UpFront
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The Planets, the Stars and Brad Pitt
With two major performances this year, the 55-year-old actor and producer talks frankly about his future onscreen, masculinity and getting sober
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India at cloud inflection point; has exceptional talent: John Donahoe
Called the World's Most Innovative Company by Forbes in 2018, ServiceNow has big plans for its India operations
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At Saudi Aramco, changes at the top point to a coming IPO
By taking Aramco public, the crown prince will be able to raise money to pay for a sweeping overhaul of his kingdom's economy. And selling even a small portion of Aramco's stock on a public market—the kingdom is considering the sale of about 5% of Aramco's overall shares—could raise tens of billions of dollars
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Markets soar on news of China talks, but hopes for progress are low
The rally sent the S&P 500 up more than 1%, underscoring just how much financial markets are subsisting on hopes and fears about the trade war. But many in the U.S. and China see the best outcome as a continued stalemate that would prevent a collapse in relations before the 2020 election
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Timeline: India's fight against Section 377
On September 6, 2018, India decriminalised Section 377, and therefore, homosexuality. Here's a look at the major events that led to the historic judgment
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Happy Teacher's Day? India faces an acute shortage of educators across states
In Jammu & Kashmir, 78 percent of teacher positions at government schools lie vacant; in Uttar Pradesh, 35 percent are unfilled
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A sustained recovery for India's economic growth is far away
The noise of a recession is starting to get louder, and the government's recent announcements have been mere sentiment boosters. Will things get worse? Most likely, yes.
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Google fined $170 million for tracking of children on YouTube
Regulators said that YouTube, which is owned by Google, had illegally gathered children's data — including identification codes used to track web browsing over time — without their parents' consent
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Internet shutdowns have become defining of govt repression in this century
The Indian government employs the practice more frequently than any other, most recently in Kashmir, but it is not alone: In 2018, there were at least 196 shutdowns in 25 countries, up from 75 in 24 countries in 2016
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Walmart to stop sale of assault rifle ammunition; discourage carrying guns openly at its stores
Walmart actively stepped into the gun control debate recently, saying that it will also call on Congress to increase background checks and consider a new assault rifle ban after 22 people were killed by a gunman at its store in El Paso, Texas
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Donald Trump says China will suffer, but data shows tariffs are hurting US
Days after new tariffs went into effect US factory activity fell for the first time since 2016. Companies say shrinking export orders as a result of the trade dispute, as well as the challenge of moving supply chains out of China to avoid the tariffs are to blame