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Modi to make maiden appearance at Davos; SRK, over 100 Indian CEOs may join

PM Modi is expected to be in Davos on Jan 23- 24 and may address the first special plenary at World Economic Forum

A bridge too far: India slips 21 slots on WEF Gender Gap index

For the first time since the WEF began measuring the gap across four pillars

Technology firms must do more on extremism: World Economic Forum

The study from the Swiss nonprofit organisation adds to a chorus of calls for Silicon Valley to stem the spread of violent material from Islamic State militants

Ashutosh Varshney likens Modi to Indira Gandhi; Yogendra Yadav agrees

Varshney said populist leaders such as Modi, Gandhi and the US president Donald Trump don't like constitutional restrains

Railways can generate 1 mn jobs but the system is slow: Piyush Goyal at WEF

Over the years, the system that has been created is slow to move, said Goyal at World Economic Forum

Automation to take away 40% existing jobs in next 5 yrs: PepsiCo India CEO

Shivakumar Dega said jobs that are repetitive will be taken over by technology in the coming years

Competition in telecom is coming down due to consolidation: Sunil Mittal

Telecom has been under severe financial strain with a debt load of over Rs 4.6 lakh crore

Nations talk barriers but Modi driving Indian, global agenda: Mittal at WEF

Said disparity between rich, poor widened over last 7-8 years, distribution of wealth didn't reach all levels of society

5 Indians on WEF's 2017 young global leaders list

It selects 100 young leaders, under 40, who are tackling world's challenges with innovative ideas

'Sweet spot' India, China to power global growth, say Davos men

Emerging narrative at Davos shifted to growth booster from Asia for the global economy

Will Big Data become a relic, quickly?

Or are we looking at a future of "fast data"?

The Davos Disconnect

Never before has the gap between the Davos Man and the real world yawned so widely

Gadkari, Sitharaman to showcase India's growth story at WEF 2017

India appears to be risking losing the position of globalisation champion of the region

AI may replace some jobs, employees need retraining: IT leaders at Davos

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Artificial Intelligence is moving on the right ladder

No one will emerge winner in a trade war: Xi Jinping at WEF 2017

Says economic globalisation has become a Pandora's Box, but global problems are not caused by it

CEOs more bullish in short-term at Davos; politics clouds future

Last year's outlook was particularly gloomy due to two years of falling oil prices and slowing growth in China

Businesses can unlock $12 trillion: Davos study

By implementing a few key development goals, 380 million jobs could be created by 2030

Obscene: Just eight men own half the world's wealth, reveals Oxfam report

Concern about the issue was highlighted again in the WEF's own global risks report last week.

WEF meet begins tomorrow; over 100 people from India to attend

There will be an estimated 300 public figures, including more than 50 heads of state and government

Davos elites not in a celebratory mood as Trump era dawns

Last year, the consensus here was that Trump had no chance of being elected