Coffee chain Starbucks Corp. announced the launch of a new line of coffee drinks infused with olive oil. Starbucks Oleato coffee beverages are making their debut on Wedenesday in Italy, followed by Southern California in the United States this spring. Later this year, select markets in Japan, the Middle East, and the United Kingdom will launch the beverages. Oleato, Starbucks […]

November 8 marks 6 years after demonetisation.A K Bhattacharya reveals how the prime minister and the RBI worked together for months before Modi’s 8 pm speech.A riveting excerpt from The Rise Of Goliath: Twelve Disruptions That Changed India. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Of all the various portfolios Rama Subramaniam Gandhi handled as Reserve Bank of India deputy governor, the one pertaining […]

Claims committee’s actions hurting small hotel owners; constant friction with organised players discouraging SMEs and entrepreneurs from moving ahead with the times and with technology. Aryaman Gupta reports. IPO-bound hospitality major OYO has written to the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) requesting it to intervene and investigate the running of the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) and […]

The shock power surge that knocked out the electrics in a small property at the same time a smart meter was being installed left three flat owners more in the dark than they could ever have imagined – and shouldering a £2,900 repair bill. However fathoming issues about responsibility, amid a bewildering maze of connection technicalities and officialdom, became overwhelming. […]

Brett Radin, a talent manager with Knitting Factory Management, died Friday at his home in Los Angeles at 53. No cause of death was given by his family. Brian Long, President of Knitting Factory Management, said, “We are extremely saddened to learn the news of Brett’s passing. He brought a lightning bolt of positive energy. He was passionate for his […]

The median personal income for an American is $41,000. Younger people, just out of college or high school, make much less. A great deal of the reason people get higher or lower pay is their majors. People who end up as doctors, lawyers, and accountants are almost guaranteed high annual wages. Certain majors, like Social Studies, offer little that gives […]

Following a gap of several months, global brands like Walmart have started lifting orders from Tiruppur’s garment makers, leading to growth in knitwear exports in January after five months. Knitwear exports from Tiruppur increased 1.5 per cent in dollar terms and 11.6 per cent in rupee terms in January. According to the Tiruppur Exporters’ Association (TEA), global majors have started […]

Police conduct has come under scrutiny in the past few years, especially during the earlier parts of the COVID-19 pandemic following the murder of George Floyd at the hand of police. At the same time, violent crime continued to climb, and nationwide there were debates over how much the government should spend, if at all, for policing. The state that […]

This month, Russia suspended its only remaining nuclear treaty with the U.S. This prompted some to fear that president Vladimir Putin is considering the possibility of using atomic warfare in its increasingly drawn-out invasion of Ukraine. Nuclear bombs are not the only option Russia has. Within its arsenal, Russia can deploy incendiary, chemical, and precision-guided armaments. Not all do physical […]