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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

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday (December 23, 2025) said that a record rise in admissions to private schools under Right to Education (RTE) Act has taken place in the State with over 1.40 lakh children admitted so far. “Uttar Pradesh has witnessed a significant and

A German medical feat: An Air Force Pilot who had been badly wounded during the War, was, we are told in “The Lancet,” in so critical a condition that an anaesthetic was out of the question. It was decided to render the area round the heart insensitive by injecting novocaine, and to cut open the

A record-equalling first half penalty from Raul Jimenez gave Fulham a 1-0 win over lowly Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. The London side sought to avoid losing three consecutive home league games for only the second time since being promoted in 2022 and Jimenez’s precise strike from 12 meters ensured it avoided that fate