May 2025

Intel shareholders approve CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s pay, equity incentive plan amid broader restructuring plans

Big tech firm, Intel Corporation’s shareholders on Tuesday, May 6, approved the company’s new equity incentive plan along with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lip-Bu Tan’s annual compensation, reported the news agency Reuters.  According to the report, this new equity incentive plan seeks to help the company retain its employees. The shareholders also approved the company’s

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Chennai airport pushed to the sixth spot in passenger traffic

Chennai airport pushed to the sixth spot in passenger traffic

Miles to go: This photo taken in March this year shows Phase II modernisation work in progress at the Chennai airport. Passengers demand more flights and better maintenance of the airport, besides more facilities. | Photo Credit: M. SRINATH Tedious task: Domestic passengers have to take a buggy or walk to the multi-level car park to

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The first care home for beggars in Madras was established under police management

The first care home for beggars in Madras was established under police management

In November 1953, the Madras School of Social Work, which was started only the previous year, conducted a survey of beggars in the State capital. As many as 400 volunteers were drawn from colleges, schools, and social service institutions in Madras to conduct the survey. The study revealed that there were nearly 7,500 beggars, of

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Putin completes quarter century, polls show he's still popular in Kremlin's hot seat

Putin completes quarter century, polls show he’s still popular in Kremlin’s hot seat

Exactly 25 years ago on May 7, an obscure ex-KGB colonel Vladimir Putin — with little public exposure as deputy mayor of St Petersburg — took the oath of the highest office in the post-Communist Russia. A quarter century later, Putin, 72, still remains the most popular politician of Russia, as was evident by last

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BJP’s Caste Census U-Turn: Politics or Progress?

BJP’s Caste Census U-Turn: Politics or Progress?

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on April 30, 2025, that the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs had approved the inclusion of caste enumeration in the next population census. The announcement marks a reversal of the current administration’s position since the BJP has never shown any interest in conducting a caste census. The opposition, on the

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