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Image used for representational purposes. Tata Motors is preparing to launch the much-awaited Sierra EV in India. The electric SUV is expected to arrive later this month. Once launched, the Sierra EV will enter the increasingly competitive midsize electric SUV segment, where it is expected to rival the likes of the Hyundai Creta Electric, Maruti…
Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5, your weekly round-up of top international news. This week we are covering Zelenskyy’s open letter to Putin, EU’s unveiling of the 21st sanctions package against Russia, Pashinyan wins Armenia’s election, tensions flare up again in the US-Israel war against Iran, and the Trumpian Fifa World Cup…
Across the world, cities are confronting a common challenge. As populations grow and development intensifies, urban areas are becoming hotter, noisier and increasingly disconnected from nature. Concrete surfaces absorb heat, biodiversity declines, and green spaces often struggle to keep pace with expansion. In response, an unconventional form of afforestation pioneered in Japan is gaining global…
MUMBAI: Tata Consumer Products, which began as a tea joint venture with British firm Finlay, has crossed Rs 20,000 crore in annual revenues, marking what chairman N Chandrasekaran called the completion of its transformation into a multi-category consumer goods group.The company has built its newer “growth” businesses —packaged foods, pantry staples and ready-to-drink beverages —…
NEW DELHI: In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday recognised homemakers as ‘nation builders’ and ruled that the loss of domestic care services provided by them should be treated as a separate head of compensation in motor accident claims.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh held that the contribution of…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP and Mamata Banerjee loyalist Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday gave an ultimatum to the party supremo claiming that she “will have to choose if she is with her nephew Abhishek Banerjee or a senior party workers like me.““I am with Mamata Banerjee, but Didi will have to decide if she is…
Henry Nowak (L) and Vickrum Digwa (R) Five men have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to more than three years for their roles in violent disorder that erupted during a protest over the police handling of the murder of teenager Henry Nowak by 23-year-old Sikh man Vickrum Singh Digwa in Southampton.The latest…
One important change is that the earlier Contract Labour law has now been subsumed into the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. (AI image) India’s labour market has long relied on people who work through contractors – across factories, offices, logistics hubs, and service roles. Over the years, the legal framework governing contract…
NEW DELHI: The wait is finally over. When Mexico step out at the iconic Estadio Azteca against South Africa on June 11 to kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup, they will do so in front of a football world that has been holding its breath for four years since Lionel Messi and Argentina’s stunning…
A patch of the Pacific Ocean has been quietly warming again, drawing attention from meteorologists who spend their time watching patterns most people never think about. The signals are not dramatic on their own: a few degrees here, a shift in sea surface temperatures there, winds behaving slightly differently than expected. But these small changes…
