It was intended to be a peaceful protest on January 30, Gandhi Jayanti—a sort of culmination of a four-month-long relay agitation by a section of former and current workers of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (MSIL) against the carmaker’s alleged illegal and unethical labour practices. Rallying under the aegis of the Maruti Suzuki Struggle Committee, the
Amid the cacophony and disarray, Jalvaid Yadav is standing next to his fruit cart, keenly watching each passerby, hoping to attract customers. In his early sixties, Yadav wants the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to return to power when Delhi votes on 5 February. His reason? Former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s “pro-poor emphasis.” “We want a
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Singapore’s former Ambassador-at-large and author of several books on China, US, ASEAN and geopolitics Kishore Mahbubani says that U.S. President Donald Trump could change the world, “trampling” on the world order, and that India should prepare accordingly. He spoke to The Hindu on the side-lines of an event by the Asia Society for his latest
Dog shelter inside the premises of Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru to take care of stray dogs found inside the premises. | Photo Credit: Bhagya Prakash K With the growing human population in Bengaluru, its animal population is also on the rise. For a city which has a variety of animals like cats, dogs, cows,
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Over the past five years, Jindal has built an end-to-end steel business with assets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This includes mines in Mozambique and Cameroon, steel units in Oman and a downstream value-added steel facility in the Czech Republic. His next target: Italy’s Acciaierie d’Italia, the largest steel plant in Europe formerly
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A year after Tamil cinema’s leading star Vijay took to social media to announce the launch of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) — originating from his fan club-turned-welfare organisation — the political party is yet to make a significant impact or emerge as a disruptor in Tamil Nadu’s political landscape. Barring his maiden public meeting in
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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inspecting the construction of the ornamental fish trade centre under the Vada Chennai Valarchi Thittam on January 31. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Civic infrastructure in north Chennai will get a makeover as the work under Vada Chennai Valarchi Thittam has gained momentum after the inspection by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. Mr.
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The freshly announced Union Budget 2025 leaves a lot to unpack, particularly with regards to just how a custom duty waiver on critical mineral scrappage is to help boost EV battery manufacturing. Here are a few Comparing the two: Lower import duty on refined critical minerals vs scrapped critical minerals. Last year’s budget had announced
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Aaditya Thackeray. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Opposition parties in Maharashtra slammed the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as ‘Bihar budget’. While the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Congress and the Shiv Sena UBT hit out at the Budget for open favouritism, the State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its governing
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The trade bodies in Madurai offered a largely disappointed reaction to Budget 2025 presented in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday as they could not find anything substantial for Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry president N. Jegatheesan said it was disappointing that there was nothing for Tamil Nadu
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