In 1947, when the British transferred power to India and Pakistan, many businesses also changed hands. One of them was Murree Brewery, among the oldest distilleries in Asia, which was then largely owned by a British family. The Bhandaras of Lahore became its new owners. They were a Parsi family that had thrived in the…
Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani has offered a humorous take on the much-debated subject of work-life balance that has been raging on in the Indian corporate world. Insisting that enjoying one’s work is essential to achieving work-life balance, Adani quipped in a media interview, “Aath ghanta family ke saath bitayega toh biwi bhaag jaayegi (Wife…
Thirty-two-year-old Santacruz resident Hriday Samtani can’t wait to get Botox. On his Scrabble rack, that is.Containing the high-scoring “power tile” ‘X’, this five-letter modernism is among 1,816 freshly added words, including ‘Tomoz’ (tomorrow), ‘Yeet’ (to throw with force), ‘Boujee’ (luxurious in lifestyle, humble in character), and ‘Peng’ (very beautiful) that have injected the board game’s…
NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI: Manipur CM N Biren Singh expressed “regret” and apologised to people of the state Tuesday for nearly 20 months of intermittent ethnic bloodletting on his watch, saying it was time now to “forgive and forget” as the BJP-led govt builds on the “improvement in law and order and focuses on development”.“Many people have…
NEW DELHI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) secured a 100 per cent conviction rate in 2024, with 68 accused convicted in the 25 cases decided by Special NIA courts across the country.A total of 210 accused were arrested across key categories of crimes – left-wing extremism, North-East insurgency, Khalistani terrorism, gangster-terrorist-smuggler nexus etc -in 80 cases…
Once docked, the satellites will demonstrate power transfer capabilities, with electricity flowing from one satellite to the other to power a heater, confirming successful connection BENGALURU: Isro’s ambitious Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission, which is scheduled to do the docking manoeuvre on January 7, will see the two satellites perform a carefully choreographed orbital dance…
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court called “prima facie strange and also shameful” invocation of charges under Posco Act in a case of sexual offence against a minor eight years after FIR was lodged and trial was nearing completion. This case is from Mehsana town, north Gujarat, where a 15-year-old lodged a complaint against four people…
NEW DELHI: Quad foreign ministers issued a joint statement Tuesday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Quad cooperation, reaffirming commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific and to working together in responding to the future needs of the region.As four partners, India, Australia, Japan and the US under the Quad mechanism share a vision of…
NEW DELHI: The war of words over former PM Manmohan Singh’s funeral continued on Monday with Congress countering BJP’s attack by saying its senior functionaries did not accompany Singh’s family to gather and immerse his ashes “out of our deference to the privacy of the family“.Singh’s ashes were immersed in the Yamuna at ‘Asth Ghat’…
NEW DELHI: Nearly three years after repealing the reform-oriented farm laws due to farmers’ protest, Centre has now come out with a draft national policy framework on agriculture marketing suggesting states move towards a “unified national market for agriculture produce” through single licensing /registration system and single fee.Allowing setting up of private wholesale markets; permitting…
