Four VSP workers hospitalised following gas leak

Four employees of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), fell consciousness at their workplace (Blast Furnace-1) late on Wednesday night following a gas leak. They were immediately admitted to various hospitals, where their condition was said to be stable as on Thursday. The four employees were identified…

Lingayats and Vokkaligas want implementation of ‘caste census’ put on hold till enumeration by Union govt.

The Union government’s announcement of a caste census along with the upcoming general census seems to have come as a handle for the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities that have been disputing their population numbers in the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey, done by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, and opposing the implementation of…

Global consumer product companies remain bullish on India growth story amidst global headwinds

Amidst global macro-economic headwinds involving tariff uncertainties and concerns around consumption, global consumer products companies express confidence in the India growth story Amidst global macro-economic headwinds involving tariff uncertainties and concerns around consumption, global consumer products companies have expressed confidence in the India growth story, despite sluggishness in urban demand. Companies such as Coca-Cola, Unilever,…