Kolkata: Long before rescuers recovered his body from beneath tonnes of twisted steel and concrete at Taratala, Asgar Hussain had emerged as one of the central figures in the warehouse collapse in Taratala.To some, he was a contractor. To others, he was a local political worker, close to former mayor and Kolkata Port MLA Firhad…
India and the UK on Tuesday discussed the key issues delaying the implementation of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), as both sides reviewed progress under the trade pact signed in July last year.The issues came up during a meeting between Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal and UK Permanent Secretary Amanda Brooks.“Engaged in extensive discussions…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a meeting on rejuvenation of Yamuna river, during which he asked the Delhi, Haryana and UP govts to work as a team with an integrated action plan to clean up the water body.Asking the three adjoining states to ensure standard ecological flow — the quantity, timing…
Consumer-airline Consumer-airline Bengaluru: What began as a routine trip to Chicago soon spiralled into an overnight nightmare for Jayanagar residents, eventually leading to a legal battle.The episode dates back to Jan 4, 2024, when 68-year-old Satish Nagarajan Iyengar and his 38-year-old son, Rupesh, booked Air India round-trip tickets between Bengaluru and Chicago for Rs 2.9…
Hyderabad: Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) chief Kalvakuntla Kavitha demanded the state govt to install the statue of Telangana idealogue Prof Jayashankar on Tank Bund before August 6, his birth anniversary. She said that even after 12 years of formation of Telangana, Jayashankar’s statue was not installed in Hyderabad.Alleging that Andhra leaders’ statues are erected in…
New Delhi: Desperate times call for desperate measures. Full service Air India is planning to make meals optional on its domestic and short international (under two hour) flights. Once this “unbundling” rolls out in the next month or two, passengers opting out of meals could have upwards of Rs 250 shaved off their ticket price….
Pune: MLAs have expressed serious concern over the sluggish progress of the Rs 55,000-crore Pune ring road project, stressing that delays could undermine efforts to improve the city’s connectivity to major highways. The concerns come even as the long-awaited Missing Link on the Pune-Mumbai expressway is scheduled for inauguration on May 1.MLA Shankar Jagtap, who…
Bengaluru: Around 15 patients admitted to Aveksha Hospital at Singapura on MS Palya Road in north Bengaluru were shifted soon after staff noticed a fire in the building around 2.30am Wednesday.The blaze broke out in the electric shaft in the basement of the four-storey building. There were around 30 staff members, including an electrician, working…
Hisar: A 30-year-old man arrested in a domestic violence case was found dead under suspicious circumstances in the lock-up of Urban Estate police station in Hisar on Wednesday, prompting an inquiry.The deceased, Sunil, is a native of Sirsa village in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district. He ran Baba Chicken Corner in Hisar’s Fish Market. He was…
By Dr G S K VeluThe medical device manufacturing sector has transformed significantly in the past few years, and Tamil Nadu stands out as one of the most promising states leading this transformation. What was once a largely import-dependent industry is now evolving into a homegrown manufacturing and innovation hub, driven by concerted policy action,…
