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Chennai: For Phoenix Kothari Footwear, Ramanathapuram was not the obvious choice for its next shoe factory. The district, which traditionally has fewer manufacturing opportunities, was not originally on the company’s expansion map. Then came a request from chief minister C Joseph Vijay.In a conversation with the company’s leadership on May 22, Vijay asked Kothari to…
In the middle of the 19th century, sending a message across the Atlantic was still a distant ambition. Telegraph lines had already begun shrinking distances on land, but an ocean presented a different problem. A signal travelling through thousands of miles of cable could arrive so weak that ordinary instruments struggled to detect it. William…
The Bengaluru engineers who proved Hero Honda’s ‘impossible’ machine could be made in India. (Photo: X Post) Long before phrases like Atmanirbhar Bharat, Make in India and import substitution became part of everyday conversations, two engineers working from Bengaluru’s industrial hub were quietly solving problems that many believed could only be solved overseas.Their story isn’t…
The makers of ‘Prahaar: The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam’ have changed the movie’s theatrical schedule. The Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi starrer was earlier expected to reach cinemas on August 7. It will now release on October 16, 2026 announced on the makers official pageThe movie is based on the life of veteran public…
From Bastar’s forests to ramp: Surrendered women Naxals steal show at fashion event in Raipur What a difference a few years can make. At a National Handloom Day event in Raipur, a group of former women Maoists from Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region found themselves in a setting that would once have seemed almost unimaginable – walking…
Woman died after falling from a two-wheeler onto a damaged road BENGALURU: A routine morning ride turned fatal for a 32-year-old woman, who was thrown into the path of an oncoming mini goods vehicle after the two-wheeler she was riding pillion on skidded on a slushy, badly damaged stretch of a road in Electronics City…
The day opens with a brisk, winning mood. You’ll feel like getting things done instead of just talking about them, and that shift comes from the Moon giving strength to your learning zone while Mars, your ruler, sharpens your will.There’s a cheerful current around you too. A family lunch, a cousin’s invitation, or a neighbourhood…
Zeno of Citium was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded Stoicism around 300 BC in Athens. A young man sits in a crowded meeting, listening carefully while others rush to interrupt one another. Every participant wants to make a point, push an agenda, or prove their intelligence. The young man says almost nothing until the…
Rahul addressed a conclave of Rachnatmak Congress In a statement suggesting that students’ protest and the Parliament session washout have the ruling BJP at a loss for strategy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said “we” will not relent till PM Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah quit power under pressure. Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge said…
The incident was reported around 7.05pm in the 2km-long Tail Race Tunnel DEHRADUN: Six workers have died and two reported missing after a landslide caused a cavity to form in an under-construction THDC tunnel at Mayapur in Pipalkoti area of Chamoli district, causing a rush of water and debris to enter the tunnel on Thursday…
