Tata Sons board resolution on Chandrasekaran reappointment invalid, says Tata Trusts NEW DELHI: Tata Trusts has said the resolution to reappoint N Chandrasekaran as chairman of Tata Sons was not validly passed at the company’s September 17 board meeting, arguing that it did not receive the required support from Tata Trusts’ nominee directors.In a statement,...
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Hockey India’s ‘blue’ promise goes up in smoke; Indian teams wear saffron at Asiad
Indian men’s hockey team at the Asian Games (Photo/ Hockey India) The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams wore saffron jerseys in their respective opening matches at the Asian Games on Sunday, despite Hockey India’s pre-event announcement that the teams would return to their traditional blue kits.Both teams wore saffron in their opening matches against...
Initial fuel loading begins at Rajasthan Atomic Power Project’s units 7 and 8
Pic for representation MUMBAI: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) on Saturday commenced initial fuel loading of the 700MWe Rajasthan Atomic Power Stations units RAPP-7 and RAPP-8 at Rawatbhata, marking a significant milestone in India’s nuclear power programme.RAPP-7 and RAPP-7 are indigenous pressurised heavy water reactors.The fuel loading process began after receiving clearance from...
Healthcare goes digital: When doctors go behind the app wall, who gets left behind?
Visuals of long queue at Delhi National Cancer Institute (pic credit: Priyanka Jaiswal) What if your phone becomes the first thing you need to see a doctor?As healthcare increasingly moves from hospital counters and paper records to apps and online portals, access to care is becoming closely tied to access to technology.For many patients, digital...
Washington couple claims ‘Microsoft data centre conspiracy’ over 44-acre land dispute
A Washington couple claims they have been caught in what they describe as a “Microsoft data centre conspiracy” after spending nearly $300,000 trying to build a home on their family land. Tyler and Wendy Chambers own 66 acres in Chelan County and say they completed multiple studies and regulatory requirements before being told they would...
‘Can’t stop BJP alone’: Owaisi opens alliance door to ‘like-minded’ parties in UP
Owaisi pitches alliance to ‘like-minded’ parties in UP NEW DELHI: With Uttar Pradesh set for assembly polls in 2027, AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi has thrown open the possibility of an alliance with parties looking to prevent the BJP from returning to power for a third straight term, saying no opposition party can take on the...
‘People dying, yet crores spent on PM Modi’s birthday’: Tejashwi on Bihar floods
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday criticised Bihar’s BJP-led NDA government for spending “crores of rupees” on events to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday while people in the state were dying in floods.“More than 45 lakh people are affected by floods. Rainfall has been less...
Washington couple spent $50m on Lake Washington retreat; now asks $71m
Representative image generated using AI Dwayne Clark and his wife, Terese Clark, are selling their two-home property on Lake Washington, along with the adjacent land, for $71 million, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. If the 2.3-acre waterfront compound sells near the asking price, it could set a record for Pacific Northwest...
Asian Games: India open account with 2 shooting silvers as hockey, cricket, MMA shine
Vidarsa Vinod, Sonam Maskar and Elavenil Valarivan pose after winning silver medals. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India opened their medal account at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with two silver medals on Sunday, both coming in the women’s 10m air rifle competition, as Elavenil Valarivan emerged as the standout performer on a day that also brought...
Trump adds drones, snipers and ammunition to plans for Washington triumphal arch
Trump plans military complex inside proposed triumphal arch near Arlington US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he had agreed to convert a proposed triumphal arch near the Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington into a military complex for national security purposes, saying it would be used to house and deploy drones and snipers and store...
