Service of 9,000 co-workers in cleaning will also be regularised, says CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge during the distribution of appointment letters to pourakarmikas in Bengaluru on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Close on the heels of regularising the services of 12,692 pourakarmikas in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on…

Mumbai airport rejects IATA’s claims, says no pressure on airlines to shift ops to Navi Mumbai

MIAL issued a statement on Thursday rejecting IATA’s claims of zero consultation and pressure tactics on airlines to push traffic to Navi Mumbai | Photo Credit: FRANCIS MASCARENHAS Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) is not pressurising airlines to shift operations to Navi Mumbai airport, it said on Thursday. MIAL issued a statement on Thursday rejecting…

See AI as a creative enabler, not a job displacer, say industry leaders at WAVES 2025

“AI is not replacing creativity; it is amplifying it,” Adobe chairman and chief executive officer Shantanu Narayen said. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Artificial Intelligence is not poised to displace jobs but is instead evolving as a powerful enabler of creativity and productivity, global industry leaders affirmed on Thursday. The remarks came…

The people who bear the weight of a divided history

Ripples of rising hostility between India and Pakistan after the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam are strikingly noticeable at Attari-Wagah, the international border between the two countries. Anguish, dismay, uncertainty, and resilience are all palpable in Punjab’s Amritsar and its border villages, even as tensions between the nuclear-armed nations and temperatures of…

Mallika Sarabhai defies pressure, joins ASHA workers’ protest virtually

File picture of Mallika Sarabhai, renowned dancer and Kerala Kalamandalam Chancellor. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Refusing to bow to pressure, renowned dancer and Kerala Kalamandalam Chancellor Mallika Sarabhai joined a protest meeting in Thrissur virtually on Thursday (May 1, 2025), standing in solidarity with the ongoing agitation of ASHA workers. Ms. Sarabhai participated in…