Decathlon India now earns more revenue than each of the global sportswear giants it competes with. Yet growth has slowed, profit remains thin and a ₹10,000-crore FY30 target demands a ...
India-UAE ties: EAM Jaishankar meets UAE envoy as trade crosses $100 billion
2 min read
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s meeting with UAE Ambassador Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi comes amid a fresh round of high-level diplomatic engagement between New Delhi and Abu Dhabi. With bilateral ...
Diljit Dosanjh Indore concert: Singer confirms November 15 show despite threats, 4 songs barred
3 min read
Diljit Dosanjh has assured fans that his Indore concert will go ahead despite bomb-threat emails and reports of security concerns. But the November 15 show has another hurdle: authorities have directe ...
Trump-Netanyahu Iran war row: Israeli PM pushes for fresh strikes as US favours diplomacy
3 min read
Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly calling Donald Trump every day to press for renewed military action against Iran, even as Gulf leaders urge restraint. After meeting Qatar’s prime minister, Trump says ...
India-US drug crackdown: New Delhi meeting targets drug cartels and synthetic drugs
3 min read
Drug trafficking is no longer just about moving contraband across borders. Behind the trade are international networks involving chemical suppliers, online marketplaces, financial channels and logisti ...
Jensen Huang's China push under scrutiny: Nvidia CEO's remarks resurface amid alleged spy link
3 min read
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's remarks describing China as a “large and growing” AI market have resurfaced after reports linked him to a Chinese businesswoman suspected by US intelligence agencies of being ...
India vs New Zealand 3rd ODI abandoned: Rain denies play in Hamilton as India retain 2-0 lead
2 min read
Persistent rain washed out the third India-New Zealand ODI at Hamilton after Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl. India cannot lose the five-match series now, while Shreyas Iyer is set to ta ...
M John Harrison Wins Booker Prize for Dystopian Satire 'The End of Everything'
3 min read
At 81, M John Harrison becomes the oldest winner of the Booker Prize beating out five other titles
The New Geography of Jobs
4 min read
India’s hiring map is shifting as smaller cities emerge as new employment hubs