Osamu Suzuki, Suzuki Motor Corp's patriarch and long-time chairman who has been conferred Padma Vibhushan posthumously, headed the company for more than 40 years and revolutionised India's car market with the introduction of the popular Maruti 800 car.
Osamu Suzuki is among seven personalities who were conferred Padma Vibhushans, one of the highest civilian honours in the country, on Saturday.
Osamu Suzuki, who died in late December last year at the age of 94, shared a good rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to PM Modi, Osamu...
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Friday, January 24, 2025
If Russia Sells Crude Oil On Discount India Will Buy It: Hardeep Singh Puri
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that India would continue buying crude oil from Russia if it is available at a discount emphasising that the government is "committed" to buying the most economically-priced crude oil.
"We used to buy less than 0.2 per cent from Russia in February 2022. Now, we are buying 30 per cent. If it's available at good discounts, we will buy it. If it (crude oil) is available elsewhere (at a discounted price), we will buy (from that market)," Hardeep Singh Puri, who is Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas,...
Thursday, January 23, 2025
No Leader Other Than Modi Can "Bend It Like Beckham": Industrialist At Davos
Exuding confidence in the India growth story, industrialist Shobhana Kamineni said on Thursday there is no leader in the world other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi who can 'bend it like Beckham' when it comes to promoting economic growth.
She made the comment during a session here during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in the backdrop of the legendary footballer David Beckham given Crystal Award on the first day of WEF summit on Monday.
Apollo Hospitals' Shobhana Kamineni further said what can India be, excites everyone.
"We are in a...
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Gujarat's Republic Day Tableau To Showcase State's Cultural Heritage, Development
The tableau of Gujarat which will be part of the 76th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi merges the state's rich cultural heritage and development with the nation's growth and progress, officials said Wednesday.
The tableau, themed "From Anartpur to Ektanagar - A Confluence of Heritage and Development" has the 12th-century Solanki-era 'Kirti Toran' of Vadnagar placed alongside the towering 'Statue of Unity', the world's tallest 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, displaying its "historical legacy alongside contemporary achievements",...
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Top Court To Hear RG Kar Rape Case Tomorrow, 2 Days After Convict's Sentencing
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday the matter where it has taken suo moto cognisance of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
As per the causelist published on the website of the supreme court, a bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan will resume hearing the suo moto case on January 22.
Meanwhile, the West Bengal government on Tuesday approached the Calcutta High Court, challenging the verdict of a Kolkata special court awarding...
Toddler Runs In Front Of Car Owned By School In Punjab, Gets Run Over
A two-year-old girl was killed after she was run over by a vehicle belonging to the management of a private school in Punjab's Barnala, police said on Tuesday.
The incident, which was captured on CCTV, took place at Sacred Heart Church on Monday, when the child, Zoya, was playing on the premises. Visuals show the girl running in front of the car just as it begins to move. The distraught family said the death was caused by the driver's negligence.
Police said the driver has been arrested and a detailed probe is underway.
Speaking to...
Monday, January 20, 2025
शपथ में ट्रंप के चार जिगरी यार, चारों का है एक ही कनेक्शन
Trump Oath: अमेरिका के 47वें राष्ट्रपति पद की शपथ डोनाल्ड ट्रंप ने लिया तो ऐसे में सबकी नजर उनपर तो थी ही, उनके जिगरी चार यारों पर भी थी. आप सोच रहे होंगे कि ये कोई नेता होंगे. मगर नहीं ये सभी टेक कंपनियों के दिग्गज हैं. डोनाल्ड ट्रंप की इन सभी से बहुत ज्यादा बनती है और वे खास तौर पर उनके शपथ ग्रहण समारोह में पहुंचे. एक तो बकायदा ट्रंप प्रशासन में काम भी करेंगे. जी हां, वो एलन मस्क हैं. उनके अलावा मेटा के मार्क जुकरबर्ग, टिकटॉक सीईओ शाउ जी च्यू और...
Top Court's "Last Chance" To Centre To Decide On Beant Singh Killer's Plea
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to take a decision by March 18 on the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh.
"We are granting you time by way of a last chance. Either you take a decision or otherwise we will hear it on merits," a bench of Justices B R Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and K V Viswanathan told solicitor general Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre.
The bench was hearing Rajoana's plea seeking directions to commute his...
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Another Member Of Bangladesh-Linked Terrorists Arrested In Assam
The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police has arrested another dreaded cadre of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), a Bangladesh-based terror group affiliated with Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), officials said on Sunday.
An Assam Police spokesperson said that the STF, in another successful operation against fundamentalists and Global Terrorist Organisations (GTO) arrested the most wanted Jaheer Ali from Dhubri, an Assam district that shares a border with Bangladesh and West Bengal.
With the latest arrest of Ali, the STF so far arrested...