Former minister Tanveer Sait Mysuru: Five legislators from the Mysuru and Malnad regions were inducted into chief minister DK Shivakumar’s cabinet on Monday, with two of them retaining ministerial berths from the previous Siddaramaiah govt.The cabinet expansion, however, left out several senior Congress leaders, triggering discontent in parts of the region.Mandya, the Vokkaliga stronghold, secured…
(L-R) Vitor Silva, President, Michelin Africa, India and Middle East Region, Shantanu Deshpande, MD, Michelin India and Jean-François RENE, Executive Director, Michelin Chennai Chennai: French tyre maker Michelin has begun manufacturing passenger car tyres in India, joining a growing industry push towards localisation as rising SUV sales and premiumisation reshape the country’s tyre market.The company…
IndiGo appoints former British Airways chief Willie Walsh as CEO as airline enters its 20th year. NEW DELHI: Former British Airways CEO Willie Walsh Monday assumed charge as the CEO of IndiGo, a day before the airline turns 20. With over four decades of global aviation leadership experience, Walsh will work closely with the board…
November 26 also marks the sixth anniversary of the year-long farmers’ protest, which culminated in the repeal of the three farm laws in December 2021. NEW DELHI: Emboldened by the success of the students’ protests here at Jantar Mantar, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM)—the umbrella organisation of farmer groups involved in the anti-farm laws agitation…
FILE – Nauru President David Adeang speaks at the opening ceremony of Boao Forum of Asia, in Boao in southern China’s Hainan province on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Tian Macleod Ji, File) FILE – Nauru President David Adeang speaks at the opening ceremony of Boao Forum of Asia, in Boao in southern China’s Hainan…
Ranchi: State chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar on Monday urged heads of higher and technical education institutions in Jharkhand to launch a large-scale awareness campaign to ensure 100 % registration of eligible young voters under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Addressing vice-chancellors, principals, directors and institutional heads through video conference from…
Chennai’s commercial office market is witnessing tighter occupancies as demand continues to outpace fresh supply, bringing vacancy in prime office spaces down to single digits, according to a report by real estate data analytics and research firm CRE Matrix.The report said vacancy across the city’s Grade A and A+ office stock stood at 9.9 per…
Jan Suraj party workers celebrated the victory of Prashant Kishor in Bankipur assembly byelection results (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Nearly nine months after Jan Suraaj failed to open its account in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday secured his first electoral victory. He won the high-profile Bankipur bypoll, giving the fledgling…
Thousands of Moroccans swam to Spainish terrain Cueta, with 72 losing their lives. Mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory Ceuta. (Reuters photo) Thousands of Moroccans swam to Spainish terrain Cueta, with 72 losing their lives. Mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into…
Every year, one of the world’s most remarkable wildlife migrations takes place on Australia’s remote Christmas Island, where millions of bright red crabs leave the rainforest and journey towards the Indian Ocean to breed. As the crabs cross roads, forests and beaches, they create a spectacular natural phenomenon that attracts visitors from around the globe….