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Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, in his keynote address at BT MindRush 2025, emphasized the importance of purposeful expansion and strategic acquisitions for achieving global leadership. He also highlighted the need for cultural integration and value-driven leadership in the process of globalization.

The administration’s executive order has put Voice of America in turmoil, placing over 1,300 employees on leave and severing critical partnerships with major news agencies, thereby disrupting its global broadcasting capabilities. Critics argue that these drastic cost-cutting measures signal a politically motivated effort to control media narratives at the expense of independent journalism.

A Reddit user detailed how fluency in German and technical expertise significantly boost employment prospects for international MBA graduates in Germany. The post highlighted that graduates with in-demand skills and work experience had an easier time securing jobs, while those from fields like marketing and product management faced more challenges.

The Ministry of Finance plans to raise Rs 8 lakh crore in the first half of FY 2025-26, with a focus on environmentally sustainable projects through Sovereign Green Bonds. This borrowing will be conducted through weekly auctions and issuance of Treasury Bills, with the Reserve Bank of India setting the Ways and Means Advances limit at Rs 1.50 lakh crore for the period.

Leading Indian banks are struggling with a paradox where borrowing deposits at nearly 9% contrasts sharply with lending at only 8.5%, a situation that is challenging the sustainability of their current business models. Uday Kotak has raised alarms about the impact of additional operating and credit costs, especially as tighter regulatory measures have contributed to reduced loan and credit growth.