Senior journalist Nikhil Kumar has joined TIME magazine as Executive Editor. Mr Kumar will be overseeing TIME’s AI, Climate and Health teams.

“Together, our AI, Climate, and Health journalists have been among TIME’s most innovative and recognized. They’ve launched our new TIME100 communities, creating journalism that speaks to the decision-makers in these verticals and the individuals who follow them,” TIME said in a statement.

“Nikhil brings experience in international and business journalism, which he will use to make sure that our AI, Climate, and Health coverage continues to appeal to global audiences and those leading the businesses that shape them. He will supervise Senior Editors Mandy Oaklander, Kyla Mandel, and Dayana Sarkisova, along with their reporters, and collaborate across all our departments to encourage our most ambitious journalism,” it added.

Nikhil Kumar was recently with The Messenger as its deputy global editor and before that, he worked at Grid. He was formerly CNN’s bureau chief in New Delhi, overseeing the network’s coverage of India and the wider region, as well as reporting on-air for major stories.

Previously, he also worked with TIME as its South Asia bureau chief and, before that, as a senior editor working on international coverage. He has also worked as an editor and foreign correspondent for the Independent and the Evening Standard.

The magazine also announced that Lori Fradkin, who joined TIME in 2018, was being promoted to Executive Editor.

“A talented newsroom leader, Lori will oversee Senior Editor of Ideas AJ Hess and their team of editors, as well as Editor-at-Large Belinda Luscombe, Senior Correspondent Sean Gregory, and Correspondent Eliana Dockterman,” the statement read.

She joined TIME in New York following five years at Cosmopolitan, with previous roles at The Huffington Post, AOL, and New York magazine.

New York:

Time Magazine on Thursday named US President-elect Donald Trump its “person of the year,” marking the second time he has won the accolade in acknowledgement of the mogul’s stunning political comeback.

Trump, who defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election, adorns the magazine’s title cover sporting his distinctive red tie and striking a pensive pose.

“For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a-generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency and altering America’s role in the world, Donald Trump is Time’s 2024 – Person of the Year.”

This year saw Trump convicted on charges of business fraud and nearly assassinated twice — and will end with him preparing to return to the White House with Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress.

“We are witnessing a resurgence of populism, a widening mistrust in the institutions that defined the last century, and an eroding faith that liberal values will lead to better lives for most people. Trump is both agent and beneficiary of it all,” the magazine said in a statement.

The award, given out annually, is an acknowledgement of the year’s most influential figure. Past winners include Taylor Swift and Volodymyr Zelensky — and Trump himself, in 2016, after his shock defeat of Hillary Clinton.

Trump influence

Having dominated the news events of 2024, Trump’s influence is set to continue when he assumes the presidency in January.

This time around, Trump is promising mass expulsions of undocumented immigrants and major tariffs that threaten to shake up not just the US economy, but those of key trade partners.

He’s cast doubt on continued support for Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion, and has already become something of a shadow president, feting foreign leaders at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

His comeback — on the cover of Time magazine, but also at the helm of the US government — was unthinkable a few years ago.

After his supporters stormed the US Capitol in an attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss, it seemed like Republicans might be ready to wash their hands of the brash outsider who had taken over the party.

Criminal cases were launched over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and he was found liable in civil court for sexual abuse. He remains a polarizing figure in US and world politics.

Yet none of that prevented him from rising back up to the top of the Republican ticket, and then going on to win in the general election against Harris.

Harris was among those shortlisted for the award, alongside Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian economist Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

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Donald Trump will ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday on the same day he is expected to be named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year”, according to two people familiar with the selection and plans.

A spokesperson for Time declined to comment on the selection.

The Republican president-elect built his fortune as a New York real estate investor before turning to politics. During his first term as president, he measured his success in part by the strength of the stock market, which has so far welcomed his re-election.

The ringing of the bell signifies the start or closing of the trading day at the world’s largest stock exchange, and is considered an honor. The act has historically been reserved for company executives celebrating an initial public offering or other major corporate milestones, but celebrities and politicians like Ronald Reagan, Nelson Mandela and Arnold Schwarzenegger have also rung it.

Politico first reported the news of Trump’s selection and plans.

Time bestowed the “Person of the Year” title to Trump once before, in 2016. It named Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris “Person of the Year” in 2020, after they defeated Trump. Pop star Taylor Swift received the title last year.

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New Delhi:

The Adani Group has featured in TIME’s prestigious World’s Best Companies of 2024 list, prepared in collaboration with Statista, a leading global industry ranking and statistics portal.

The Adani Group in a statement said, “The accolade highlights the Adani Group’s commitment to employee satisfaction, revenue growth and sustainability. It is further validation of the group’s hard work and continuous efforts to push boundaries and deliver excellence across businesses.”

The World’s Best Companies 2024 list is based on analysis across three dimensions – employee satisfaction, revenue growth and sustainability.

Eight out of 11 Adani Group’s listed companies were considered in the evaluation. The other three listed companies are subsidiaries of these eight companies, the conglomerate said in a statement.

The recognized companies include Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Adani Green Energy, Adani Energy Solutions, Adani Total Gas, Ambuja Cements, Adani Power and Adani Wilmar Limited.

The survey was conducted in over 50 countries with around 170,000 participants assessed companies based on direct and indirect recommendations, work conditions, salary, equality, and overall company image. Companies with revenues exceeding US$100 million in 2023 and demonstrated growth from 2021 to 2023 were evaluated.

The sustainability dimension focussed on Companies was assessed based on standardized ESG KPIs from Statista’s ESG Database and targeted research.

The scores of all three dimensions were added on an equal percentage basis to form the final ranking score of a maximum of 100 points. The 1,000 companies with the highest score were awarded the World’s Best Companies 2024 by TIME and Statista.

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