Gunjan Shah, MD and CEO, Bata India Synopsis It carried generations of Indians through school, work, and weekends. But as India grew younger, richer and more style-driven, Bata lost its grip. Now the century-old icon is racing to reinvent itself — before the market moves on for good. It was a cold, foggy winter morning
BOKARO: In a shocking incident, two men allegedly poured hot oil over a woman when she resisted their attempt to molest her at Ledha village in Jharkhand’s Giridih district Sunday. The woman suffered severe injuries and has been admitted to sadar hospitals. “One accused, Uday Choudhary, has been arrested, and efforts are on to arrest
HUBBALLI: In a suspected case of honour killing, a 20-year-old pregnant woman was allegedly murdered by her family members in Inam Veerapur village of Karnataka’s Dharwad district on Sunday for marrying a Dalit youth. The woman’s father and kin also allegedly assaulted members of the Dalit youth’s family, spar-king protests. Manya Patil, who was seven
PUNE: The fate of 57 local bodies in Maharashtra – 39 won by Mahayuti, 17 by MVA, and one by others – awaits SC’s verdict on Jan 21 as these are among the 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats where the combined quota for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and backward classes exceeds 50%. Acting on
An outer view of Bombay High Court. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Kolhapur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) directed the Maharashtra government to grant the ₹50 lakh ex gratia insurance benefit to the family of a contractual data entry operator who died of COVID-19 after serving on pandemic
“You couldn’t really go out and have a cocktail with your dog. Coffee, yes! But now even a cocktail is possible,” chef-restaurateur Radhika Khandelwal says smilingly as I walk into Trouble Trouble and glance around. The walls are plastered with quirky photos of animals — a cat wearing a leather jacket and dark glasses holding a slice of
The Reserve Bank of India’s bulletin released on Monday said that the GST rationalisation and festival-related spending supported domestic demand during October and November. “High-frequency indicators suggest that domestic economic activity is holding up in Q3, although there are some emerging signs of weakness in few leading indicators. GST rationalisation and festival-related spending supported domestic
Allocation of over Rs 1,300 crore to develop layouts and set up a Rs 444-crore flood pumping system here are among the decisions taken at the 56th CRDA meeting on Monday. Chaired by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) has decided to set up a research centre in
Six weeks into a new job, one employee has already reached a difficult conclusion. “I hate it,” the user wrote in a recent Reddit post, describing a role taken out of financial necessity after losing a previous job. The position came with a pay cut, a full-time office requirement despite hybrid arrangements elsewhere on the
Weight loss journeys are often associated with strict food rules and cutting out favourite treats, but many fitness experts now stress that sustainability matters more than deprivation. Across social media, more people are sharing how flexible eating habits helped them stay consistent over time. Adding to this conversation, a woman who lost 40 kg has