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Bengaluru’s furry residents severely underserved by government facilities  

Bengaluru’s furry residents severely underserved by government facilities  

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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Empire in steel: How Naveen Jindal is building a private steel behemoth overseas

Empire in steel: How Naveen Jindal is building a private steel behemoth overseas

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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Vijay’s TVK completes one year, but it has long way to go in a short span

Vijay’s TVK completes one year, but it has long way to go in a short span

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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Key projects will be completed
in north Chennai by year-end

Key projects will be completed in north Chennai by year-end

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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Battery prices should come down by 10% after Budget 2025: Attero Recycling CEO

Battery prices should come down by 10% after Budget 2025: Attero Recycling CEO

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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Maharashtra Opposition slams Budget 2025 as Bihar-centric; State Government hits back

Maharashtra Opposition slams Budget 2025 as Bihar-centric; State Government hits back

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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Nothing substantial for Tamil Nadu in Budget, say trade bodies

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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Textile industry welcomes announcement of Mission on Cotton Productivity

Textile industry welcomes announcement of Mission on Cotton Productivity

The removal of Customs Duty on two types of shuttleless looms is a welcome move for the technical textiles sector. | Photo Credit: File Photo The textile and apparel sector has welcomed the announcements in the Union budget, especially the announcement of Mission on Cotton Productivity. Vijay Agarwal, chairman of The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion

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Union Budget 2025: India’s Middle Class, Jobs, GDP Growth and the Need for a Census

Union Budget 2025: India’s Middle Class, Jobs, GDP Growth and the Need for a Census

No matter where in the world a baby is born, a universally favourite game is playing “peekaboo”. Babies are surprised when they see things come back after being out of sight, and the game is structured around the time-tested method of creating a joke; the setup, the build-up and the punchline. The Swiss developmental psychologist

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Union Budget aimed at economic betrayal of Bengal, says Trinamool Congress

Union Budget aimed at economic betrayal of Bengal, says Trinamool Congress

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee. File | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Highlighting that not a single meaningful financial allocation had been made to West Bengal in the Union Budget 2025-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership on Saturday (Saturday 1, 2024) said that the Budget was nothing short of an

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