As India seeks to build a globally competitive sports goods industry, Tamil Nadu is emerging as one of the strongest contenders for a large-scale manufacturing hub, leveraging its deep industrial ecosystem, export infrastructure, and vast MSME network. NITI Aayog‘s recent assessment of state-level readiness for sports goods manufacturing identified Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu…
Ahmedabad: For engineering students in Gujarat, coding remained the preferred route to a degree and a career. Computer science (CS) and information technology (IT) continued to dominate engineering aspirants’ choices this admission season, accounting for nearly half of the seats allotted in the first round.Of the 41,688 students participating in the admission process, 22,662 —…
New Delhi: Two phone-snatching incidents were reported near India Gate over the weekend, with the victims including a tourist from Canada and an HR executive on her way to AIIMS.In the first incident, which took place on May 22, bike-borne assailants targeted Sukhvinder Singh, a 27-year-old Canada-based police department employee, while he was taking a…
Bicholim: A mock drill for the Shirgao jatra was held late Saturday night. After taking stock of the preparations, chief minister Pramod Sawant told police and fire services to maintain strict control and act firmly against troublemakers, including ‘dhonds’, to ensure safety. Collector Ankit Yadav also reviewed the preparations. North Goa SP Harishchandra Madkaikar said…
Keep your goals close to your chest today. There are a few people around you who deserve the first seat in your ideas. Hidden opposition is active, and someone may quietly watch, compare, or wait for you to slip. Saturn’s hard glance creates pressure from rivals, while the Moon can make you say more than…
The previous diggers deployed to clean the Buddha Dariya achieved little Ludhiana: A broke local civic body is buying expensive excavation machinery while its public transit fleet is auctioned off to pay legal debts.The municipal corporation has submitted a proposal to its Finance and Contracts Committee to purchase six long-boom Poclain machines for ₹4.6 crore…
Actor Aamir Khan made a starry appearance at the special event for his eldest son Junaid Khan‘s film, ‘Ek Din’, co-starring Sai Pallavi. Turning the occasion into a family outing, Aamir was joined by his youngest son, Azad Rao Khan and girlfriend Gauri Spratt, who brought along her son for the event. Aamir and Gauri…
US President Donald Trump rejects Iran’s draft proposal for ceasefire. (AP photo) Iran’s latest response to a US-backed ceasefire proposal demanded sweeping political, military and economic concessions from Washington — including sanctions relief, compensation for war damages, withdrawal of US forces from the region and recognition of Tehran’s authority over the Strait of Hormuz —…
New Delhi/Gorakhpur: The Delhi high court on Monday granted interim protection to actor and BJP MP Ravi Kishan, restraining several individuals, websites and online platforms from using or exploiting his name, image, likeness and other personality attributes without authorisation. The court also directed the removal of URLs allegedly carrying obscene, pornographic and AI-generated content misusing…
Ahmedabad: Experts from fields including defence, quantum technology, cybersecurity and critical minerals examined the impact of evolving geopolitical dynamics on technology in the Indian context at a conference jointly organised by Dhirubhai Ambani University (DAU), Gandhinagar, and the Deccan Centre for International Relations, Chennai, on Tuesday.Participants broadly agreed that the current global environment, marked by…
