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Fortune 500 list: Elon Musk, world’s richest man, was 2021’s highest paid CEO

Fortune 500 list: Elon Musk, world’s richest man, was 2021’s highest paid CEO

The world’s richest person also received the highest CEO compensation in 2021. Elon Musk, the chief executive of SpaceX and Tesla, topped Fortune‘s new list of the most highly compensated CEOs on the Fortune 500.  In 2021, Musk “realized” compensation worth almost $23.5 billion, from exercising some Tesla stock options awarded in a 2018 multiyear “moonshot” grant. That was—by far—the biggest CEO […]

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'Triangle of Sadness' wins the Palme d’Or at 75th Cannes Film Festival

‘Triangle of Sadness’ wins the Palme d’Or at 75th Cannes Film Festival

‘Triangle of Sadness’ directed by Ruben Ostlund has won the Palme d’Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival for the second time. Earlier, he had received the cinema’s most prestigious prizes for his movie ‘The Square’ in 2017. Indian filmmaker Shaunak Sen has won the ‘L’Oeil d’Or’ award for his documentary ‘All That Breathes’. “A Night of Knowing Nothing” directed

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US becomes India's biggest trading partner in FY22

US becomes India’s biggest trading partner in FY22

The US has replaced China to become the India’s top trading partner in 2021-22, this is reflecting strong economic ties between the two countries. The bilateral trade between two countries stood at $119.42 billion (2021-22) as against $80.51 billion in 2020-21, according to the data of the commerce ministry. Other top trading partner: China ($115.42 billion), The UAE ($72.9 billion), Saudi Arabia ($42,85

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Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s first ‘Lavender Festival’ in Bhaderwah

Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s first ‘Lavender Festival’ in Bhaderwah

Dr. Jitendra Singh (Union Minister) has inaugurated the nation’s first  Lavender Festival in Jammu’s district Bhaderwah. Lavender cultivation has changed the destiny of farmers in Jammu and Kashmir under the government initiative of ‘Aroma Mission or Purple Revolution’. Bhaderwah is in Doda district, is the best place for lavender cultivation in terms of land and climate. Aroma Mission: To

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Olympic medalist, Lovlina Borgohain elected as IBA Athletes Committee Chair

Olympic medalist, Lovlina Borgohain elected as IBA Athletes Committee Chair

Olympics bronze medallist, Lovlina Borgohain has been elected as the  voting member and chair on the Board of Directors for the Athletes’ Committee, the International Boxing Association (IBA). She has received the highest number of votes at the 2022 Women’s World Championships election. Shiva Thapa was elected by the boxers that participated during the men’s world championships that was held in

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India’s GDP growth likely to be 8.2-8.5 per cent in FY22: SBI report

India’s GDP growth likely to be 8.2-8.5 per cent in FY22: SBI report

SBI’s research report Ecowrap, in its latest edition has projected India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 8.2 to 8.5 per cent for FY22. For Q4FY22, the SBI research report expects growth of 2.7 per cent. Early trend of Q4FY22 results for corporates, in the listed space, Sectors like IT-software, auto ancillary, steel, FMCG, chemicals,

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India, UAE sign MoU to enhance bilateral cooperation on climate action

India, UAE sign MoU to enhance bilateral cooperation on climate action

India and United Arab Emirates have signed an MoU to establish a framework to facilitate and enhance bilateral cooperation on climate action. The agreement was signed between Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav and UAE Climate Envoy and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Dr Sultan Al Jaber in New Delhi yesterday. The

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